First Cup: Friday

Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times: "Making his season's first appearance after sitting out the first 11 games because of a hamstring injury, Pau ...

Weekend Dime: The All-Lefty Team

Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The All-Lefty team starters Josh Smith and Lamar Odom are usually ready to mix it up underneath. ...

Possible deal would send Nocioni to Boston

...Celtics have emerged as potential middle man as the Philadelphia 76ers and Sacramento Kings consider a Samuel Dalembert-for-Kenny Thomas swap. From ESPN's True Hoop blog: Sources told ESPN.com that the...

Oct 20, 2009; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel Dalembert (1) looks to pass to guard Andre Iguodala (9) during the second half against the Washington...

The next big trade? Here's a three-team possibility

...told ESPN.com that the Philadelphia 76ers and Sacramento Kings, in considering the feasibility of a Samuel Dalembert-for-Kenny Thomas swap, have discussed expanding that concept with Boston by trying to draw in...

Jennings, Ariza, Bynum soar in rankings

Brian McKitish takes a closer look at players he's moved way up or way down in his top-130 hoops rankings this week.

Who will replace Paul; Jennings goes off

...broken the hearts of fantasy owners who fell in love with him during this early season. Samuel Dalembert benefits most, and even though he's frustrating, you've gotta upgrade him. Josh Howard is...

Team effort spurs offense as Bulls shake 2 straight losses to clip 76ers

Luol Deng and the slumping Kirk Hinrich each scored 19 points, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Philadelphia 76ers 94-88 on Saturday night.

CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 14: Derrick Rose #1 of the Chicago Bulls goes to the basket past Samuel Dalembert #1 and Elton Brand #42 of the Philadelphia 76ers during the first quarter of the NBA...

Biggest disappointments this season

John Hollinger runs down the biggest disappointments in the NBA thus far.

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009

Weekend Dime: Don't forget Chris Bosh

Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images Chris Bosh is still front and center when it comes to the NBA's free-agent class of 2010, despite the fact that most...

Young scores 20 to lead Sixers past hapless Nets

Marreese Speights converted a go-ahead three-point play with 1:10 to play and the Philadelphia 76ers beat New Jersey 82-79 on Wednesday night, extending the Nets' franchise worst start to 0-8.

Point guards headlining rookie class

With Blake Griffin sidelined, a crop of rising stars at point guard has become the story of the class of '09.

Story | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Player Rater: Fast and slow starts

Seth Landman looks at where players rank on the player rater based on their per-game averages, highlighting four strong and four poor starters.

Free agents: 2010 and 2011

Who's on track to become a free agent in the summers of 2010 and 2011? We've got the lists.