State of the Cap: New York Knicks

  By Josh Redetzke 7/6/08 2008/09 New York Knicks Payroll: $96.4 million 2008/09 Estimated Salary Cap: $58 million Roughly $38.4 million over cap The Good The wicked witch of Madison Square Garden is dead! Isiah Thomas was given the boot by new GM Donnie Walsh. As his replacement, Walsh hired Mike D’Antoni to come in…

State of the Cap: Denver Nuggets

  By Josh Redetzke 7/4/08 2008/09 Denver Nuggets Payroll: $76.9 million 2008/09 Estimated Salary Cap: $58 million Roughly $18.9 million over cap   The Good: Last season, Marcus Camby finally stayed healthy and responded with a Defensive Player-of-the-Year award. To follow that up, Camby played even better this season, setting a career high in rebounding…

Extreme Makeover: NBA Edition

Ladies and gentlemen, your opening day roster for the 2005-06 Portland Trailblazers: Steve Blake Juan Dixon Jarrett Jack Darius Miles Travis Outlaw Ruben Patterson Joel Pryzbilla Zach Randolph Theo Ratliff Charles Smith Sebastian Telfair Martell Webster Not too pretty. But then, something incredible happened: GM John Nash was fired (Note to Jim Dolan – Notice…

State of the Cap: Phoenix Suns

By Josh Redetzke 7/2/08 2008/09 Phoenix Suns Payroll: $72.4 million 2008/09 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $58 million Roughly: $14.4 million over cap The Good: After four years in Phoenix, Steve Nash still hasn’t broken down or started showing his age. He only missed one game this season and managed to keep his numbers steady, averaging…

Looking Ahead to 2009

With the 2008 draft in the books, it’s time to look ahead to next year’s class of draft hopefuls. While 2009 lacks the overall talent and depth of 2008, there’s sure to be some late bloomers that come out of the woodworks to help bolster this group. NBADraft.net’s top-rated prospect, Oklahoma’s Blake Griffin, is a…

Top 15 Restricted Free Agents

The guys on this list will be in the mix, but their original teams can match and/or exceed any offer they receive. Most of these guys will stay put, but July can get crazy. Most of the guys on this list are nearly done with their rookie-scale contracts, so this will be their first major…

2008 NBA Draft Diary

NBADraft.net guest columnist Thomas J. Gersey gives readers an irreverent take on this year’s draft in the spirit of Bill Simmons and Free Darko. Enjoy! Good day and welcome! After two years of taking potshots at Stephen A. Smith and discussing the various fashion faux pas of 18 year old millionaires-in-waiting, the Consigliari’s uncensored and…

2008 NBA Draft: Winners/Losers

Winners Portland Trailblazers- Traded Jarrett Jack and draft rights of Brandon Rush (No. 13) to Indiana for Ike Diogu and draft rights to Jerryd Bayless (No. 11), traded draft rights of Darrell Arthur (No. 27) and the draft rights to Joey Dorsey (No. 33) to Houston for draft rights to Nicolas Batum (No. 25). For…

The Actions of Others

Russell Westbrook should buy Rajon Rondo a really nice Rolex. At the very least, he needs to send him a thank-you card. DeAndre Jordan needs to head back to Texas A&M to study arthroscopic surgery. Either that, or hire a witch doctor who specializes on healing the knees of 7-foot Lakers’ centers. Danilo Gallinari needs…

After the Lottery: Part II

  In Part I, we talked about strategies that GMs take coming into the draft when there’s no clear-cut choice at their draft position. Now, let’s take a look at how these strategies have paid off in the past, and the players that current GMs should be paying attention to outside of the lottery. Best…

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2008 NBA Draft: Top 5 Lists

  Athleticism: 1. Eric Gordon 2. Derrick Rose 3. Joe Alexander 4. Russell Westbrook 5. Deron Washington Speed: 1. Derrick Rose 2. Mike Taylor 3. Bo McCalebb 4. Russell Westbrook 5. Jerryd Bayless Strength: 1. Joey Dorsey 2. Richard Hendrix 3. Kevin Love 4. DeVon Hardin 5. Eric Gordon Explosiveness (Guards): 1. Derrick Rose 2.…