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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. |
League pushes extension deadline
Marc Stein, ESPN.comRajon Rondo and the Boston Celtics have a little bit more time to work toward a contract extension.
Story | Conversation | October 29, 2009Free agency: Charlie V or Hedo?
Marc Stein, ESPN.comFollow all the chatter as the 2009 NBA free-agency season kicks off.
Story | Conversation | June 30, 2009Rating 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, 2009Raptors acquire Marion from Heat
Marc Stein, ESPN.comThe Toronto Raptors have agreed to send Jermaine O'Neal and Jamario Moon to the Miami Heat in exchange for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks, league sources told ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher.
Story | Conversation | February 13, 2009Trade talk: Who's staying, who's going?
Marc Stein, ESPN.comWith 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, 2009Weekend Dime: Scouts take measure of the game
Marc Stein, ESPN.comPhelan M. Ebenhack/AP Photo We shouldn't be surprised to see such joy on the Orlando bench, as Keith Bogans lines up yet another outside shot, given ...
Page | ConversationWeekend 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 Year's Final Tally
Marc Stein, ESPN.comGabriel Bouys/NBAE via Getty Images Two more numbers that stood out in the basketball world in 2008: 17 and 34. That's because Boston finally won its...
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 | ConversationSources: Knicks ante up, D'Antoni waits for Bulls' counter
Marc Stein, ESPN.comIn their latest round of discussions with Mike D'Antoni's camp, the New York Knicks on Thursday outlined the lucrative parameters of the five-year deal they're prepared to give their new No. 1 coaching target, according to NBA coaching sources.
Story | Conversation | May 08, 2008Stein 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 | ConversationDaily Dime: Mavericks win playoff preview against Hornets
Marc Stein, ESPN.comGlenn James/NBAE via Getty Images In a first-round preview, J-Kidd and the Mavs used a strong second half to pull away from the Hornets. ...
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.
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