I need to start waking up early to get ready for this monster, so each weekday morning, BDL will look at the morning papers to kill some time. We'll see how long this lasts.

Art Thompson III, Orange County Register: "Elgin Baylor's two decades in the Clippers' executive office apparently has ended, as the team's longtime vice president of basketball operations and general manager no longer is performing those duties. The Clippers confirmed that news in a news released late Tuesday afternoon when it was announced that Coach Mike Dunleavy was adding the title of general manager, replacing Baylor. Neil Olsey, the team's director of player personnel, was promoted to assistant general manager. 'We greatly appreciate Elgin's efforts during his time with the Clippers and we wish him the very best,' Clippers owner Donald T. Sterling said in a prepared statement."

Marc Berman, New York Post: "The Knicks won't play their first preseason game until tonight, but Mike D'Antoni already has seen "bad habits" from his club and called its effort "spotty" yesterday. On the eve of their preseason opener against the Raptors at Air Canada Centre, D'Antoni said he's unhappy with their intensity level in his first critical remarks as Knicks head coach. 'We got to get the effort right,' D'Antoni said. 'We got to get the effort on both ends right. Then we can start playing well. It's been pretty spotty up till now.'"

Chris McCosky, The Detroit News: "If Kwame Brown didn't know before, he knows now. Playing against Rasheed Wallace, even in a training camp scrimmage, can be an exasperating and deafening experience. Wallace went at Brown full-throttle at the end of practice Tuesday. It started when Brown said that he would put Wallace 'in the trunk and lock him up.' Wallace went off. 'There is no way on God's green earth that you can lock me up, ever, ever, ever,' he said. 'You couldn't lock me up in when you were in D.C. or L.A., nowhere. You're lucky you never had to face me in high school.'"

Ivan Carter, The Washington Post: "Center Brendan Haywood, who has been out since injuring his right wrist last Thursday, will have the wrist examined by a hand specialist in New York on Wednesday. The injury was originally diagnosed as a sprain but Haywood, who shoots with his right hand, has continued to experience pain and discomfort in the wrist. According to a source familiar with the situation, Haywood was examined by another specialist Tuesday and that doctor advised him to undergo a surgical procedure that would force him to miss four to six months."

Ivan Carter, Wizards Insider: "Antawn Jamison, who went down with a strained right patella tendon in the first quarter tonight, was walking around after the game and said he is hopefully that the injury is not serious. Jamison is flying to Memphis with the team tonight and will undergo an MRI tomorrow. 'I'm not in that much pain right about now," Jamison said. 'Initially, it hurt like heck. This ice is doing wonders for me.' [...] Jamison actually said that if it was the regular season or if the team had a big game tomorrow night, he'd be willing to play so that's a good sign."

Paul Coro, The Arizona Republic: "During timeouts in Wednesday night's Suns preseason opener at US Airways Center, fans can check out the SunsVision entertainment on the big screen or opt for AmaréVision. That is what Amaré Stoudemire is dubbing his new look, as he took to the court for some light duty Tuesday after trading in his Louis Vuitton sunglasses for Oakley protective eyewear. 'The eye is still red, still sore but it's getting better," he said. "My vision is slowly coming back.'"

Ira Winderman, South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "Although he was linked to a Heat reunion while a free agent this offseason, Fort Lauderdale native Keyon Dooling said the Heat never made an offer. 'Nope, they didn't, not that I know of,' Dooling said before the Nets left for Paris. Instead, Dooling signed a three-year, $10.8 million contract with the Nets, built off the $3.3 million trade exception New Jersey had from last season's trade of Jason Kidd. Dooling said the Magic made a bid to retain him with its $1.9 million biannual exception. 'A few other teams did the same thing, mostly Eastern teams,' he said, 'But Miami wasn't one of them.'"

Ross Siler, The Salt Lake Tribune: "The Jazz took a 99-90 exhibition victory over the Los Angeles Lakers at Honda Center, with Sloan's first decision carrying the most intrigue. With Matt Harpring still recovering from an ankle infection, Sloan opted to start Miles instead of Kirilenko. As long as Harpring is out — and there is no timetable for his return — Sloan is looking for a veteran to anchor the second team along with Kyle Korver. Kirilenko hasn't come off the bench in three seasons, but could be the best candidate. 'Andrei's always been a guy when he steps on the floor, he's alive. It doesn't take him long to warm up,' Sloan said. 'And I'd rather have somebody like that than somebody that takes five possessions to get involved in the game.'"

Mike Bresnahan, The Los Angeles Times: "The theme from "Welcome Back, Kotter" came over the loudspeaker and a strong ovation followed. Andrew Bynum was back. [...] Bynum had more good moments than bad in a 15-point, eight-rebound effort Tuesday at the Honda Center. In his first game since sustaining a knee injury in January, Bynum backed down Mehmet Okur for an easy turnaround, dunked off a feed from Derek Fisher and pinned Paul Millsap down low on the way to converting a three-point play. On the other hand, two of his shots were blocked and he had four turnovers in 24 minutes."

Jason Quick, The Oregonian: "Don't look now, but Oden may have some stiff competition for Rookie of the Year from one of his teammates: Fernandez. In a simply electric performance, Fernandez had the crowd chanting his first name after a series of flashy plays. He dunked off a lob pass from Rodriguez, a longtime friend and countryman, and then later caught another lob from Rodriguez and in a dipsy-do move, drifted under the basket and blindly banked it high off the backboard. And there was more. Fernandez threaded a pass through the legs of Jason Thompson that Aldridge converted, and later made a sharp bounce pass in traffic that Aldridge dunked. He also lobbed a pass that Martell Webster dunked, putting the finishing touches on a six-point, five-assist night."

By the way, we need a better name for this than 'Good Morning, Sweet World.' Any suggestions?