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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...

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...

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

Story | Conversation | May 21, 2013

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

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Jerry Sloan does not want to coach the Milwaukee Bucks, according to a report by USA Today Sports, which had reported the team's interest in the Hall-of-Famer.

Marcus Thompson II of The Oakland Tribune: Warriors guard Jarrett Jack was on the verge of tears as he stood at his locker. He couldn't find the words to truly express what he was feeling, so he let his attire do the talking for him. "Usually before ...

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard was the only unanimous selection for the 2012-13 NBA All-Rookie first team, the league announced Tuesday.

Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images Play a ton of minutes in the regular season, like Stephen Curry, and injuries are common. A while back I found that players who play a ton of minutes don't win NBA titles anymore. It used to happen all the ti...

The Milwaukee Bucks are seriously considering hiring Hall of Famer Jerry Sloan as their next coach, according to a report by USA Today Sports.

Chad Ford offers his second mock draft of 2013, and Nerlens Noel is still the top pick.

Story | Conversation | May 08, 2013

On Thursday I wrote about the Timberwolves severing ties with David Kahn, who is generally treated as an NBA laughingstock. My big point: OK, he made some mistakes. But if he's so bad at his job, how come so many other teams have worse rosters? In...

Former Portland Trail Blazers interim coach Kaleb Canales will join the Dallas Mavericks as an assistant coach, replacing Jim O'Brien on Rick Carlisle's staff. O'Brien, who had a 303-327 record as a head coach for the Boston Celtics, Philadelphia ...

Jim O'Brien, a head coach for three NBA teams during his career, is retiring after a one-year stint as the Dallas Mavericks' offensive coordinator.

In case you were busy having an adorable cat on your chest and being unable to move, or breathe, or — hey, this cat's trying to kill me! — here's what you missed in sports on Wednesday: We're headed back to Boston after the Celtics h...

Bradford Doolittle sees why Blazers point guard Damian Lillard outclassed the field in the Rookie of the Year chase

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2013