Monson: It's easier for the Jazz to blow cash than to get their money's worth
One thing I thought I'd never see out of theJazz is this: They could wind up with the highest -- or near the highest -- payroll in the NBA.... more
Submitted on July 3, 2009

Don't expect Mavs to upgrade in class Team won't gain ground on West with free-agency moves
I have a feeling that my complaint about the NBA's free-agency system is not as significant or likely to be heard as loudly asMavericks fans' disappointment with the process.... more
Submitted on July 3, 2009

Hornets should try hard to hook, reel in Bass
We soon will see--really, really soon--just how interested Brandon Bass is in theHornets. Because money-wise, the NBA field is level this offseason.... more
Submitted on July 2, 2009

Dallas Mavericks Roster Report 2009-07-02
DRAFT PICKS: Rodrigue Beaubois, G, 6-2, France (first round) -- Mavs like his extraordinary wing span, quickness and leaping ability, but he's more a piece for the future than a title run next season. Nick Calathes, G, 6-5, Florida State (second round) -... more
Submitted on July 2, 2009

Dallas Mavericks Roster Report 2009-07-02
DRAFT PICKS: Rodrigue Beaubois, G, 6-2, France (first round) -- Mavs like his extraordinary wing span, quickness and leaping ability, but he's more a piece for the future than a title run next season. Nick Calathes, G, 6-5, Florida State (second round) -... more
Submitted on July 2, 2009

Dallas Mavericks Notes, Quotes 2009-07-02
--The Mavs need interior help and were working on moving high into the second round to try to select Pittsburgh's DeJuan Blair, but they were unable to swing a deal. Dallas instead watched Blair go with the 37th pick to the Spurs, who also need interior m... more
Submitted on July 2, 2009

Dallas Mavericks Notes, Quotes 2009-07-02
--The Mavs need interior help and were working on moving high into the second round to try to select Pittsburgh's DeJuan Blair, but they were unable to swing a deal. Dallas instead watched Blair go with the 37th pick to the Spurs, who also need interior m... more
Submitted on July 2, 2009

Dallas Mavericks Getting Inside 2009-07-02
A day after the rival San Antonio Spurs pulled off a pre-draft deal for Richardson Jefferson, the Mavericks answered with their own deal -- sort of -- by handing their 22nd overall pick to Portland for the 24th pick, a second-rounder and a second-rounder ... more
Submitted on July 2, 2009

Dallas Mavericks Getting Inside 2009-07-02
A day after the rival San Antonio Spurs pulled off a pre-draft deal for Richardson Jefferson, the Mavericks answered with their own deal -- sort of -- by handing their 22nd overall pick to Portland for the 24th pick, a second-rounder and a second-rounder ... more
Submitted on July 2, 2009

Free-agent forecast for this year slow
A few aging superstars, a bushel of marginal journeymen and an uncertain financial picture likely will conspire to make this summer's NBA free-agency period an exercise in yawning.... more
Submitted on July 2, 2009