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Chris Broussard empties the notebook and examines a potential power play by Phil Jackson in Detroit as summer coaching rumors start to stir in Brooklyn and Los Angeles.

Story | Conversation | May 23, 2013

You know how at the beginning of every NFL season, everyone is 0-0 and has a chance at the Super Bowl? That is not true in the NBA. For fans of five to 10 teams every year, the NBA draft lottery is the Super Bowl. No other sport decides its future...

Dan McCarney of the San Antonio Express-News: As well as the Spurs played in Game 1, a letdown was almost inevitable. It didn't happen until the fourth quarter, but happen it did with a 15-2 Memphis run - fueled by Manu Ginobili's flagrant foul on To...

Amin Elhassan breaks down the Charlotte Bobcats' draft profile, needs and potential 2013 picks.

Story | Conversation | May 22, 2013

In the wake of the NBA draft lottery, here are ESPN Insider's 2013 NBA draft guides for all 14 lottery teams.

Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty Images Nobody has done better at it than the Cleveland Cavaliers, but even they don't swear by the lottery. It's a weird kind of party, the NBA draft lottery. The 2013 version began on the Good Morning America's re...

The Cleveland Cavaliers have won the 2013 NBA draft lottery.

Michael Jordan wants to "bring the buzz back" to Charlotte.

There will be plenty of time to project picks as the draft nears, but here is a quick capsule on each lottery team's biggest needs from an advanced stat perspective. Charlotte Bobcats Need: Defensive presence The Bobcats were the worst defensiv...

Michael Jordan is in a bind. His team has lost seven out of every 10 games since he became the majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats in March 2010. On an average night, reported attendance reveals an arena that is 20 percent empty, while actual...

Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News: Prepare for the correction: The Spurs left the AT&T Center after Game 1 uniform in their belief that they were unlikely to make 14 3-pointers again this series. "I'm a math guy," Matt Bonner said. "I...

Chad Ford offers his third mock draft of 2013, in the wake of Tuesday night's NBA Draft Lottery.

Story | Conversation | May 21, 2013

Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets, said a person familiar with the situation.

AP Photo/Marcio Jose SanchezThe Warriors were much maligned for tanking last season -- but it got them Harrison Barnes. Tanking teams are ridiculed right up until the tactic pays off. The Warriors are out of the playoffs. But the mood in Oaklan...

Chad Ford discusses the NBA draft Lottery preview and guesses which players teams would select in the top 3 spots.

Story | Conversation | May 20, 2013

Buck Harvey of the San Antonio Express-News: Zach Randolph called it his "win-win dance," and the choreography was not cutting edge. He hopped, and he smiled, and he acted like someone who would never miss another shot. This was two years ago. Agains...