Whitling: Breaking down the many pre-draft trades

Josh Whitling provides the winners and losers from the many trades prior to and on draft day.

Post-draft Fantasy Hoops Rankings for '09-10

Eric Karabell, Keith Lipscomb and Brian McKitish rank the top players in fantasy basketball for the 2009-10 season.

Simmons: Open letter to Blake Griffin

Blake Griffin will be chosen No. 1 in the NBA draft Thursday night. Bill Simmons uses 33 years of history to explain why this is a terrible thing for the OU star.

Wheeling and dealing before the draft

...a nice two guard to Gilbert Arenas. The Wizards' starting lineup will consist of Foye, Arenas, Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison and Brendan Haywood, with Miller, Nick Young and Andray Blatche coming off the bench...

Source: Deal sends Wolves' Foye, Miller to Wiz

A source says the Wizards are close to a deal to send their No. 5 pick in the draft and role players to the Wolves for Randy Foye and Mike Miller.

11 March 2009: Washington Wizards forward Caron Butler (3) drives the base line in the 1st half against New Orleans Hornets forward James Posey...

News on the top seven teams

...to package Gilbert Arenas or Antawn Jamison in the deal, but people are asking only about Caron Butler, who is untouchable. This comes from the blog Bullets Forever, in a summary of the variety...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 22, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Howard Beck of The New York Times: "For the self-made draft experts, twisted emotions are implicit this time of year. The draft is Thursday. Fans...

The point guard parade

The Saturday news from around the NBA is highlighted by point guards, with word of who is visiting where (and where not), creating some interesting po...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 19, 2009

Page 2: Grading the drafts

As we celebrate the 25th draft under the lottery system, Page 2 looks back and grades the previous 24 drafts.

Ford: What do teams need?

Chad Ford breaks down what each team needs at the NBA draft.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Tom Powers of The Pioneer Press: "Big Al Jefferson said he was sad to see Kevin McHale go. Apparently, virtually all of the players had voiced su...

Draft-buzz roundup: What we're hearing

Which prospects do teams like? Are any trades brewing? Here's what we're hearing.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2009

Hollinger: The Draft Rater's past results, 2002-08

John Hollinger shows which college guards and small forwards could make the biggest impact at the NBA level, based on the numbers.

Story | Conversation | June 16, 2009

Broussard: Why Phil Jackson is the greatest coach

Manager, teacher, coach, whatever. Bottom line, Phil Jackson is the greatest NBA coach there has ever been, Chris Broussard writes.