Christian Peterson/NBAE/Getty Images It’s not necessarily a sign that we’ll have basketball this season, but the 2011-12 schedule release at least lets us think about what it would be like if there was. We

Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images The NBA’s annual Vegas Summer League would be wrapping up right about now. Young players would be finishing up a week of gambling, partying and hopefully, at least for their

Allen Einstein/NBAE/Getty Images This the the first in what might become a small series. Who knows. I just know that I started thinking the other day and for whatever reason, this game still sticks

Nellson Barnard/NBAE/Getty Images By Max Trueblood Read part one here ALLOW THE OWNERS TO TERMINATE ONE GUARANTEED DEAL OVER THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF THE CBA AND THEN ONE MORE DURING THE 2ND FIVE

Brian Babeneau/NBAE/Getty Images Prior to the draft, it was pretty much agreed upon that if the Thunder needed anything, it would probably be a capable wing to spell Kevin Durant when needed. Preferably a

Gary Dineen/NBAE/Getty Images By Max Trueblood It’s a depressing time to be an NBA fan. Right about now, we should be ready to start watching the recently drafted rookies playing ball, albeit sloppy ball,

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images Andrew Bynum to Oklahoma City for Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson. That’s a trade that’s been discussed, according to one Paul Finney of the New Orleans Times-Picayune. He writes in

Ronald Martinez/NBAE/Getty Images One of the biggest sticking points in the current labor negotiations is the issue of a hard salary cap. Owners want, players don’t. (If you’re asking, “Wait, what’s a hard cap?”