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Holiday First NBA Player Born in the '90s

ORLANDO -- To many who follow the NBA, it doesn't seem that long ago that Isiah Thomas and Bill Laimbeer led the Detroit Pistons -- the famed Bad Boys -- to their second consecutive NBA title in 1990, cementing their place among the great teams in league history. It was two days after Jrue Holiday was born. Holiday, a...

Letter of the Law: The NBA From A to Z

A to Z.It sounds like the 1952 NBA All-Star Game, which featured Paul Arizin and Max Zaslofsky.It sounds like the 1971 champion Milwaukee Bucks, who had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Zopf.It sounds like the history of Lithuanian centers, from Arvydas Sabonis to Zydrunas Ilgauskas.It also sounds like a good way to take a...

Player to Watch: Louis Williams

FanHouse previews a player to watch from each NBA team in advance of the 2009-10 season.When Philadelphia took just about the most raw point guard possible (Jrue Holiday) in the June draft, then declined to make a strong play to retain incumbent point guard Andre Miller, then declined to cash any other middle tier free...

Is Jrue Holiday Philly's Point Guard of the Future? What About Today?

Philadelphia sat in strong position, needing a point guard in a deep point guard draft. Andre Miller is a free agent, and Louis Williams is an Eddie House clone. A few potential lottery picks fell down to the 76ers at No. 17: Ed Stefanski had his choice of Ty Lawson, Jeff Teague and UCLA's Jrue Holiday, a player once...

NBA Draft Notes, May 28: Chris Wallace's Spanish Tea Leaves

* Memphis general manager Chris Wallace allegedly tells Spanish sports page Marca that the Grizzlies won't pass on Ricky Rubio, though there are matters to be worked out. The rumor out there has been that Wallace and the team's scouts love Rubio, but owner Michael Heisley is reluctant to take a risk on the young point...