2010-2011 NBA Season

[cainez]

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Kevin Pritchard fired as Trail Blazers general manager | OregonLive.com

grabe.. an hour before the draft..

[FAQ]

Kevin Pritchard fired as Trail Blazers general manager | OregonLive.com

grabe.. an hour before the draft..

I'm not surprised though. This stuff was already in the air before the Finals started. lol And firing Tom Penn was a forshadowing that they're going to have a little bit of a clean-up in the front office.

[Motownkid]

Wolves acquire Webster from Portland

MINNEAPOLIS (AP)—The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Nevada shooter Luke Babbitt with the 16th overall pick and immediately shipped him and veteran Ryan Gomes to Portland for Martell Webster.

A person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press the deal was in place Thursday night. The person requested anonymity because the trade had not been officially announced.

Babbitt gives the Blazers a shooter to spread the floor for LaMarcus Aldridge and Brandon Roy.

Webster averaged 9.4 points and 3.3 rebounds for the Blazers last year and immediately upgrades the athleticism for Minnesota.

Gomes spent the past three seasons in Minnesota after coming over from Boston in the Kevin Garnett trade. He averaged 10.9 points and 4.6 rebounds last year.

source here

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Shooter to shooter trade.

[amamangloy]

[COLOR="DimGray"]Wolves acquire Webster from Portland

kansi man Timberwolves ani.....

[Motownkid]

DC gives red carpet treatment for John Wall



WASHINGTON -- John Wall was driven in an SUV-size limo to the Verizon Center, where he stepped onto a red carpet surrounded by scores of fans who cheered, craned their necks and did their best to snap photos of the Washington Wizards' No. 1 overall draft pick.

Once inside the arena, he learned that the mayor had proclaimed Friday as "John Wall Day" -- an honor Alex Ovechkin didn't get until winning a league MVP. Wall also watched a video that welcomed him to the nation's capital, with greetings from local sports stars Donovan McNabb, Stephen Strasburg, Ryan Zimmerman and Ovechkin, who spoke in Russian and did his own fist-rotating imitation of the John Wall Dance.

"To be on the red carpet, I felt like I was big time," Wall said. "I've never been on a red carpet before."

"This city's different," coach Flip Saunders said. "This is an event city. Events are big here. And John Wall today, this is an event. And what we're hoping to have happen is that every time we play in this place it's an event."

But was it all a bit too much, especially for someone yet to put on an NBA uniform?

Wall, Saunders and team president Ernie Grunfeld all had essentially the same answer: It's nothing compared to Kentucky.

Arenas is still with the team -- under contract for four more years with a contract too rich to trade -- but the Wizards are rebuilding their team and reputation around the new kid.

full article here - ESPN

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Why is it they didn't have a "Kwame Brown Day" when he was drafted no. 1 overall?

[icon_king]

murag maayo ni si cousins kaning pick sa kings...watch out for the KINGS

[ballsandword]

DC gives red carpet treatment for John Wall



WASHINGTON -- John Wall was driven in an SUV-size limo to the Verizon Center, where he stepped onto a red carpet surrounded by scores of fans who cheered, craned their necks and did their best to snap photos of the Washington Wizards' No. 1 overall draft pick.

Once inside the arena, he learned that the mayor had proclaimed Friday as "John Wall Day" -- an honor Alex Ovechkin didn't get until winning a league MVP. Wall also watched a video that welcomed him to the nation's capital, with greetings from local sports stars Donovan McNabb, Stephen Strasburg, Ryan Zimmerman and Ovechkin, who spoke in Russian and did his own fist-rotating imitation of the John Wall Dance.

"To be on the red carpet, I felt like I was big time," Wall said. "I've never been on a red carpet before."

"This city's different," coach Flip Saunders said. "This is an event city. Events are big here. And John Wall today, this is an event. And what we're hoping to have happen is that every time we play in this place it's an event."

But was it all a bit too much, especially for someone yet to put on an NBA uniform?

Wall, Saunders and team president Ernie Grunfeld all had essentially the same answer: It's nothing compared to Kentucky.

Arenas is still with the team -- under contract for four more years with a contract too rich to trade -- but the Wizards are rebuilding their team and reputation around the new kid.

full article here - ESPN

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Why is it they didn't have a "Kwame Brown Day" when he was drafted no. 1 overall?

ma pressure man sad og samut si wall ani uie,..basin ma-KWAME sad ni cya dah...

[Mr. BrokenHearted]

sus iverson ay na lag balik "LAOS" na lge ka hahahahhahaha

[StingerRay]

Basig mapareha nya si John Wall ni Kwame Brown na Draft Bust. LOL. Prove them wrong Wall.

[Mr. BrokenHearted]

I think John Wall will never the same to Kwame Brown.....