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VIDEO: Hill on new Mav Marion

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:12:55 GMT

What can Shawn Marion do to help the Mavericks? Randy Hill says it may be more about his mentality than physical play.

NBA free agency much like high school recruiting

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:58:24 GMT

With the draft helping teams less, free agents are being recruited much like they were back in high school. Randy Hill explains.

These seven teams can win it all if ...

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:27:56 GMT

Right now, there are seven teams that can win it all in Charley Rosen's eyes. But first, they might want to make some tweaks.

Rich getting richer in free agency

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:38:13 GMT

Starting with the Spurs' pre-draft trade and ending with the C's getting 'Sheed, Randy Hill says the haves are crushing the have-nots.

Pistons tab Cavs' Kuester as new head coach

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:46:33 GMT

The Detroit Pistons have picked Cleveland Cavaliers assistant John Kuester (QUEUE'-ster) as their new head coach. Kuester was on Larry Brown's NBA championship-winning staff in Detroit five years ago. Pistons president for basketball operations Joe Dumars fired rookie coach Michael Curry on June 30. Curry led Detroit to a 39-43 regular-season record and a first-round playoff loss to Cleveland. Kuester is the team's sixth head coach in the past 10 years.

Good call?

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:50:06 GMT

Cavs, Varejao agree to 6 years, $50M

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:57:23 GMT

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Anderson Varejao reportedly have agreed on a six-year contract that could be worth as much as $50 million. Agent Dan Fegan told The Plain Dealer late Wednesday that the club and Varejao have agreed on a new contract. The team would not confirm the report Thursday morning. General manager Danny Ferry had earlier stated his intent to re-sign the 6-foot-11 Brazilian. Varejao did not exercise his option on a $6.

Raptors confirm acquisition of Turkoglu

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:59:41 GMT

The Toronto Raptors confirmed their acquisition of forward Hedo Turkoglu on Thursday, perhaps the most significant free agent addition in the team's history. The 6-foot-10 forward was one of the most coveted free agents available, coming off a season in which he helped the Orlando Magic reach the NBA finals. The nine-year NBA veteran appeared poised to sign with the Portland Trail Blazers last Friday before Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo swooped in and nabbed the Turkish forward.

Clippers sign No. 1 overall pick Griffin

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:35:01 GMT

The Clippers have signed Blake Griffin, the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft. The team says Thursday that Griffin's deal was official, and terms were not announced. The 20-year-old center averaged 22.7 points and 14.4 rebounds last season at Oklahoma before leaving two years early to enter the draft. Griffin is playing on the Clippers' NBA Summer League entry in Las Vegas next week.