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Rockets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:27:04 PDT

For three years, the Rockets tried to move up in the draft.

They needed to move up two spots to get Brandon Roy and could not.

They needed to move up two spots to get Rudy Fernandez and could not.

This year, they tried to move up for a variety of targets, did not, and they found another way.

They moved back. And they finally did get a guy they thought they'd have to move up to get.

More than that, once they began moving, they kept on moving.

They drafted Nicolas Batum, then traded him to Portland for the rights to Darrell Arthur and the rights to Joey Dorsey. Then they took Arthur and traded him to Memphis for Donte Greene and a second-round pick next year.

KD's DVDs: Seattle at Houston, 1997 (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:01:15 PDT

Seattle SuperSonics at Houston Rockets, May 17 th , 1997 So, I've an old DVD of Game 7 of the Western...

Rockets pick up contract option on F Novak (PA SportsTicker)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:58:41 PDT

The Houston Rockets picked up the option on forward Steve Novak's contract, the team announced Monday.

By acquiring Yi, Nets hope to extend marketing reach (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:45:56 PDT

Yi Jianlian was about 7,000 miles away when he made the move from Milwaukee to New Jersey.

Rockets extend offer to Landry (PA SportsTicker)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:21:43 PDT

The Houston Rockets extended a qualifying offer to restricted free agent forward Carl Landry on Sunday.

Team-by-team draft grades (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:54:00 PDT

Teams receive report cards for their performance in the 2008 draft.

Bulls take Rose with No. 1 pick in NBA draft (AP)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:45:15 PDT

Minutes after the NBA draft started, Derrick Rose learned he was headed home. Long after it ended, O.J. Mayo and Kevin Love were on the move. A night that began with the expected pick ended with a stunning trade, which had two top-five selections changing teams as part of an eight-player deal between Minnesota and Memphis.

Draft buzz (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:58:00 PDT

Are the Minnesota Timberwolves locking in on O.J. Mayo?

Charles Barkley enters celeb poker event in Vegas (AP)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:00:27 PDT

Charles Barkley is headed back to the tables in Las Vegas to play in a poker tournament about a month after pledging not to gamble. He says it's all for charity. The former NBA star is scheduled to play in a celebrity poker tournament at the 2008 World Series of Poker on July 2. The "Ante Up for Africa" event is designed to raise money and awareness for the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Celtics, Lakers favorites to win 2009 NBA title (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:48:00 PDT

In case you're curious, here are the current odds for the 2009 NBA championship, courtesty of Bodog: Boston...

Celtics are a lock to win ... yeah, right (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:09:16 PDT

Tonight is the night. Bring your green foam fingers to Causeway Street. Banner No. 17 will be won on June 17.

Rockets' Yao not yet ready to take court (PA SportsTicker)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:07:23 PDT

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has made progress but has not yet been cleared to return to the court, according to a report in the Houston Chronicle on Monday.

Checkup goes well but Yao not yet cleared to play (AP)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:32:39 PDT

The prognosis for Yao Ming's left foot is "very good," but it remains uncertain whether the Houston Rockets' center will be cleared to play in time for a pre-Olympics tournament, his agent said Monday. Agent John Huizinga said Yao had a checkup Monday that went well, but disputed reports that his client would play July 17-20 in the Stankovic Cup, a pre-Olympics tournament in Hangzhou, China.

Dreaming big of potential second-round sleepers (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:15:00 PDT

Every draft class, though vastly different, contains at least some similar characteristics.

Now real test comes for Kobe, Lakers (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:35:00 PDT

Kobe is the league MVP, but Paul Pierce owns the Finals, and Game 5 was just a detour in the Celtics' road to the title.

Thibodeau is Boston's minister of defense and much more (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:38:07 PDT

After blitzing through their first three playoff opponents for 105.8 points per game, the Lakers are scoring...

Basketball's Coaching Conundrum (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:03:00 PDT

A cutthroat coaching culture wastes millions, with little result.

Disgraced ref Donaghy says NBA rigged playoff game (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:54:06 PDT

NBA referees manipulated Game 6 of a 2002 playoff series to favor the Lakers and bring about a seventh game...

The Internets are alive: Lakers-Celtics Finals hype, Day 4 (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:00:52 PDT

No more sleeps! Basketball is back! Here's what the blogs and beats are saying leading up to Game 1 of the NBA...