It’s definitely the slowest NBA news period since…well the last NBA lockout. There is just very little noteworthy going on. I’ve begun to realize how much of my online time is devoted to the

After the schedule comes out, most of the discussion around it centers around back-to-backs. They can take a seemingly easy month and turn it into an incredibly difficult one. Having to play Wednesday night

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,