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After opting out of his contract with the Indiana Pacers, there were two teams that David West had in mind – the newly crowned Golden State Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs. Obviously, West wants to win an NBA title and these are the two teams who could likely satisfy that dream.
The Lakers are reportedly pulling all stops to turn around its mediocre season by putting its key players on trade block, including Jeremy Lin, Carlos Boozer, Wesley Johnson and Jordan Hill. The team is also hell-bent on bringing Rajon Rondo to play in LA, according to reports.
The FIBA EuroBasket Championships started with a bang on Wednesday as upsets and nail-biting matches dominated the opening day of the three-week FIBA World Cup qualifier. On Thursday, the action is expected to get even more intense as all 24 participating teams try to gain some momentum in a very competitive tournament.
Manu Ginobili, 35 year old shooting guard for the San Antonio Spurs, is not the player he once was. But the future is bright for Latino ballers, with the following players showing promise on other teams.
Tony Parker recorded 15 points and 18 assists and Tim Duncan knocked down a crucial 9-foot jumper in the overtime period as the San Antonio Spurs overcame a colossal fourth quarter meltdown to beat the Memphis Grizzlies, 93-89, and take a 2-0 advantage in the Eastern Conference final series on Tuesday at the AT&T Center.
Mike Conley racked up a near-triple double and knocked down two big buckets down the stretch as the Memphis Grizzlies edged the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-93 to even their Western Conference semis series at 1-1 on Tuesday.
After placing 14th in the Defensive Player of the Year balloting, three-time winner Dwight Howard could not believe what just had happened in the selection for the premier defensive man in the NBA.
Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol has been named the Defensive Player of the Year on Wednesday, becoming the first European to accomplish such feat.
Memphis snapped a 13-game losing streak with an 82-78 win over the Houston Rockets on Friday
With the NBA playoffs less than a month away, teams can ill afford to get bitten by the injury bug, but some top contending teams are reporting some of their big stars as suffering with ailments.
Some of the biggest names in basketball made some of the best plays of this past week in NBA action.
