It's no secret the Warriors are in desperate need of backcourt relief after Monta Ellis' injury.  This is evidenced by general manager Chris Mullin flying out to Chicago to view comeback hopeful Shaun Livingston in a private workout session.

Midway across the States, the Indiana Pacers are also in need of a few materials, primarily three-point shooting and an athletic power forward.

Taking these two requirements into account, I created a trade that both teams could benefit from.

When the Memphis Grizzlies traded Pau Gasol before last year’s trading deadline, it appeared that they were going to be a lottery team for awhile.

That still might happen, but they aren’t going to be a complete bore this season.

The Grizzlies are at least making an attempt at becoming a serious team this season with some of their activity this year. First they pretty much traded Mike Miller and Kevin Love for O.J. Mayo.

Rookies and former college teammates Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur, were caught with possession of marijuana Wednesday night while attending the NBA's Rookie transition program camp.

The consequences of their actions: a $20,000 fine, public embarrassment, and a damaged public reputatuion before logging one official minute in their professional careers.

A state where basketball legend is built around stories like the Hoosiers one; a state where Friday night hoops are as important as government issues; a state capital, where the team has not won the NBA title yet; and it seems that the upcoming season won’t bring the first title to the Conseco Fieldhouse.

After trading Jermaine O’Neal to the Raptors, the Pacers are officially under rebuilding at full terms. They tried to postpone this situation during the previous seasons; nevertheless, the O’Neal’s move finally opens a new way at Indiana. 

I’m going to step outside of my third-person, journalistic voice for a second to express my personal grief and mourning over the loss of the Seattle Supersonics. Unless you’ve lived under a rock, you’ve undoubtedly heard about the Sonics move to Oklahoma City.  The team announced just yesterday that the new team mascot will be the Thunder, and the new team colors will be blue, red and orange.  

I am a Seattle native and have lived in western Washington State my entire life.  Those who know me know I’ve been a diehard Sonics fan since childhood and seeing them dissipate the way they have leaves me with a sense of bitterness.  

It’s somewhat sickening that the NBA didn’t fight for a franchise of 41 years.  It’s even more disappointing that the league all but through the city under a bus in the process.

The Oklahoma City franchise has officially been named the Thunder and finally the three-year quest from the NBA to get a team to Oklahoma is complete. Getting a team in Oklahoma City was the No. 1 priority on Commissioner David Stern’s agenda after the New Orleans Hornets moved there because of Hurricane Katrina.

The fans were much more supportive for the Hornets than anyone could have imagined and Stern’s light-bulb started clicking. If the fans can support some NBA team that isn’t even theirs better than the city that it currently belongs to, then Oklahoma City should sell out with its own team.

This team should definitely test that theory.

The Southeast Division is chock full of teams that have been considered underachievers in the past few seasons—the Washington Wizards can’t seem to progress in the playoffs; the Charlotte Bobcats can’t seem to make adequate steps toward the playoffs; and the Atlanta Hawks don’t seem to know hot to make its deep, talented roster most effective.  Yet, that stigma may soon be a thing of the past.

The shooting guard position has produced many of the best players ever such as Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Clyde Drexler, Jerry West etc. One of the best ever, Kobe Bryant is still currently playing. Shooting Guards are often the best scorers and shooters on their team, hence the name. Shooting guard, or scoring guard.

Many NBA teams often look for other options outside of available free agents when the summer winds down. Here is a list of players currently not in the NBA who could be signed at the end of this year or a few years down the road.

This list only includes players who aren’t draft-eligible and are likely to be pursued by NBA teams.