June 30th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in Tyson Brings Defense Tyson Chandler could be heading for his fifth different team since changing hats (Clippers to Bulls) on draft night of 2001. According to sources from ESPN, there has been limited conversation between the Mavericks and their defensive stopper Chandler about an extension since Dallas won the championship on June 12. Now, Chandler [...]
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BREAKING NEWS: Owners Tell Players NBA Is Locking Out
According to Ken Berger from CBS Sports, the NBA will be in a lockout. BREAKING: Owners have informed players they are locking out. Union has no plans to decertify as of now and will continue to negotiate, according to a source. Union chief Billy Hunter said Thursday afternoon that owners had locked out the players [...]
Cavs Trade Hickson To Kings For Casspi And Future First Round Draft Pick
Hickson Serving Up A Facial Over Casspi J.J. Hickson, power forward of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has been dealt to the Sacramento Kings for small forward Omri Casspi and a future first rounder. The first round pick acquired from Sacramento is lottery-protected in 2012 (1-14). The pick is then protected in 2013 (1-13), 2014 (1-12) and [...]
Nuggets Center Nene Opts Out; Becomes Unrestricted Free Agent
Nene Dunking At Will Nene has decided to get out of the final year of his contract worth nearly $12 million, and now will become an unrestricted free agent. Ready to hit the open market and test the free agency waters, the promising big man will be a hot commodity for teams looking for a [...]
Sources: Trail Blazers Extend Qualifying Offer To Center Greg Oden
The Portland Trail Blazers will tender a one-year, $8.8 million qualifying offer to center Greg Oden, making him a restricted free agent, according to Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports. Blazers told Greg Oden’s mgmt earlier this week they will tender 1yr, $8.8 mill qualifying offer 2 make him a restricted FA, sources tell Y! Oden has [...]
Thunder’s Harden Scorches Summer League With 51 Point Effort
Smoking Hot From The Land Of Plenty Oklahoma City’s guard James Harden has steadily become one of the NBA’s top three-point launchers. Through two campaigns in the Association, the former Arizona State standout has made nearly 40% from range. With no official NBA Summer League in Orlando or Las Vegas, many NBA players are participating [...]
Sneak Peak: Nike Zoom Kobe VII Shoes
Hard To Top Kobe VI For the fourth time in a row, Kobe will choose a low cut, soccer-inspired silhouette, this latest one carrying the most intense reptile bite yet thanks to a scaled upper and some of the craziest midsole tooling we’ve ever seen. Personally, I own the Kobe VI’s and can say they [...]
Top 100 NBA Players Of All-Time: No. 100 Penny Hardaway
The Original New Generation Point Guard Hardcourt Mayhem will be ranking the Top 100 Players of All-Time in NBA History. We cover each player’s career in this and we hope you enjoy this list. Here is No. 100, Penny Hardaway. Ah, yes, Penny Hardaway. The supposed-to-be great one. The next Jordan. Maybe even bigger. Maybe [...]