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Six Teams Battle for Final Eurobasket 2009 Spot

A few years ago, when I began to get interested in European basketball, it was difficult to grok just how important a tournament Eurobasket is. In the United States, the only international competition we tend to care about is the Olympics, with the World Championships an event that usually registers as a blip instead a...

Blazers Land Shaun Livingston ... or Not

Note: Update at the bottom.HOOPSWORLD reports the Blazers will announce the addition of Shaun Livingston to the roster later this evening (4PM EST). To be honest, Carl Landry's Charlotte offer sheet is the bigger news in real basketball terms (as in, Houston would lose a lot by shrugging Landry off), but Livingston's a big...

Philly's Comical Draft Just Got Worse

The sheer comedy with which Billy King botched Philadelphia's huge draft keeps getting more laughable. I might remind you that after taking Thaddeus Young at #12 and Jason Smith at #20 (both decent picks), King traded the team's #30 and #38 picks for the #42 and the #58 picks in separate deals. ... I'd write a joke, but...

Portland Really Isn't Done

As I prepared to attempt to parse Nate McMillan's new roster, Henry Abbott posts this scoop at TrueHoop: Kevin Pritchard told the Portland media last night that the team has essentially completed another trade that can not be announced owing to league restrictions."I'm probably getting fined already," he says, in press...

Crystal Ballin': Phoenix Suns

Crystal Ballin' takes a team-by-team look at what should, could, and probably will happen in the June 28th NBA Draft. Needs: The Suns need to strengthen their bench so they can play more than seven people on a nightly basis. Oh, and it would be nice to get some players that are familiar with that "leaving the bench...