Shaquille O'Neal gives his all-time NBA top five, and it's got a couple surprises - ESPN NBA top fives are in the air. Kevin Durant gave his list two weeks ago, and now, one of Durant's picks has made his own choices. In an interview with The Times-Picayune of New Orleans, former Los Angeles Lakers (and Orlando Magic ... and Miami Heat ... and a few other teams) big man Shaquille … [Read more...]

How Mikhail Prokhorov mortgaged the Nets' house, then burnt it down - CBSSports.com The business side and the basketball side of an NBA franchise should overlap quite a bit, in theory. Good teams should be able to sell tickets, jerseys and other merchandise. It behooves an owner and management to put a good product on the floor because the returns should be quite valuable. However, there is a … [Read more...]

Revisiting Mikhail Prokhorov's debacle of branding the Nets - CBSSports.com The business side and the basketball side of an NBA franchise should overlap quite a bit, in theory. Good teams should be able to sell tickets, jerseys and other merchandise. It behooves an owner and management to put a good product on the floor because the returns should be quite valuable. However, there is a … [Read more...]

NBA News: Minnesota Timberwolves, Anthony Bennett Working On Buyout - International Business Times Anthony Bennett could be without an NBA team before the start of the new season with the Minnesota Timberwolves as the former number one pick reportedly working on a buyout of their current contract. According to Yahoo Sports, the Timberwolves have tried to trade Bennett in the 2015 offseason but has … [Read more...]

LSU to hold combine for scouts to see Tigers' NBA Draft prospects - CBSSports.com LSU junior guard Tim Quarterman is attracting NBA scouts. (USATSI) LSU will host a combine open to NBA scouts on Oct. 13-14, sources told CBS Sports on Monday. An official announcement is expected soon, but the event is expected to be similar to what Kentucky did last year in the preseason. LSU has three … [Read more...]

LOOK: LeBron James hung out with the Heat - CBSSports.com LeBron James has been in Miami for the Cleveland Cavaliers' pre-training camp that Tristan Thompson is not attending, so he might as well hang out with his old teammates. Here he is posing with the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Mario Chalmers and Hassan Whiteside, plus Wade's photographer: @dwyanewade @mistadubb @mchalmers15 … [Read more...]

Shaquille O'Neal gives his NBA Finals pick - 247Sports.com (Photo: Brett Davis, USA TODAY Sports)We're still over a month away from the start of the 2015-16 NBA regular season but it's never too early for pundits to give their picks for the NBA Finals. During an interview with John Reid of The Times Picayune, NBA on TNT analyst Shaquille O'Neal was asked whether or not he thought that the … [Read more...]

Curtis Jones, 2016 combo guard, picks Indiana - Indianapolis Star Buy Photo IU coach Tom Crean doubled the size of his recruiting class Saturday, with the commitment of Curtis Jones.(Photo: Charlie Nye/The Star)Buy Photo Indiana's 2016 recruiting class doubled in size Saturday morning, with the commitment of Huntington (W.V.) Prep guard Curtis Jones, a longtime target for the Hoosiers. Jones … [Read more...]

76ers earn C- in one publication's offseason grades - FOXSports.com Updated Sep 18, 2015 at 11:35a ET The rebuilding 76ers aren't yet in a position to lure stars to the team in free agency, and they aren't in position to make blockbuster trades that will dramatically improve the roster. Still, the fact that they didn't do much this summer earned them a C- grade from the folks at Sports … [Read more...]

Hardwood Paroxysm presents: The NBA goes back to school - FanSided All across the nation, kids are heading back to school to start the new year. With that in mind, the Hardwood Paroxysm crew wanted to send some of the NBA’s best players, coaches and even owners some tips on what they need to learn before the season starts. Chris Manning (@cwmwrites): Dion Waiters needs to develop a jump shot  a … [Read more...]