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Mavericks Becoming Even Bigger Challenger to Lakers' West Throne

By Chris TomassonJul 13th 2010 – 8:05PM

Haven't we been through this before? The Mavs last February acquired forward Caron Butler and center Brendan Haywood from Washington and immediately was dubbed contenders to the Lakers' Western Conference throne. It didn't work out too well. The Mavericks were upset 4-2 in the first round of the playoffs by San Antonio...

Tyson Chandler Traded to Dallas

By Jordan SchultzJul 13th 2010 – 2:59PM

After reportedly being hesitant to trade Tyson Chandler to the Toronto Raptors, Michael Jordan apparently found a deal he likes. According to a report from Ken Berger of CBSSports.com, Chandler and fellow big man Alexis Ajinca have been dealt to the Dallas Mavericks for veteran center Erick Dampier, along with Eduardo...

Standouts From the D-League Showcase

By Scott SchroederJan 9th 2010 – 5:45PM

The D-League Showcase in Idaho was held this week from Monday through Thursday in front of near-silent crowds consisting almost exclusively of general managers, coaches and scouts from the NBA and overseas teams, though this didn't seem to bother many of the players in attendance. In fact, it probably helped. While...

How Do You Say Bobcats in French?

By Elie SeckbachMar 5th 2009 – 7:23PM

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. There are many French players in the NBA. But if there is one team that has more of a French connection than most, it's the Charlotte Bobcats. In this video we talk to NBA star Raja Bell, who...

Amare Stoudemire Makes His Preseason Debut With Authority

By Brett PollakoffOct 21st 2008 – 3:20AM

The Suns' Amare Stoudemire had yet to play in a preseason game due to sustaining a torn iris in his right eye near the beginning of training camp. But it appears to be all healed up now, and STAT made his preseason debut in a double overtime (!) win over the Charlotte Bobcats.Amare played about 17 and a half minutes, and...

Background on alexis ajinca

Alexis Ajinça (born May 6, 1988 in Saint-Étienne, France) is a French professional basketball player for SIG Strasbourg.

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