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Verbal battle: Isiah takes on Magic

NBA legends Isiah Thomas and Magic Johnson are having a verbal beef over the past.

Basketball is in Jones' DNA

Terrence Jones, No. 15 in the ESPNU 100, was born to play basketball. The Portland, Ore., native learned the game from his aunt and gets advice from NBA veterans. But where he takes his game is still up in the air, writes Chris Lawlor.

Five observations: Who's starting?

Check out five observations on the Blazers, courtesy of John Hollinger.

Story | Conversation | September 29, 2009

MEMPHIS, TN - OCTOBER 31: Darius Washington #35 of the San Antonio Spurs shoots a layup past Damon Stoudamire #20 and Mike Miller #33 of the Memphis Grizzlies during a game at the FedExForum on...

Wednesday Bullets

Gregg Popovich holds his three best players out of an important game against the Nuggets. (And the Nuggets play so badly they almost lose to the JV te...

Tuesday Bullets

Sort of a slow day, huh? I get the feeling everybody is sitting in traffic, or shoveling snow, or buying discounted retail goods. A small number of bu...

The first lottery draft still rates the best

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

D.R.A.F.T. Initiative: Isiah's a genius

In our 20-year study of the NBA draft, Bryan Colangelo and -- seriously -- Isiah Thomas were the best at plucking talent. The worst GM, though, was no surprise.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2009

From what I've seen, here are the top 30

Doug Gottlieb breaks out his Big Board and breaks down what he likes and dislikes about the top players in this year's draft class.

Story | Conversation | June 08, 2009

D.R.A.F.T. Initiative: Raptors

The D.R.A.F.T. Initiative examines the Raptors' past 20 years of draft picks, rating them against expected contributions.

Story | Conversation | June 02, 2009

Fans face tough choices on buying tickets

In these tough economic times, many fans face tough choices on whether to keep purchasing tickets for their favorite team.

Bosh, Raptors end Bulls winning streak in overtime

The Raptors blew a big fourth-quarter lead but beat the Bulls in overtime on Sunday.

Trail Blazers grab sixth straight vs. Grizzlies behind Roy's 21

Brandon Roy had 21 points and eight rebounds to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to an 86-66 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.

Houston, We Have A Solution

Nic Wise wasn't playing up to his potential last year. So over the summer, he went back to H-Town to work out with some of his people. Now he's in the Sweet 16.