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Word up world your boy is back with the latest scoop from NBA draft and rumors check this out Shaquille O'neal is going back to his old Number....Hopefully he can put something together so that can bring the CAVS the first title. Will see... this is the news and until then stay fresh..
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By The Associated Press
Published: June 27, 2009
Shaquille O’Neal hasn’t picked out a house in Cleveland yet. He has chosen a jersey number — his old one.
Traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, the 15-time All-Star has decided to wear 33, the team confirmed Friday. That’s the number O’Neal wore in high school and at LSU before turning pro. O’Neal wore No. 32 when he was in Orlando, Miami and Phoenix.
When he was with the Los Angeles Lakers, O’Neal wore 34 because Nos. 32 and 33 were retired for Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
A frequent user of Twitter, the social networking site, the 37-year-old O’Neal posted a message late Thursday night saying he planned to play longer than the one year he has left under contract.
"My numbers are not good enough to retire 3 more yrs left,” he tweeted.
Bird sees himself in Hansbrough
Tyler Hansbrough’s path to the NBA looks familiar to Pacers president Larry Bird.
Both entered their draft nights as 6-foot-9 forwards from small towns. Both could have left school early, but instead stayed and played in the national championship game. Both built reputations for being tireless workers, and both had doubters who said they weren’t athletic enough to make it in the NBA.
Bird eventually won three championships and three most valuable player awards for the Boston Celtics. He doesn’t expect that from Hansbrough, but he believes Indiana’s first-round pick will be a key to the Pacers’ rebuilding effort.
"It reminds me of when I came out,” Bird said Friday as the Pacers introduced Hansbrough, the 13th pick in Thursday’s draft, to their fans. "There was always this skepticism that I wouldn’t be able to play in this league against these players. Tyler’s got some of that going right now, but he’ll be fine.”
Bird expects Hansbrough’s success to translate to the pro game.
"He’s proven,” Bird said. "He’s done everything he could do in college. There’s going to be a period throughout the summer and maybe early in training camp where he’s going to look around and say, ‘I’ve got to do some things differently.’ The adjustments will be made because his work ethic is so great.”
Warriors won’t trade Curry
Stephen Curry can get comfortable with Golden State. He’s not going anywhere.
Coach Don Nelson said the Warriors won’t trade Curry, their surprise selection with the seventh overall pick in Thursday’s draft.
The Davidson guard led the nation in scoring last season, but seemed an odd choice for the Warriors, given that high-scoring guard Monta Ellis plays much the same style of game. It led to speculation that Golden State drafted Curry to trade him.
Although Nelson and general manager Larry Riley didn’t deny discussions with the Phoenix Suns about a trade for power forward Amare Stoudemire, they made it clear Curry won’t be a part of any potential deal.
Knicks might ask about Rubio
Knicks president Donnie Walsh said he plans to call Timberwolves president David Kahn, a discussion that could lead to an inquiry about Ricky Rubio’s availability.
Kahn worked under Walsh in Indiana, and in his first draft running the Timberwolves picked Rubio and Jonny Flynn with the fifth and sixth picks. At No. 18 he then grabbed another point guard, Ty Lawson, whose rights were later traded to Denver.
The two early picks helped the Knicks because it allowed Arizona forward Jordan Hill to fall to them at No. 8. New York later acquired the rights to the 29th pick, Florida State guard Toney Douglas, from the Los Angeles Lakers.
Rubio, a teenager from Spain, must pay a multimillion-dollar buyout to his team there to get out of his contract, and he may not want to do it to play in Minnesota. Rubio said his mother doesn’t like cold weather, and his father told a Spanish media outlet that his son may remain in Europe.
Rubio didn’t attend his introductory press conference in Minnesota, creating further speculation he’ll refuse to play next season for the Timberwolves.
Jazz make offer to Millsap
Utah made a qualifying offer to forward Paul Millsap, giving the team the right to match any other offers he receives as a restricted free agent. Millsap averaged 13.5 points and 8.6 rebounds last season playing mostly as a reserve. He stepped in when Carlos Boozer missed 41 games with a knee injury and had a string of 19 straight double-doubles.
Although the Jazz will have the option of matching any offer in order to keep Millsap, they won’t know how much money is available until Boozer, center Mehmet Okur and forward Kyle Korver decide whether to opt out of the final year of their contracts.
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Word up world your boy is back with the latest scoop from NBA draft and rumors check this out Shaquille O'neal is going back to his old Number....Hopefully he can put something together so that can bring the CAVS the first title. Will see... this is the news and until then stay fresh..
Buzz up!
By The Associated Press
Published: June 27, 2009
Shaquille O’Neal hasn’t picked out a house in Cleveland yet. He has chosen a jersey number — his old one.
Traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, the 15-time All-Star has decided to wear 33, the team confirmed Friday. That’s the number O’Neal wore in high school and at LSU before turning pro. O’Neal wore No. 32 when he was in Orlando, Miami and Phoenix.
When he was with the Los Angeles Lakers, O’Neal wore 34 because Nos. 32 and 33 were retired for Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
A frequent user of Twitter, the social networking site, the 37-year-old O’Neal posted a message late Thursday night saying he planned to play longer than the one year he has left under contract.
"My numbers are not good enough to retire 3 more yrs left,” he tweeted.
Bird sees himself in Hansbrough
Tyler Hansbrough’s path to the NBA looks familiar to Pacers president Larry Bird.
Both entered their draft nights as 6-foot-9 forwards from small towns. Both could have left school early, but instead stayed and played in the national championship game. Both built reputations for being tireless workers, and both had doubters who said they weren’t athletic enough to make it in the NBA.
Bird eventually won three championships and three most valuable player awards for the Boston Celtics. He doesn’t expect that from Hansbrough, but he believes Indiana’s first-round pick will be a key to the Pacers’ rebuilding effort.
"It reminds me of when I came out,” Bird said Friday as the Pacers introduced Hansbrough, the 13th pick in Thursday’s draft, to their fans. "There was always this skepticism that I wouldn’t be able to play in this league against these players. Tyler’s got some of that going right now, but he’ll be fine.”
Bird expects Hansbrough’s success to translate to the pro game.
"He’s proven,” Bird said. "He’s done everything he could do in college. There’s going to be a period throughout the summer and maybe early in training camp where he’s going to look around and say, ‘I’ve got to do some things differently.’ The adjustments will be made because his work ethic is so great.”
Warriors won’t trade Curry
Stephen Curry can get comfortable with Golden State. He’s not going anywhere.
Coach Don Nelson said the Warriors won’t trade Curry, their surprise selection with the seventh overall pick in Thursday’s draft.
The Davidson guard led the nation in scoring last season, but seemed an odd choice for the Warriors, given that high-scoring guard Monta Ellis plays much the same style of game. It led to speculation that Golden State drafted Curry to trade him.
Although Nelson and general manager Larry Riley didn’t deny discussions with the Phoenix Suns about a trade for power forward Amare Stoudemire, they made it clear Curry won’t be a part of any potential deal.
Knicks might ask about Rubio
Knicks president Donnie Walsh said he plans to call Timberwolves president David Kahn, a discussion that could lead to an inquiry about Ricky Rubio’s availability.
Kahn worked under Walsh in Indiana, and in his first draft running the Timberwolves picked Rubio and Jonny Flynn with the fifth and sixth picks. At No. 18 he then grabbed another point guard, Ty Lawson, whose rights were later traded to Denver.
The two early picks helped the Knicks because it allowed Arizona forward Jordan Hill to fall to them at No. 8. New York later acquired the rights to the 29th pick, Florida State guard Toney Douglas, from the Los Angeles Lakers.
Rubio, a teenager from Spain, must pay a multimillion-dollar buyout to his team there to get out of his contract, and he may not want to do it to play in Minnesota. Rubio said his mother doesn’t like cold weather, and his father told a Spanish media outlet that his son may remain in Europe.
Rubio didn’t attend his introductory press conference in Minnesota, creating further speculation he’ll refuse to play next season for the Timberwolves.
Jazz make offer to Millsap
Utah made a qualifying offer to forward Paul Millsap, giving the team the right to match any other offers he receives as a restricted free agent. Millsap averaged 13.5 points and 8.6 rebounds last season playing mostly as a reserve. He stepped in when Carlos Boozer missed 41 games with a knee injury and had a string of 19 straight double-doubles.
Although the Jazz will have the option of matching any offer in order to keep Millsap, they won’t know how much money is available until Boozer, center Mehmet Okur and forward Kyle Korver decide whether to opt out of the final year of their contracts.
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