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Ric BucherBio | ChatsRic 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. |
Rating the first playoff weekend
Marc Stein, ESPN.comHere are eight bests culled from the first eight games of the NBA playoffs.
Story | Conversation | April 20, 2009Weekend Dime: Talking deal or no deal with Donnie Walsh
Marc Stein, ESPN.comAlan Diaz/AP Photo When Miami Heat forward Shawn Marion opens his eyes on the morning of Feb. 20, will he still be throwing them down in South Florid...
Page | ConversationWeekend Dime: The top 20 expiring contracts
Marc Stein, ESPN.comNoah Graham/Getty Images Allen Iverson already has laced up his walking shoes once this season, getting dealt from Denver to Detroit. It can't poss...
Page | ConversationStein Line's Season-Ending Award Ballots
Marc Stein, ESPN.comNoah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images If Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant look serious to you, that's probably because both of them know they're stuck in som...
Page | ConversationStein Line's Season-Ending Award Ballots
Marc Stein, ESPN.comNoah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images If Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant look serious to you, that's probably because both of them know they're stuck in som...
Page | ConversationWeekend Dime: Pondering All-NBA selections
Marc Stein, ESPN.comNathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images How can Amare Stoudemire rise all the way to a spot alongside Kevin Garnett on the All-NBA first team? You ...
Page | ConversationMavs forward George blocks trade of Kidd to Mavs
Marc Stein, ESPN.comDevean George has invoked a no-trade clause and blocked the Jason Kidd trade.
Story | Conversation | February 13, 2008Sources: Mavs, Nets close in on Kidd deal
Marc Stein, ESPN.comSources told ESPN.com that talks between the Mavericks and Nets, which had seemingly stalled, have grown serious again, increasing the likelihood that the teams will complete the NBA's third blockbuster deal of the month.
Story | Conversation | February 13, 2008Sources: Suns a 'yes' away from acquiring Shaq for Marion
Marc Stein, ESPN.comSources say the Suns are deciding whether to pull the trigger on a trade for Shaquille O'Neal.
Story | Conversation | February 05, 2008Kobe departure? This ride could make Laker faithful queasy
Marc Stein, ESPN.comNever before has the departure of Kobe Bryant from the Lakers seemed more likely, Marc Stein writes.
Story | Conversation | October 16, 2007What now for Kevin Garnett? Six possible destinations
Marc Stein, ESPN.comMarc Stein looks at Kevin Garnett's situation and sees six places the Wolves star might land.
Story | Conversation | June 30, 2007FAQ: What does Kobe want? Where could KG land?
Marc Stein, ESPN.comMarc Stein tackles the biggest questions created by the recent Kobe and KG trade buzz.
Story | Conversation | June 19, 2007Kobe might get at least a part-time West return
Marc Stein, ESPN.comKobe 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, 2007Suns eclipse Hollywood ending
Marc Stein, ESPN.comPHOENIX -- Before the opening tap came another kind of tip, whispered in the bowels of the U.S. Airways Center: Word was Steve Nash will be officiall...
Page | ConversationBring on Game 7
Marc Stein, ESPN.comLOS ANGELES -- It wasn't just a theory, apparently. It applies in the playoffs, too. It was true this time, yet again, even with the Suns' Ko...
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