Team USA completed a 5-0 exhibition tour by defeating host Korea 116-63. LeBron James led the U.S. in scoring with 23 points and added six rebounds, four assists and four steals. Dwayne Wade (16), Elton Brand (16) and Carmelo Anthony (13) also scored in double figures. Anthony led the... Link
Allen Iverson scored 53 points, the fifth-highest total of his career, but Joe Johnson had 24 to lead the Atlanta Hawks over the Philadelphia 76ers 111-108 on Friday night. Zaza Pachulia added 23 points, including the go-ahead free throws, and Al Harrington scored 22 for Atlanta, which won for... Link
Joe Johnson scored 23 points against his former team, but his Atlanta Hawks were overwhelmed, 112-94, by the Phoenix Suns, who rolled to their sixth straight win Sunday behind a balanced effort.... Link
It's Day 2 of our "God Save the Kings" campaign. Day 1 brought kind words of encouragement from True Hoop and an always valuable link from Deadspin. Also, the always jolly Jody at the Bleacher Mob liked the Weezer riff. Awesome. Day 2? Well, my socks are wet thanks... Link
So the popular pickup in leagues across the country last night was surely Luther Head. I must give credit to the guy in my league who snagged him a few hours before last night’s tip off. Good thinking. Head started, played 43 minutes and poured in 28 points, grabbed... Link
Joining the action with 1:34 left in the first and the score tied at 23. Somehow, this is the only NBA game on tonight. Which is, of course, the only reason I'm watching it. Heck, it was either this or the end of "Superman II." And I know what... Link
Here comes the first weekend of regular season basketball action in … well … in a long time. And here at FBB we couldn’t be more excited. 25 games, three days, and we’ll start to see some separation in the fantasy basketball standings. Coming out of the gate strong... Link
Sekou Smith of THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION writes "Joe Johnson will be the NBA's tallest starting point guard this season. And you could argue that none of his point guard peers will be under the type of scrutiny Johnson will be as the entire league watches to see if the... Link
So BV did his draft recap and now it’s my turn. Like he said, we start 10 players (PG, SG, G, SF, PF, F, C, C, UT, UT), with three bench spots, 12 teams. So it’s a pretty deep league, and it’s very competitive. Hard to slip sleepers past... Link
Ah, the shooting guard. Perhaps the deepest of all the positions. But that doesn’t mean you can wait ‘till the end of the draft to take one. If you’ve done your research, and if you can afford to do so, grabbing an elite SG early in the draft can... Link
(For rounds one, two and three, just scroll down) Players already on the team are in parentheses. Team L: Jason Richardson (Lamar Odom, Gilbert Arenas, Brad Miller)Team K: Larry Hughes (Pau Gasol, Allen Iverson, Paul Pierce)Team J: Zydraunas Ilgauskas (Chauncey Billups, Dwayne Wade, Vince Carter)Team I: Rashard Lewis (Joe... Link
Miami Heat What can anyone say about a team with Shaquille O'Neal and Dwayne Wade? Of course the Heat will be the favorites to go to the NBA finals. As great as the Heat were last season, look at what they have done in the off season. They... Link
(For rounds one and two, check the previous post) Players already on the team are in parentheses. Team A: Ray Allen (Kevin Garnett, Peja Stojakovic)Team B: Ron Artest (Lebron James, Shaquille O’Neal)Team C: Baron Davis (Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming)Team D: Chris Bosh (Shawn Marion, Stephon Marbury)Team E: Ben Wallace... Link
Salt in the wound. Fork in the eye. Insult to injury. Finley to the Spurs. It is not looking good for the Suns now. After the dramatic turn of events that landed Joe Johnson in Atlanta, the Suns were looking forward to getting Michael Finley as a terrific stop... Link
Here's a pretty amazing thread (thanks to Lang Whitaker at SLAM). In short, Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson posted on RealGM that he's glad fans have been so passionate about the Joe Johnson situation. He also offers a special deal for the fans -- $10 lower level tickets for a... Link
The Atlanta Hawks have scheduled a news conference for Friday afternoon and are expected to announce they have completed their sign-and-trade deal for Phoenix Suns free agent guard Joe Johnson.... Link
The Phoenix Suns, who have lost one shooting guard this summer and are close to losing another, signed free agent Raja Bell to a five-year contract worth just under $24 million on Wednesday. The Suns insisted they never pursued Bell to hedge against the loss of Quentin Richardson and... Link
Johnson will leave Suns for Hawks if NBA approves by Associated PressATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns were awaiting approval from the NBA on a sign-and-trade deal that would send guard Joe Johnson to the Hawks, an agent involved with the deal said Tuesday. The Hawks would... Link
The Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns are close to completing a deal that would send guard Joe Johnson to the Hawks in a sign-and-trade deal, according to reports in Phoenix and Atlanta.... Link
Link: JJ going to Hawks for Diaw, 2 picks. I know Joe Johnson is a young player and he will improve his game in years to come. How much will he improve? That's to be seen. I think he's pretty close to hitting his ceiling right now and reading... Link
In an effort to help keep Joe Johnson in Phoenix, the Suns have traded center Jake Voskuhl to the Charlotte Bobcats for a conditional second round draft choice.... Link
Team clears $1.875 million for Johnson by Chad FordThe Phoenix Suns continue to position themselves to match an expected five-year, $70 million dollar offer sheet from the Atlanta Hawks for Joe Johnson.On Wednesday the Suns agreed to send center Jake Voskuhl to the Charlotte Bobcats for a conditional...... Link
The Suns brimmed in June with as much confidence about re-signing Joe Johnson as they would about defending the Pacific Division title. This week, a pool of rising, nervous energy is swallowing up America West Arena. Several Suns organization staffers...... Link
