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NBA free agents: 2009 class (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:39:00 PDT

Team-by-team list of NBA free agents.

Updated odds to win 2010 championship following Draft, trades (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:05:25 PDT

Bodog's odds to win the 2009-10 NBA Championship have been reassessed and posted following last week's...

Kings Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:02:30 PDT

The Kings' talent pool that was so dangerously shallow by the end of last season is a fair amount deeper after the draft. The question now, however, is whether Tyreke Evans can be the lifeguard.

The 6-foot-5 Memphis guard who was taken fourth overall by the Kings will certainly be expected to help rescue a Kings team that surely drowned during its 17-win campaign. Evans will add another badly-needed dynamic scorer, as shooting guard Kevin Martin faced double-teams for much of his season and it's a safe bet Evans could change that.

But Evans is not the conventional point guard so many thought the Kings needed, even if he led Memphis to 26 straight wins last season after coach John Calipari put him at the position.

Ranking the top 20 free agents (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:47:00 PDT

If you're a contending team and looking for a bargain, you just might be in luck.

Suicide lines: 'Untrustworthy' Warriors, Magic chemistry, Rick ... (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:10:05 PDT

Every weekday morning, Ball Don't Lie serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your milk.

Casspi 1st Israeli taken in 1st round of NBA draft (AP)

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:13:04 PDT

The news of Israeli basketball player Omri Casspi's selection in the NBA draft set off a major celebration in his home country. Casspi, a 2.06-meter (6-foot-9), 20-year-old forward with Maccabi Tel Aviv, was taken by the Sacramento Kings with the 23rd pick in draft on Thursday night. It's the first time an Israeli has been selected in the first round of the draft and guarantees Casspi a...

Like fathers, like sons in NBA draft (AP)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:30:55 PDT

There must be something about basketball bloodlines. Three players whose fathers played in the NBA were chosen in the top 15 picks of the draft Thursday night. Stephen Curry, whose father Dell played in the league for 16 seasons, was taken with the seventh pick by Golden State. The nation's leading scorer last season as a junior at Davidson with a 28.6 average, Curry led the Wildcats within a...

Draft buzz: Trading game (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:27:00 PDT

Keep up with all the latest news and notes on draft day.

The Ball Don't Lie/SB Nation 2009 NBA Mock Draft recap (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:05:00 PDT

Ball Don't Lie combined with SB Nation (and a few others) to put together this epic 2009 Mock Draft.

New Okla. health center named after Tisdale (AP)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:27:41 PDT

A $20 million health clinic that will be built in Oklahoma will be named after former Sooners basketball star Wayman Tisdale. The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents voted Wednesday to name the facility the University of Oklahoma Wayman Tisdale Health Center. It will be built in Tisdale's hometown of Tulsa, where he died on May 15 at the age of 44, after a two-year battle with cancer.

Kings ready for busy draft with 3 of 1st 31 picks (AP)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:07:54 PDT

If last season's 17-65 finish was the absolute bottom for the Sacramento Kings, the NBA draft on Thursday had better be the start of the climb back up. With three of the first 31 picks and a chasm of needs to fill with them, the Kings are positioned to have their biggest impact on the draft in over a decade.

BDL 2009 NBA Mock Draft: Pick No. 23, Kings (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:00:00 PDT

With the NBA Draft just a day away, Ball Don't Lie has decided to weigh in with its own 2009 Mock Draft.

Suicide lines: Phil may only coach home games, Stack, Knicks ... (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:25:00 PDT

Every weekday morning, Ball Don't Lie serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your...

Rambis could coach Lakers when they are on the road (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:28:37 PDT

Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Kurt Rambis said Tuesday he had been aware that head coach Phil Jackson is...

PGs try to stand out in draft loaded with them (AP)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:27:30 PDT

Jonny Flynn dragged himself into the New Jersey Nets' practice facility Tuesday, wheeling a suitcase behind him and looking like a weary traveler who desperately needed to get to his hotel for a nap. Yes, even a guy who played 67 minutes in a game this season can get tired. Flynn has traveled across the country and back in recent weeks to work out for teams, trying to show them he's the...

Have Kings soured on Ricky Rubino? (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:21:56 PDT

A week ago, it seemed the Sacramento Kings were a lock to take Spanish point gurd Ricky Rubino with the fourth...

Mario Elie among Kings' 3 new assistant coaches (AP)

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:02:47 PDT

New Sacramento Kings coach Paul Westphal hired Mario Elie, Jim Eyen and Leonard "Truck" Robinson as his assistant coaches Monday night. Westphal also retained 78-year-old assistant Pete Carril, the Hall of Fame coach from Princeton who has been affiliated with the Kings for much of the past 13 years.

BDL 2009 NBA Mock Draft: Pick No. 4, Kings (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:30:53 PDT

With the NBA Draft just a few days away, Ball Don't Lie has decided to weigh in with its own 2009 Mock...

Grizzlies hold key to 2009 draft (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:49:00 PDT

Sources say the Kings are growing less inclined to trade up for the Grizzlies' No. 2 pick.

The 10-man rotation, starring Wade's deep thoughts (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:00:55 PDT

A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and...

Suicide lines: Josh Smith trade rumors, Magic moves, Big Al ... (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:35:33 PDT

Every weekday morning, Ball Don't Lie serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your...

New coach Westphal embraces challenge of Kings (AP)

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:27:46 PDT

Although Paul Westphal has been a college coach, a basketball executive and a broadcaster over the past nine years, he always looked for the right spot to get back into the NBA in a head coaching job. He believes he found it on the ground floor with the Sacramento Kings, who can't go any lower than they finished this spring.

'Net reaction: Kings pick Paul Westphal as new coach (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:30:00 PDT

The Sacramento Kings hired Paul Westphal to be their new coach on Tuesday after agreeing to a two-year contract...

Did Lakers' Rambis turn down Kings job? (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:39:55 PDT

According to the Sacramento Bee, Kurt Rambis' unwillingness to be distracted by the coaching search of the...

Kings settle on Westphal as new coach (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:55:00 PDT

The Sacramento Kings have decided to hire veteran coach Paul Westphal to fill their vacancy.