Ric Bucher

Ric Bucher

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Ric Bucher joined ESPN in January 1999 as a San Francisco-based senior writer covering professional basketball for ESPN The Magazine, and as an NBA reporter for SportsCenter and NBA 2Night. Bucher also contributes to ESPN.com.

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Free agency: Charlie V or Hedo?

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Follow all the chatter as the 2009 NBA free-agency season kicks off.

Story | Conversation | June 30, 2009

Rating the first playoff weekend

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Here are eight bests culled from the first eight games of the NBA playoffs.

Story | Conversation | April 20, 2009

Trade talk: Who's staying, who's going?

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

With the NBA trading deadline looming in two weeks, Marc Stein passes along five fresh dribbles of trade chatter from discussions with team officials and player agents plugged into the front-office grapevine.

Story | Conversation | February 05, 2009

Kobe departure? This ride could make Laker faithful queasy

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Never before has the departure of Kobe Bryant from the Lakers seemed more likely, Marc Stein writes.

Story | Conversation | October 16, 2007

What now for Kevin Garnett? Six possible destinations

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Marc Stein looks at Kevin Garnett's situation and sees six places the Wolves star might land.

Story | Conversation | June 30, 2007

FAQ: What does Kobe want? Where could KG land?

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Marc Stein tackles the biggest questions created by the recent Kobe and KG trade buzz.

Story | Conversation | June 19, 2007

Kobe might get at least a part-time West return

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Kobe Bryant wants Jerry West back in L.A. That could happen, but West's expected level of involvement is uncertain, Marc Stein writes.

Story | Conversation | May 27, 2007

No no-trade contract? No problem for The Answer

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Marc Stein explains how Allen Iverson can effectively veto trades without a no-trade clause.

Story | Conversation | December 12, 2006

McMillan, Redd boarding the gravy train

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Michael Redd may be getting max money and Nate McMillan could get Zen-like dollars. Are they worth it?

Story | Conversation | July 06, 2005

Game 5 Side Lines

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

The man who signs the Pistons' paychecks and the Mag writer who picked Detroit got major props.

Story | Conversation | June 16, 2004

Pistons let Lakers crawl out of hole

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Given the chance to bury the Lakers on the West Coast, the Pistons let L.A. escape with new life.

Story | Conversation | June 08, 2004

Daily Dime archive for January 2003

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Read the reports of ESPN.com's senior NBA writer from the month of January in 2003.

Story | Conversation | January 13, 2003

Duncan finds best in himself -- eventually

Marc Stein, Special to ESPN.com

The Spurs' Tim Duncan calls himself names, but when he's on some name him the league's top player.

Story | Conversation | February 05, 2001