32 Results for gary payton

He's still got game, but what's it worth?

Ric Bucher, ESPN The Magazine

Jason Kidd, now 36, will draw interest as a free agent -- but for how much money, and how long?

Story | Conversation | June 27, 2009

Project Greenlight

Ric Bucher

Rookie Al Jefferson is already raising NBA eyebrows. But the small-town boy is a long way from being the man

Story | Conversation | December 17, 2008

STRAIGHT SHOOTER

Ric Bucher

Jason Kidd was wasting his talent. Then, he found the perfect combo: Phoenix and family.

Story | Conversation | February 15, 2008

Riley puts Van Gundy to the test

Ric Bucher, ESPN The Magazine

Stan Van Gundy is in a sink-or-swim situation in South Beach, Ric Bucher writes, because Pat Riley put him there.

Story | Conversation | August 22, 2005

Project Greenlight

Ric Bucher, ESPN The Magazine

Rookie Al Jefferson is already raising eyebrows, but the small-town boy is a long way from being The Man.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | February 17, 2005

Project Greenlight

Ric Bucher

Rookie Al Jefferson is already raising eyebrows, but the small-town boy is a long way from being The Man.

ESPN Insider Story | February 01, 2005

L.A. diva? Karl, not Kobe

Ric Bucher, ESPN the Magazine

Karl Malone needs to be loved, which is why he was so offended by Kobe Bryant's criticism.

Story | Conversation | December 09, 2004

Emotional lockdown, questions of guilt still loom

Ric Bucher, ESPN the Magazine

There will be no prison or probation time for Kobe Bryant now that the sexual assault charges against him have been dropped. But I'm not so sure about that.

Story | Conversation | September 03, 2004

Clippers risk too costly for Kobe

Ric Bucher, ESPN the Magazine

Kobe Bryant could've signed with the Clippers. But he had 30 million reasons to stay with the Lakers.

Story | Conversation | July 16, 2004

Rudy T's biggest coaching challenge

Ric Bucher, ESPN the Magazine

Rudy Tomjanovich has the confidence to win a title. Now he just needs a team of that caliber.

Story | Conversation | July 09, 2004

Lakers' wrongs making things right

Ric Bucher, ESPN the Magazine

If the Lakers won the title, the concept of a championship team would've been forever ruined.

Story | Conversation | June 15, 2004

Billups won't let Pistons back down

Ric Bucher, ESPN the Magazine

Chauncey Billups looked the Lakers' intimidator straight in the eye and walked away smiling.

Story | Conversation | June 13, 2004

George must score more

Ric Bucher, ESPN the Magazine

Devean George must make the Pistons pay for putting their weakest defender on him.

Story | Conversation | June 08, 2004

Pistons must make strong first impression

Ric Bucher, ESPN the Magazine

The Pistons have no chance at winning a title if they feed the Lakers' confidence in Game 1.

Story | Conversation | June 06, 2004

Lakers-Spurs: Tastes great, less filling

Ric Bucher, ESPN the Magazine

L.A.'s public comments that it's looking forward to seeing the Spurs couldn't be further from the truth.

Story | Conversation | April 30, 2004