February 13th, 2012 
Russ Loede 
Posted in The New York Knicks’ Jeremy Lin and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday Feb. 6 through Sunday Feb. 12. Lin led the Knicks to a 4-0 week, averaging 27.3 points, 8.3 assists and 2.0 steals. His 109 points [...]
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2012 NBA All-Star Game Rosters
EASTERN CONFERENCE Starting Lineup: PG Derrick Rose, SG Dwyane Wade, F LeBron James, F Carmelo Anthony, C Dwight Howard Reserves: PG Deron Williams, SG Joe Johnson, G-F Andre Iguodala, SF Paul Pierce, SF Luol Deng, PF Chris Bosh, C Roy Hibbert WESTERN CONFERENCE Starting Lineup: PG Chris Paul, SG Kobe Bryant, SF Kevin Durant, PF [...]
Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Point Guard Russell Westbrook Signs Contract Extension
The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook to a multiyear contract extension. Westbrook was set to become a restricted free agent at the end of the season, meaning the Thunder would have had to match any offer he received from another team. Instead, they locked him up Thursday with a new deal. The Thunder did [...]
Durant Buzzer Beater Triumphs Thunder; Stuns Defending Champs 104-102
Story lines galore. At the forefront, you had rumors of Russell Westbrook feuding with Kevin Durant. Even better, the defending champs were trying to avoid an 0-3 start. Furthermore, it was a Western Conference Finals rematch, a meeting between two of the most exciting clubs in the Association — and it didn’t disappoint. The game [...]
Westbrook, Durant Experience Heated Exchange In Memphis?
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook went 0 for 13 shooting in last night’s 98-95 win at Memphis. Yet, that wasn’t the main attention-grabbing headline stemming from Westbrook and the Thunder in their Western Conference Semifinals rematch with the Grizzlies. It was instead Westbrook letting his emotions get the best of him Wednesday night [...]
Russell Westbrook for Chris Paul?
Who Has The Brighter Future? Kevin Durant paired up with a “pure” point guard? Only one can imagine. According to NOLA.com, Hornets GM Dell Demps “laughed” at the rumor of a deal between the Hornets and Oklahoma City Thunder involving All-Star point guards Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook. “(Thunder GM) Sam Presti and I, our [...]
The Great NBA Debate: “Generation Next” Vs. “Generation Now”
Dream Matchup: The Rook Griffin Dunking On Duncan? We’ve had an ongoing debate on our staff between two of our NBA writers, myself and Benjy Narotsky, about whether the NBA has a greater supply of emerging young superstars–like Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook–or established veterans still at the top of their games, like Dirk Nowitzki. [...]
Top Five Draft Picks In Consecutive Years: How Much Does The Team Improve?
Is having a top 5 pick in consecutive years enough to get a team moving in the right direction? The table below shows best and worst turnarounds for teams that meet the aforementioned criteria. There have been 44 instances of this in the lottery era; I have counted only the teams that got the top [...]