Chad Ford has a list of all the players he anticipates going pro, the 50/50 guys and the unlikelies: “Last year at this time, Derrick Rose said he’d definitely be returning to Memphis. He’s

The best way to gauge team progress is to take a number and compare it to what the team had at the same time last year. Pretty straightforward and simple. And what better to

From NewsOK.com: The Oklahoma City Thunder has recalled forward D.J. White from the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League. White was rather studly for the 66ers, averaging 17.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.0

Update: Marc Stein’s power rankings: “Best team in the league that has already been mathematically eliminated from playoff consideration? With the Thunder at 16-21 in 2009 and fresh off wins this month over the

 vs. Thunder (19-50, 5-28 road) at Minnesota Timberwolves (20-49, 10-25 home) TV: FS Oklahoma HD (Cox 37, HD 722) Radio: WWLS The Sports Animal (98.1 FM, 640 AM) Time: 2:30 CST Offensive Rating: Thunder: 103.4

 vs. Utah Jazz (42-26, 13-20 road) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (19-49, 14-21 home) TV: FS Oklahoma (Cox 37) Radio: WWLS The Sports Animal (98.1 FM, 640 AM) Time: 7:00 CST Offensive Rating: Thunder: 103.4

Not much Thunder news out there today with that tournament that some people are interested in going on… Ian Thompson looks at five annual critcisms of the NBA compared to college basketball: NBA players

Ah, the best day of the year. So much buildup, so much anticipation and today here we go. What will we see? Will a 16 finally beat a 1? Will there be a memorable