http://basketball.realgm.com/news Basketball News, Rumors, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Depth Charts, Forums en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 19:21:02 EDT Wed, 16 May 2012 19:21:02 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221088/Bird_Wins_2012_Executive_Of_The_Year Larry Bird is the only person to win all three awards – MVP, Coach and Executive of the Year. Wed, 16 May 2012 13:42:17 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221088/Bird_Wins_2012_Executive_Of_The_Year http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221078/Jabari_Parker_Featured_On_Cover_Of_Sports_Illustrated_Tagged_As_Best_High_School_Player_Since_LeBron Jabari Parker will be featured on the cover of the May 21 issue of Sports Illustrated. Wed, 16 May 2012 10:24:39 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221078/Jabari_Parker_Featured_On_Cover_Of_Sports_Illustrated_Tagged_As_Best_High_School_Player_Since_LeBron http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221073/LeBron_Finds_Power_Forward_Position_More_Physically_Taxing LeBron James said that he has played more positions this season than any of his seven with the Cavaliers. Wed, 16 May 2012 09:42:03 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221073/LeBron_Finds_Power_Forward_Position_More_Physically_Taxing http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221084/New_Competition_Committee_Consists_Of_Owners_GMs_One_NBPA_Member The NBA has announced the members of the new Competition Committee, which is scaled down from its previous incarnation. Wed, 16 May 2012 12:27:37 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221084/New_Competition_Committee_Consists_Of_Owners_GMs_One_NBPA_Member http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221075/Magic_Havent_Reached_Decision_On_Smith_Van_Gundy Otis Smith will meet with Magic officials on Wednesday. Wed, 16 May 2012 10:04:29 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221075/Magic_Havent_Reached_Decision_On_Smith_Van_Gundy http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221076/Warriors_San_Francisco_Continue_Meeting_On_Arena_Project All 11 San Francisco Board of Supervisors are on board with plans for an arena in San Francisco. Wed, 16 May 2012 10:10:24 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221076/Warriors_San_Francisco_Continue_Meeting_On_Arena_Project http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221070/Rose_Expected_To_Miss_8_12_Months_After_Knee_Surgery Derrick Rose is expected to miss a minimum of eight months. Tue, 15 May 2012 23:18:13 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221070/Rose_Expected_To_Miss_8_12_Months_After_Knee_Surgery http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221077/Bower_Morway_Buchanan_Joined_By_2_3_Unnamed_Candidates_For_Blazers_Job One source says the Blazers are having their candidates take a written psychological test to establish leadership qualities. Wed, 16 May 2012 10:24:07 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221077/Bower_Morway_Buchanan_Joined_By_2_3_Unnamed_Candidates_For_Blazers_Job http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221083/Wade_Sets_Goal_To_Win_Three_Championships Dwyane Wade has set the bar at three NBA titles. Wed, 16 May 2012 10:35:10 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221083/Wade_Sets_Goal_To_Win_Three_Championships http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221082/Batum_Will_Sign_First_Good_Offer Nicolas Batum will not delay free agency negotiations to help the Trail Blazers. Wed, 16 May 2012 10:33:50 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221082/Batum_Will_Sign_First_Good_Offer http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221080/Wade_Upset_With_Pacers_Celebration_After_Game_2 Dwyane Wade took offense with Indiana's emotional outburst after a series-tying win in Game 2. Wed, 16 May 2012 10:27:53 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221080/Wade_Upset_With_Pacers_Celebration_After_Game_2 http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221089/Canada_Optimistic_About_U18_FIBA_Championship Andrew Wiggins headlines a list of 22 players who have been invited for tryouts at Ryerson University for Canada's U18 team. Wed, 16 May 2012 15:03:21 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221089/Canada_Optimistic_About_U18_FIBA_Championship http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221086/Seattle_To_Announce_Arena_Financing_Details Seattle, King County and ArenaCo will announce funding details for a new $490 million sports arena in Sodo. Wed, 16 May 2012 12:55:20 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221086/Seattle_To_Announce_Arena_Financing_Details http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221081/Hunter_Believes_Lin_Novak_Deserve_Bird_Rights Jeremy Lin and Steve Novak were claimed on waivers. Wed, 16 May 2012 10:31:32 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221081/Hunter_Believes_Lin_Novak_Deserve_Bird_Rights http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221079/Kobe_Unfazed_By_0_1_Deficit_To_Thunder Kobe Bryant remains confident despite suffering a 29-point loss in Game 1 of the Lakers' Western Conference semifinals series against Oklahoma City. Wed, 16 May 2012 10:26:13 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221079/Kobe_Unfazed_By_0_1_Deficit_To_Thunder http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221071/Amile_Jefferson_Commits_To_Duke Amile Jefferson chose Duke over Kentucky, NC State, Duke, Ohio State and Villanova. Tue, 15 May 2012 23:19:42 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221071/Amile_Jefferson_Commits_To_Duke http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221069/Sixers_Believe_Pierce_Struggling_With_Sprained_MCL Paul Pierce is playing despite a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. Tue, 15 May 2012 23:16:56 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221069/Sixers_Believe_Pierce_Struggling_With_Sprained_MCL http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221066/Bulls_Pick_Up_12_13_Option_On_Thibodeau The Bulls hope to sign Tom Thibodeau to an extension this summer. Tue, 15 May 2012 19:26:44 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221066/Bulls_Pick_Up_12_13_Option_On_Thibodeau http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221065/Perkins_Aggravates_Hip_Injury_Game_Time_Decision_For_Game_2 Kendrick Perkins aggravated his hip injury in the third quarter of Oklahoma City's Game 1 win and did not return. Tue, 15 May 2012 15:41:26 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221065/Perkins_Aggravates_Hip_Injury_Game_Time_Decision_For_Game_2 http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221064/Carlisle_Agrees_To_Four_Year_Deal_With_Mavericks Rick Carlisle has a .635 winning percentage with the Mavericks. Tue, 15 May 2012 15:05:46 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221064/Carlisle_Agrees_To_Four_Year_Deal_With_Mavericks http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221062/Kyrie_Irving_Receives_117_Out_Of_120_First_Place_ROY_Votes Behind Kyrie Irving was Ricky Rubio, Kenneth Faried, Kawhi Leonard and Iman Shumpert. Tue, 15 May 2012 10:50:38 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221062/Kyrie_Irving_Receives_117_Out_Of_120_First_Place_ROY_Votes http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221061/NBPA_Seeks_Arbitrator_Ruling_On_Bird_Rights_For_Waived_Players The NBPA is asking an arbitrator to clarify free agent Bird rights in how it impacts players through waivers. Tue, 15 May 2012 10:44:24 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221061/NBPA_Seeks_Arbitrator_Ruling_On_Bird_Rights_For_Waived_Players http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221060/Heisley_Grizzlies_Will_Look_To_Avoid_Luxury_Tax With six free agents and little room under the luxury-tax threshold, the Grizzlies are set for an offseason of uncertainty. Tue, 15 May 2012 10:42:22 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221060/Heisley_Grizzlies_Will_Look_To_Avoid_Luxury_Tax http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221059/Paul_Sought_Scholarship_Offer_From_Tar_Heels Chris Paul was a late-bloomer who grew eight inches between his sophomore and junior years of high school. Tue, 15 May 2012 10:40:50 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221059/Paul_Sought_Scholarship_Offer_From_Tar_Heels http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221058/Bynum_Gasol_Discuss_Strategy_After_Game_1_Loss_To_OKC Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum sat on the Lakers bench to discuss strategy after the final buzzer sounded to announce their 119-90 Game 1 loss to the Thunder. Tue, 15 May 2012 10:35:15 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221058/Bynum_Gasol_Discuss_Strategy_After_Game_1_Loss_To_OKC http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221057/Odom_Still_Part_Of_Team_USA_Talent_Pool Lamar Odom is still part of the talent pool that could play in this summer's Olympic Games Tue, 15 May 2012 10:32:21 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221057/Odom_Still_Part_Of_Team_USA_Talent_Pool http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221056/Irving_Lin_Among_Players_Named_To_US_Select_Team Kyrie Irving and Jeremy Lin have been named to the USA select team, which will practice against the U.S. Olympic team as it prepares for the London games. Mon, 14 May 2012 23:52:42 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221056/Irving_Lin_Among_Players_Named_To_US_Select_Team http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221055/Krzyzewski_Not_Likely_To_Return_For_2016_Olympics Mike Krzyzewski is unlikely to return as the U.S. Olympic coach for the 2016 games. Mon, 14 May 2012 23:48:30 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221055/Krzyzewski_Not_Likely_To_Return_For_2016_Olympics http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221054/Kirk_Lacob_Promoted_To_Assistant_GM_By_Warriors The Warriors have promoted Kirk Lacob to assistant general manager. Mon, 14 May 2012 20:24:10 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221054/Kirk_Lacob_Promoted_To_Assistant_GM_By_Warriors http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221052/NBA_Considering_LED_Ads_On_Baskets The NBA has asked the marketing departments of their teams to consider a new signage that would sit on the stanchion of each basket. Mon, 14 May 2012 12:44:32 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221052/NBA_Considering_LED_Ads_On_Baskets http://basketball.realgm.com/news Get all the latest news and happenings from around the NBA with RealGM's Basketball Wiretap. Wed, 16 May 2012 19:21:02 EDT http://basketball.realgm.com/news