My Eastern and Western All Star Reserves

As of Thursday the starters for the Eastern and Western Conference 2015 All Star Game was announced. Now that the All-Stars for both conferences have been announced, here are who I feel the reserves should be for each conference. Eastern Conference Front Court Reserves
Nikola Vucevic- In spite of the Orlando Magic's 15-32 record, seven foot Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic is tied with DeMarcus Cousins in the NBA with 26 double-doubles. Vucevic is averaging 19.6 points per game, 11.2 rebounds per game, 2.1 assists per game on 53 percent shooting from the field.
I think he deserves to be in the all-star game.

 Paul Millsap- A 6 foot 8 power forward who is one of the reasons the Atlanta Hawks are successful this season. Millsap is averaging 17 points per game, 7.9 rebounds per game, shooting 48% from the field and 35% from the three point line. A great pick and pop player for the Hawks.  Millsap will be a sought out free agent during the 2015 off season.  I think the Hawks if possible should resign him.

Al Horford-  The Hawks big man is putting up 15.2 points per game, 6.7 rebounds per game, 3.2 assists per game, 1.4 blocks per game and shooting 54 percent from the field.  I underestimated this team during the off-season because I wasn't sure of the health of Horford would be.  I feel he is the best player on the Hawks, and is my favorite player on the Hawks.




Eastern Conference Backcourt


Jeff Teague-  The Atlanta Hawks have the best record in the Eastern Conference at 37-8.  Jeff Teague's play has been one of the biggest factors to why the Hawks are playing great.  Teague is averaging 17.1 points per game, 7.5 assists per game, 2.7 rebounds per game, 1.8 steals per game,  shooting 47 percent from the field,  33 percent from three, and 86 percent from the free throw line.  If Teague or one other Hawks players doesn't make the all-star team year, it will be a huge robbery.



Kyrie Irving-  I almost wanted to add a third shooting guard here instead, but the factor is,  I wanted to see three point guards in the All-Star game.  Kyrie Irving scoring alone leads me to put him on my Eastern Conference All-Star Reserves.  Kyrie is averaging 20.9 points per game, 5.2 assists per game, 3.1 rebounds per game, 1.6 steals per game, 46% FG, 38% three point land,  and 83% from free throw line.

Jimmy Butler-  After last year averaging 13.1 points per game, Jimmy Butler has to be a candidate for most improved player of the year award.  Butler has upped his scoring by 7 points per game.  Butler is currently averaging 20.1 points per game, 6 rebounds per game, 3.3 assists per game, 1.8 steals per game, 45 % FG, 34% 3PT, and 83% FT.   Having Butler improve in scoring and the addition of Pau Gasol gives athletic superstar point guard Derrick Rose some help.



Kyle Korver- I almost put Bradley Beal on here because of already having three Atlanta Hawks players on my list, but with the kind of year Korver is having from the field, from three and from the free throw line can't go unnoticed.  Korver if averaging 12.9 points per game, 4.2 rebounds per game, 2.9 assists per game,  shooting 51 percent from the field, shooting 53 percent from three, and 92 percent from the line.  If Korver can keep up this rate, he will be the first player in NBA history to shooting 50 percent from the field, 50 percent from three and 90 percent from the free throw line. Korver while doesn't have a great scoring average, he has to get credit for his great percentages.






My Western Conference All-Star Reserves

Front Court

DeMarcus Cousins-  In spite they have a 16-27 record, Cousins is tied with Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic with 26 double-doubles.   I think Cousins is one of the best players on a team with a losing record.  Cousins is currently averaging 24.2 points per game, 12.6 rebounds per game, 1.6 blocks per game, 1.4 steals per game,  48 percent from the field, 50 percent from three and 80 percent from the line.  Cousins is an amazing big man who can get it done on both the offensive and defensive end.  DeMarcus Cousins is to me a top 5 NBA center today.



LaMarcus Aldridge-   The Portland Blazers all-star power forward will be a targeted free agent during the off-season until the Blazers sign him long term. LaMarcus has improved his game with a great jump shot and now knocking down three's. The Blazers are 32-13 and 3rd in the Western Conference. LaMarcus Aldridge is one of the biggest reasons why.  Aldridge is averaging 23.3 points per game, 10.2 rebounds per game, 1.9 assists per game, 1.2 blocks per game, shooting 46 percent from the field, 50 percent from three point land, and 86 percent from the free throw line.





Tim Duncan-  The San Antonio Spurs 38 year old power forward is still playing at a high level.  Duncan has great character and such a classy guy.  Duncan is averaging 14.8 points per game, 10 rebounds per game, 3.1 assists per game and 2 blocks per game.  Duncan is shooting 48 percent from the field and 72 percent from the free throw line.  




My Western Conference Back Court All Star Reserves


Klay Thompson-  After last week scoring 37 points in a quarter in a game,  Klay Thompson is the second reason behind Stephen Curry why the Warriors have the best record in the NBA. Klay is averaging 22.8 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game, 3 assists per game, 1.3 steals per game, shooting 48 from the field, 45 from three point land, and shooting 86 percent from the line.  I admit watching Klay and Steph is incredible and they are box office.



James Harden-  Harden along with Stephen Curry has to be in discussion for MVP this season.  Harden is the leader of the Houston Rockets, and has helped the Houston Rockets to a 31-14 record which is 4th in the Western Conference Harden is currently averaging 27.6 points per game, 6.8 assists per game, 5.6 rebounds per game, 2 steals per game, 45 percent from the field, 38 from three and 88 from the line.    So go on everyone and Fear The Beard.



Monta Ellis-   Ellis is the best player on the Dallas Mavericks this season.  Having Monta and Dirk opens up more offensive for the Dallas Mavericks.  Ellis is currently averaging 20.3 points per game, 4.4 assists per game, 2.5 rebounds per game, 1.8 steals per game, 45 percent from the line, 33 percent from three, and 77 percent from the free throw line.



Damian Lillard-  I would have put Russell Westbrook here, but he has been injured too much for me to put him here.  Lillard is having a good year for the Blazers.  Damian Lillard the Portland Trailblazers point guard is averaging 22 points per game, 6.2 assists per game, 4.7 rebounds per game, 1.4 steals per game.  Lillard is shooting 43 percent from the field, 36 percent from three, and 86 percent from the line.

Top Ten NBA teams with the most salary cap to chase free agents

Free Agency started July 1st.  There are ten teams who have at least 15 million dollars or more to go after free agents.  Here is the list of top ten teams and roughly how much money they have to chase free agents.

1. Miami Heat- $55Million
2. Phoenix Suns- $35 Million
3. Philadelphia 76ers- $30 Million
4. Utah Jazz- $30 Million
5. Orlando Magic- $28 Million
6. Dallas Mavericks- $26 Million
7. Charlotte Hornets- $23 Million
8. Detroit Pistons - $23 Million
9. Los Angeles Lakers- $22 Million
10. Atlanta Hawks- 15 Million

Pro Basketball Hoops Land: Top 5 Kevin Love Trades

It is rumored that Kevin Love doesn't want to resign with the Minnesota Timberwolves when his contract his up.  There are many teams that are rumored for him to go to (Golden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets are just some of the teams.  I went to ESPN Trade Machine and did the trades for fun.  I find out the contracts work.  I didn't get to include the draft picks in those trades.  So with that being said here are my top 5 trades for All Star Minnesota Power Forward Kevin Love.

Trade 1: Minnesota trades Kevin Love to Chicago, Chicago trades Taj Gibson, Mike Dunleavy, Tony Snell, 2014 Draft Picks 16th and 19th. Why I think this works for Chicago: This works because Chicago gets a power forward who can stretch the defense, and help Noah on the boards. Love isn't good on defense, but Noah makes up for Love's shortcomings on the defense end. Why I think this works for Minnesota: T-Wolves get a young PF in Taj Gibson who can ball, get a wing shooter in Mike Dunleavy, young wing player Tony Snell who is a young piece, also having 16th and 19th pick in this draft could be a different maker for the T-Wolves in rebuilding for the future. Both teams I feel would win in this trade.

Trade 2: Minnesota trades Kevin Love to Golden State, Golden State trades David Lee, Harrison Barnes and a 1st round 2015 NBA Draft Pick. Why I think this works for Golden State: Imagine the three point shooting of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Kevin Love. Curry, Thompson and Love on the floor would give opposing defenses a matchup nightmare out on the perimeter. Why I think this works for Minnesota: Minnesota gets a proven power forward in David Lee who is a 20-10 guy when healthy. Harrison Barnes is a young piece who could possibly get some playing time in Minnesota. Having an extra draft in 2015 wouldn't hurt the T-Wolves any.

Trade 3: Minnesota trades Kevin Love to Phoenix, Phoenix trades Channing Frye, Alex Len, Marcus Morris, Markieff Morris and all three first round draft picks (14th pick possibly, 18th pick and 27th pick). Why I think this works for Phoenix: Phoenix gets a power forward who could play alongside Eric Bledsoe (possibly if Bledsoe resigns with the team), Goran Dragic, Gerald Green and Miles Plumlee who has become solid. Phoenix is much closer to the playoffs than Minnesota is. Why this works for Minnesota: They replace one PF three point shooter with another one in Channing Frye, they get young assists in Alex Len, Marcus Morris and Markieff Morris. Adding all three first round draft picks in the 2014 NBA Draft would be icing on the cake for the T-Wolves. Will the T-Wolves be great in one season? No, but they would have some young pieces to build towards for the future.

Trade 4: Minnesota trades Kevin Love to Houston, Houston trades Omer Asik, Jeremy Lin, 2014 draft pick (25th pick) and 2015 draft pick. Why I think this works for Houston: putting Kevin Love next to Dwight Howard would be incredible and exciting to watch. You lose a backup PG in Jeremy Lin, but picture the rebounding of Howard and Love on the court. Why I think this works for Minnesota: I think Omer Asik would be interesting to see in Minnesota. Pek and Asik would be awesome on defense. Asik is a top 20 starting center in the NBA. Adding Jeremy Lin could give the T-Wolves some depth off the bench. Getting two more draft picks, one for 2014 and one for 2015 couldn't hurt the T-Wolves any.

Trade 5: Minnesota trades Kevin Love to Boston: Boston trades Jared Sullinger, Kelly Olynyk, Gerald Wallace, 2014 1st round draft picks (possibly 5th and 17th) 2015 1st round draft pick. Why I think this works for Boston: Boston would have a power forward who can rebound and space the floor. Rondo would have someone who can score 25 points per game to pass the ball to. Boston also gets rid of the contract of Gerald Wallace. Why I think this works for Minnesota: You get young pieces in Kelly Olynyk and Jared Sullinger. The downfall is you have to take on the contract of Gerald Wallace, but to trade off Kevin Love you have to take on something. Wallace could be an average defender off the bench for the T-Wolves. T-Wolves can score but not play good defense. You also possibly get a top 5 draft pick to build your franchise around, and a 17th pick who could be a decent player.

Please understand I'm not saying these are the greatest trade ideas, but I want to hear your comments on what you think of them. What trades would you do to get Kevin Love to your favorite franchise? Send me your comments. Thank you for reading Pro Basketball Hoops Land. Stay tuned later this week or next week for my 2014 NBA Mock Draft.

How to fix the NBA Playoffs: A new seeding system

What do you think of the current playoff format? The format I'm talking about is 8 teams from the Eastern Conference and 8 teams from the Western Conference playing. I think they should change it. Here is a step by step guide below how I would do it.


1. The top 16 teams with the best records would play one another (it doesn't matter what conference). If there is a tie with record, then the team with the best record against the other team wins the tie breaker. If their is a tie during the season then the two teams would play one tie breaker game to break the tie. By doing this teams who get 45-50 wins would be in the playoffs (i.e. Phoenix Suns of this season). I find it sad when teams who don't even win 41 games get into the playoffs.



The Breakdown of the playoffs would be like this


1. 1 seed would play 16 2. 2 seed would play 15 3. 3 seed would play 14 4. 4 seed would play 13 5. 5 seed would play 12 6. 6 seed would play 11 7. 7 seed would play 10 8. 8 seed would play 9

It doesn't matter if the two remaining teams are Eastern or Western Conference they could play one another in the NBA Finals. What do you think of this idea?


If you don't fix the problem this way then let the team who just missed the playoffs have a higher chance to get the top pick in the Draft Lottery. I think that would make it better. Do you agree or disagree with me? Send me your comments on this.

My Eastern and Western All Star Reserves

I sit down this morning and thought about a list of who I think the Eastern and Western All Star Reserves should be. I admit some of these got robbed from being a starter. First I will list my Eastern and then my Western.


My Eastern Conference All Star Reserves

• Roy Hibbert- Indiana Pacers
• John Wall- Washington Wizards
• Joe Johnson- Brooklyn Nets
• Lance Stephenson- Indiana Pacers
• Joakim Noah- Chicago Bulls
• Chris Bosh- Miami Heat
• DeMar DeRozan- Toronto Raptors

My Western Conference All Star Reserves

• LaMarcus Aldridge- Portland Trailblazers
• DeMarcus Cousins- Sacramento Kings
• Anthony Davis- New Orleans Pelicans
• James Harden- Houston Rockets
• Dwight Howard- Houston Rockets
• Damian Lillard- Portland Trailblazers
• Kwahi Leonard- San Antonio Spurs

I know there are some players who aren't on here that should be.  Who do you think that should be an all-star that wasn't on my list?  Send me your thoughts on this.  Thank you for reading Pro Basketball Hoops Land.  Stay tuned for changes around April for something I have for all 30 NBA teams.  I encourage your feedback. 

Less than a week away: The most awesome thing for winter : NBA Basketball

Next Tuesday night, less than a week away will be the start of the NBA Season. I am really pumped up to watch the Chicago Bulls take on the Miami Heat. I will be honest living where it is cold during the winter I dread it. I'm sure I'm not the only one. So to get through the winter I find only one thing I really look forward to. NBA Basketball. Professional basketball where there are 30 teams going against one another for one ultimate goal, to win an NBA Title. The last two seasons we have seen Miami Heat win a title. Will they go for a 3 peat? Who knows? To get through those cold winter months basketball is exciting and a whole bunch of scoring, intensity, offense, defense, or sometimes teams not so good. Truthfully though all 30 teams have a shot at winning a championship when the season begins. I find so many talented athletes entertaining to watch. Blake Griffin to me on the Clippers is box office. Kenneth Faried on the Denver Nuggets can score, rebound, hustle, block shots. Other superstars are fun to watch though as well. Many of these superstars include, Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry, James Harden, and many more. So who is with me on this NBA Season being exciting? I would love to hear from you. Tell me what player or players are you looking forward to watching this season? What team or teams do you feel are on the rise? Any teams you think will tank this season for the Wiggins, Parker sweepstakes? I am interested in hearing what you have to say. Thank you for reading Pro Basketball Hoops Land.

Shooting Guards: The basketball position I feel isn't deep enough in the NBA.

The Shooting Guard position in the NBA has a few talented athletes in it. Their aren't very many that I would consider superstars at that position. In my eyes right now their are only five starters that play the 2 guard spot I would consider very awesome in my eyes. Here is the list of the five shooting guards. 1) Kobe Bryant- To me he is still the best off guard in the NBA. He is the energy of the Los Angeles Lakers. Last year he led all shooting guards in scoring by averaging 27.3 points per game. Bryant has five rings with the Lakers. One more and he will tie the great Michael Jordan. 2) James Harden- At only 24 years old Harden is a stud. He was second in scoring behind Kobe. James averaged 25.9 PPG. The bearded two guard will carry this Houston Rockets team to a top five seed in the Western Conference. If he improves on the defensive end watch out league. 3) Dwyane Wade- In spite all the times he was injured, DWade still can ball. He's a three time NBA champion, Nine time All-Star, NBA first team twice, Three times defensive second team, and many more intriguing statistical categories that you could on about. Wade's best season was 2008-2009 season when he averaged 30.2 points per game, 7.5 assists per game, and 5 rebounds a game. When Wade is healthy he is dangerous. 4) Monta Ellis- While Ellis can't defend well, he's a two guard who can play like a point guard if needed to. Now on the Dallas Mavericks I think he will get many open looks. Last season he was 4th in shooting guards in scoring with over 19 points per game. If you're looking for someone to just flat out score Ellis can be your guy. I wouldn't count on him on the defensive end of the ball though. 5) Joe Johnson- A six time professional basketball all star, who has played for the Celtics,Suns, Hawks and Nets can score. The only problem I find with Joe Johnson is when it comes to the playoffs he chokes. He shoots almost 40 percent from three point range, and averages about 45 percent from the field. I wouldn't trust him during the postseason, but if you want a player that you can trust during the regular season, then Joe Johnson is it. So who do you think are the best two guards in the NBA? Share with me you're opinions on this. Thank you for reading Pro Basketball Hoops Land.

How are you feeling about this NBA Season?

How are any of you feeling about this NBA Season? I don't know about you but I am excited and pumped up for it. I can't wait to see how certain NBA teams will do this season. The teams that I'm really pumped up to find out how they will do are these. Chicago Bulls with having D-Rose back. Cleveland Cavaliers with getting the number one pick and adding Jarret Jack, Earl Clark and Andrew Bynum. Can't also wait to see how Kyrie Irving will improve. Golden State adding Andre Iguodala and Jermaine O Neal will be very intriguing to watch. Houston with the addition of Dwight Howard. How will Dwight Howard, James Harden, Chandler Parsons, Jeremy Lin and Omer Asik fair? Pacers just picked up Luis Scola from the Suns talk about deeping their big man bench. Pacers could give the Heat a run for their money this season. L.A. Clippers picking up Orlando Magic fan favorite J.J. Redick and wing defender three point shooter Jared Dudley. Minnesota adding Kevin Martin , brought back Chase Budinger and also drafting Shabazz Muhammed. T-Wolves should have enough scoring this season. The New Orleans Pelicans a weird name did some great deals with getting Jrue Holiday on draft night and signing Tyreke Evans. How will Jrue, Gordon, Tyreke and Anthony Davis play together I can't wait to find out. Washington Wizards adding a solid backup point guard in Eric Maynor. Am pumped to see how Wall and Beal will be together this season. I feel that Wall and Beal are the real deal for the Washington Wizards. Another team that I forgot to mention are the Brooklyn Nets. The Brooklyn Nets adding Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry by trading off Gerald Wallace, Marshon Brooks, Kris Humphries and other. When I look at the lineup of Brooklyn Nets with Brook Lopez, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Joe Johnson and Deron Williams I think this team is stacked. Off the bench you have Reggie Evans, Jason Terry, Shaun Livingston, Andrei Kirilenko and rookie Mason Plumlee. Thank you for reading my NBA Blog. Good luck to all NBA teams this season.

NBA Live 14

Does anyone here play NBA Live Series? What was the last one you really enjoyed? The last one I really enjoyed was NBA Live 09 on XBOX 360. I also enjoyed NBA Live 08 on PS2. This Dec NBA Live 14 will be coming on out PS4 and the XBOX ONE. I am going to try and talk to EA Sports and see if they will bring out NBA Live 14 for PS3, and XBOX 360. I don't know about you but I won't be able to buy it on the new systems yet. NBA Live was a fun game. It did have things that were missing from it like multiplayer dynasty and my player mode. The thing I loved about NBA Live series was that it had the 3 point and slam dunk competition. I do hope NBA Live steps it up this year with NBA Live 14. You can get your NBA Live 14 here today. Or if you want to buy some past versions then it will be here. Thank you for reading Proballinstuff. I encourage you to place your orders today so that you can get NBA Live 14 today. I will also place NBA 2K14 on here as well.

Interesting NBA Signings this week

I've already talked about Kevin Martin going to the Timberwolves this week. There are some other signings that are interesting to me that happened. 1) J.R. Smith the sixth man of the year in the 2012-2013 Season resigned a 4 year deal with the Knicks worth almost 25 million dollars. 2) Al Jefferson went from Utah Jazz to now signing a three year 40.5 million dollar deal with the second worst NBA team last season the Charlotte Bobcats. This signing is great for the Bobcats because it finally gives them some low post scoring they so desperately need. 3) New Orleans Pelicans did a sign and trade with the Sacramento Kings to get Tyreke Evans. The trade went PG Grevis Vasquez going to the Kings, Robin Lopez going to the Portland Trailblazers and the Pelicans receiving two second round picks from the Trailblazers. Evans contract is for 4 years for 44 million. I think that price is a little bit high for Evans but hopefully maybe with the Pelicans having Jrue Holiday, Eric Gordon and Anthony Davis Tyreke will step up his game and provide more scoring to the Pelicans. 4) Tiago Splitter resigns with the Spurs for 4 years for 36 million dollars. 5) Earl Clark is supposely to sign a two year deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers worth 9 million. This source you can find at http://www.nba.com/2013/news/07/04/cavaliers-clark-agree.ap/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpts What do you think of that signing? I think the Lakers are losing out. Earl Clark to me last year was the Savior the first half of the season for the Los Angeles Lakers last season. Clevleand is going to get a great deal and can provide some more depth off the bench for the Cavs . I'm pretty sure the starting five for Cleveland will be C- Varejao PF- Thompson SF- Bennett SG- Waiters and PG- Irving. So send me your comments on all of these deals this week and let me know what you think. Thank you for reading my NBA Blog.

Best Remaining Free Agents Besides Dwight Howard

Yesterday I talked about Dwight Howard today here is a list of the other remaining free agents. 1) Josh Smith- F- Atlanta Hawks 2) Andre Iguodala- F/G- Denver Nuggets 3) Al Jefferson- F/C- Utah Jazz 4) Monta Ellis- G- Milwaukee Bucks 5) David West- F- Indiana Pacers 6) Brandon Jennings- G- Milwaukee Bucks ( restricted Free Agent) 7) Tyreke Evans- G/F- Sacramento Kings ( restricted free agent) 8) Andrew Bynum- C- Philadelphia 76ers 9) Manu Ginobili- G- San Antonio Spurs 10) Tony Allen- G- Memphis Grizzlies 11) Gerald Henderson- G/F- Charlotte Bobcats 12) Jarret Jack- G- Golden State Warriors 13) Kyle Korver- G- Atlanta Hawks 14) J.J. Hickson- F-C- Portland Trailblazers 15) Carl Landry- F- Golden State Warriors 16) Kevin Martin- G- Oklahoma City Thunder 17) OJ Mayo- G- Dallas Mavericks 18) Paul Millsap- F- Utah Jazz 19) Nikola Pekovic- C- Minnesota Timberwolves 20) Nate Robinson- G- Chicago Bulls 21) J.R. Smith- G- New York Knicks 22) Andrei Kirilenko- F- Minnesota Timberwolves 23)- J.J. Redick- G- Milwaukee Bucks 24) Corey Brewer- G/F- Denver Nuggets 25) Tiago Splitter- C- San Antonio Spurs 26) Jeff Teague- G- Atlanta Hawks. Where these guys will end up who knows? Tyreke Evans may be signing with the Pelicans for 44 Million for 4 years unless the Kings match it. Thank you for reading my NBA Blog

Dwight Howard and the Big Free Agency Question What Team Will He Go To?

Today is July 1st. The Summer begins for big names in NBA Free Agency. One of the biggest name out on the market is 6 foot 11 center Dwight Howard. Dwight Howard started his career in Orlando then last year was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. Howard to me just didn't fit in well with the Los Angeles Lakers and their system. Will Howard resign with the Lakers? I don't know but their are many sources saying he will sign with the Houston Rockets. If he signs with the Houston Rockets he will pair up with James Harden and Jeremy Lin. I feel that Dwight will fit in very well in Houston and could give them some championships possibly. One of the sources that say Dwight will end up in Houston can be find here http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/9440466/source-dwight-howard-met-lakers-gm-meeting-houston-rockets . Note I do not own the rights to that article I am just telling people a source I found that says he will end up there. He would fit in great in Houston. Thank you for reading my NBA Blog. I encourage you to on the right side of this blog answer the poll question. I want to hear your opinions and would love to knwo what you think about this. Also get your Dwight Howard gear here from this blog today. Dwight Howard Lakers Jerseys and T-shirts

A strange draft the 2013 NBA Draft

Last night on ESPN was the 2013 NBA Draft. The first pick to me wasn't strange as there were all kinds of players who could have gone first in this draft. When the Cleveland Cavaliers selected six foot seven combo forward Anthony Bennett out of UNLV I wasn't surprised. I think the look on Bill Simmons face was priceless though and he was thinking what. What I didn't understand in this draft was why Philadelphia traded off Jrue Holiday to the Pelicans. I was hoping Nerlens Noel the six foot eleven forward slash center out of Kentucky would have stayed on the Pelicans. If Noel would have stayed on the Pelicans then him and Anthony Davis the 2012 number one pick from the Hornets now Pelicans would have been a block party in New Orleans. Ben McLemore dropped all the way to 7 to the Sacramento Kings. The Kings are going to be getting a great player. Will Tyreke Evans move to the point guard spot or be a sixth man? Trey Burke didn't go until 9th and then traded to Utah. I get why Minnesota would trade him to Utah though with already having Ricky Rubio. Just Burke not going to ninth leaving me scratching my head. The Jazz are finally going to get a great point guard they need since Deron Williams. I also guess the Pistons have faith that Brandon Knight will be their starting point guard for the future. I did enjoy the Steven Adams pick for the Thunder because to me the Oklahoma City Thunder needed a scoring big man. The Magic select Victor Oladipo with the second pick which is a solid pick to me. I still though think that teams who passed on McLemore are going to regret it. So what did you think of this NBA Draft? Tell me what you liked about it or hated about it. Also don't forget if you haven't already to preorder NBA2K14 right from this blog today. Thank you for reading my NBA Blog.

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NBA Playoffs So Far

Here is how the NBA Playoffs Standing so far at this point as of April 25, 2013. Western Conference- Oklahoma City Thunder leads the series 2-0 over the Houston Rockets. San Antonio Spurs leads the series 2-0 over the Los Angeles Lakers. Los Angeles Clippers leads the series 2-0 over the Memphis Grizzlies. Denver Nuggets and the Golden State Warriors series is tied at 1-1. Eastern Conference- Miami Heat leads the series 2-0 over the Milwaukee Bucks. New York Knicks are ahead of the Boston Celtics 2-0. Indiana Pacers leads the series 2-0 over the Atlanta Hawks. Brooklyn Nets and the Chicago Bulls are tied at 1-1. I hope you are enjoying the NBA Playoffs so far and I thank you for reading my NBA Blog. Coming soon will be a store on here of various players merchandise that you can purchase.

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The Battle in the West

There definity is a battle in the Western Conference for two NBA teams. The Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz. I really thought that the Los Angeles Lakers would not at this point in the season be fighting for just to get into the NBA Playoffs in the Western Conference. The Los Angeles Lakers definity need to win this game to clinch a spot. If the Los Angeles Lakers lose and the Utah Jazz win there game the Jazz will clinch. The Utah Jazz will play the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers will play the Houston Rockets tonight on ESPN. So will the Lakers make the playoffs like Kobe claimed earlier in the season or will the Utah Jazz sneak in. The battle in the west between Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Lakers is very entertaining and stay tuned. I encourage you to send me your comments. If there is something you'd like to see on this blog please let me know and I will do my very best to try and get it up here. Thank you for reading my NBA Blog.

trades I think could happen this week and might not happen

Now that the NBA All Star Game is over I really think there are some trades this week that are going down or possibly going down. The first trade I really do think will go down this week will be Josh Smith will be traded from the Atlanta Hawks to the Brooklyn Nets. I really feel that Kris Humphries , Marshon Brooks and Brooklyn's first rounder will be traded to Atlanta Hawks. I really think that Josh Smith would be very helpful to the Nets. I like Smith's athleticism, defense and can step out and shoot the three pointer. I do not believe that Smith will get the Nets a championship but I do think that he will help the Brooklyn Nets future. The second trade I believe will go down will be Ben Gordon to the Nets for Kris Humphries if he isn't already traded to the Hawks. No matter what though Kris Humphries to me this week will be traded. I have been hearing talks of Dwight Howard might be traded for Rajon Rondo. I can't see that happening because of these reasons 1) Lakers until they get Pau Gasol back lack low post scoring. 2) Rondo and Nash can't both start at the same time. Another trade I can't see happening is Boston Celtics trading off Kevin Garnett to the Los Angeles Clippers for Eric Bledsoe and DeAndre Jordan. If I'm the Clippers there is no way on earth I do this trade. I do think that Kevin Garnett is a great player but if the Clippers get him you trade off Bledsoe and Jordan who are to me good pieces to build around. So to all my readers I welcome your opinions and would love to hear your comments about these trades. thank you for reading my NBA Blog.

To All My Readers

To all my readers. I apoligize I haven't blogged in over a year. I have been battling with diabetes and stomach ulcers. I found out last year that I'm a diabetic and I have been trying to manage it. I hope all of you will forgive me for not posting over a year. I am doing a little better with my diabetes. There was a few times when I first was a diabetic that I thought I was going to lose my eyesight. Well I'm back and doing a little bit better and as long as I stay under 200 I don't feel my eyes going very blurry. I hope all of you have enjoyed the NBA season so far this year. I again want to apoligize to all my readers who felt disappointed but now I'm going to try to get back into blogging daily or at least weekly so stay tuned. I thank you for all my readers who have read my blog and I really encourage you to keep reading. If you want to you can also go and buy products on here. I really encourage you to if you want to get an NBA jersey of your favorite to buy it from here. Take care all my readers and have a great day and week.

Why I don't want the NBA to have a lockout

I love the NBA and I personally don't want the NBA to have a lockout. I look forward every winter to sit down and watch a few NBA games at least. I like being able to watch certain players like Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, Ray Allen, Dwight Howard and others. Another reason I don't want to see an NBA lockout is because I'm always looking forward to see how the new rookies will do. I want to see how Kyrie Irving, Derrick Williams, Jan Vesely, Tristan Thompson, Kemba Walker and Alec Burks are the rookies Im the most excited about to watch. Now I hear of players like Deron Williams and others thinking about going to other countries to play. Truthfully a part of me doesn't blame them. I want there to be an agreement of some sort so that there will be an NBA season. Im actually the most excited to see how John Wall and Jan Vesely will play together on the Washington Wizards. So come on NBA and players come to an agreement. Thank you for reading my NBA Blog.