State of the Cap: San Antonio Spurs

By Josh Redetzke 7/29/08 2008/09 San Antonio Spurs Payroll: $59.3 million 2008/09 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $58 million Roughly: $1.3 million over cap The Good:     Tim Duncan   The Spurs once again failed to repeat as NBA champs, but their trio of great players continued to dominate the competition. As always, Tim Duncan…

2008 Las Vegas AAUs: Day 5

By Nick Prevenas, Borko Popic, and Aran Smith After five days of wall-to-wall AAU basketball action, we managed to catch nearly every big-time high school recruit participating in the three major Las Vegas tournaments. Thanks to In-and-Out burger and a phenomenal Mexican joint called Mar y Tierra, we were able to weather Sin City’s storm…

2008 Las Vegas AAUs: Day 4

By Nick Prevenas John Wall The North Carolina phenom is putting his stamp on the Reebok Summer Championship, submitting yet another dominant effort in D-One Sports’ 84-77 win over a game Grand Rapids squad on Friday afternoon. Wall torched the Storm to the tune of 31 points (10-19 shooting), 10 assists and six rebounds, bouncing…

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2008 Las Vegas AAUs: Day 3

By Nick Prevenas Wall or Favors? That was the question everyone was asking heading into Day 3 of Las Vegas’ AAU hoops gathering. Who is the top player in the class of 2009? John Wall is leading D-One Sports through the Reebok Summer Championships, while Favors headlines the Atlanta Celtics in the adidas Super 64,…

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2008 Las Vegas AAUs: Day 2

By Nick Prevenas Day 1 of Sin City’s AAU extravaganza opened with a bang. Some of the America’s best high school talent — from John Wall to Kenny Boynton to everyone in between — took to the floor with fire and intensity. The level of play exceeded expectations, setting the stage for what could possibly…

State of the Cap: Houston Rockets

By Josh Redetzke 7/17/08 2008/09 Houston Rockets Payroll: $70.3 million 2008/09 Estimated Salary Cap: $58 million Roughly $12.3 million over cap (Exact terms of Brent Barry’s new contract unknown, not included) The Good: When the Rockets stole Luis Scola from the San Antonio Spurs for almost nothing, they knew they were getting a good player.…