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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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

Raptors acquire Marion from Heat

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

The 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, 2009

Sources: Knicks ante up, D'Antoni waits for Bulls' counter

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

In 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, 2008

Mavs forward George blocks trade of Kidd to Mavs

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Devean George has invoked a no-trade clause and blocked the Jason Kidd trade.

Story | Conversation | February 13, 2008

Sources: Suns a 'yes' away from acquiring Shaq for Marion

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Sources say the Suns are deciding whether to pull the trigger on a trade for Shaquille O'Neal.

Story | Conversation | February 05, 2008

Weekend Dime: Top trios in the NBA

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Getty Images Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, at right, form the NBA's foremost three-man core. But Boston's Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Kev...

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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

Last chance for these Suns?

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

SAN ANTONIO -- This was believed to be the cleanest shot for Steve Nash and these Phoenix Suns. This was supposed to be their best chance to scale wha...

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For Suns, everything but a W

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

PHOENIX -- They fueled up their loud crowd by surging to a fat lead, clung stubbornly to the last of that lead until the final minute and never looked...

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SPECIAL WEEKEND EDITION And the award goes to ...

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

What do you get when the final Friday of the regular season falls on Friday the 13th? You get the award ballots I'll be turning into the league offi...

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SPECIAL WEEKEND EDITION NBA has technical problems

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

Editor's note: ESPN.com senior NBA writer Marc Stein supplies each item for this around-the-league notebook edition of the Daily Dime. A week-plus in...

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SPECIAL WEEKEND EDITION Cubes and the inner circle

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

(Editor's note: ESPN.com senior NBA writer Marc Stein supplies each item for this around-the-league notebook edition of the Daily Dime.) You've surel...

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Dirk rolls two quarters, Suns

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

DALLAS -- For a serial self-loather like Dirk Nowitzki, whose typical response to a bad game is locking himself in the gym until the next one, maybe t...

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Suns eclipse Hollywood ending

Marc Stein, ESPN.com

PHOENIX -- 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...

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