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With the NBA regular season ending, is another Miami championship a foregone conclusion? Our writers weigh in with possible upset picks.

Sure, LeBron and Melo made it. But who else should be Houston-bound? Plus: Steve Nash and Amar'e Stoudemire aren't getting any younger, while Carlton Banks lives forever.

Count the Dallas Mavericks among the list of NBA teams who are keeping an eye on former No. 1 overall pick Greg Oden.

Our panel picks out the best NBA teams and players so far.

Jeremy Lin is the one who will make or break the Knicks as a contender.

LeBron James was the leading vote-getter for the All-NBA team, while Kobe Bryant earned his 10th first-team selection, tied for second on the career list.

The New York Knicks have gone 9-2 since Jeremy Lin's breakout game earlier this month. Lin's domination has been, in large part, because of his skilled play off the pick-and-roll. The Knicks, who beat the Atlanta Hawks 99-82 on Wednesday and face the...

Kwame Brown's season with the Golden State Warriors is all but over.

The Chicago Bulls need seasoned veterans more than promising draft picks.

Tom Haberstroh takes a look at the biggest areas of weakness for East teams set to make their picks in the NBA draft. He dishes advice on where they should be looking.

Story | Conversation | June 17, 2011

DALLAS - The Mavericks were the team the West's lower seeds wanted to play, a popular pick to lose in the first round. The Mavs were given slim to no chance to beat the two-time defending Los Angeles Lakers. (Never mind the odds of pulling off the...

The Mavs could have a chance to avenge their 2006 loss to Heat in the NBA Finals.

Tom Haberstroh writes that while the Dallas Mavericks are playing like a championship-caliber team right now, their future beyond this season is not a bright one. As the league's oldest team, they face a daunting rebuilding project after 2011.

Story | Conversation | May 11, 2011

Scott Fowler of The Charlotte Observer: "And with the No.2 pick of the 2004 NBA draft, the Charlotte Bobcats select ... Nobody. That's how it seems, anyway, after the Bobcats waived center Erick Dampier Tuesday and got rid of his unguaranteed, $13.07...

How will the 15 teams in the East stack up in 2009-10? Our 53 panelists predict their records.

Player representatives from every NBA team with a pick in the first round of the 2009 draft have some advice for their GMs. Plus, Doug Gottlieb weighs in on the first 20 players picked.

Story | Conversation | June 23, 2009