Around the League: Week 20 3/7-3/13

[carey]

Nationally televised games this week

Monday: Memphis @ Cleveland 7:00PM EST NBATv
Tuesday: Washington @ Portland 10:00PM EST NBATv
Wednesday: Memphis @ Boston 7:00PM EST ESPN, Los Angeles Clippers @ OKC 9:30PM EST ESPN
Thursday: Chicago @ San Antonio 8:00PM EST TNT, Cleveland @ Los Angeles Lakers 10:30PM EST TNT
Friday: Miami @ Chicago 8:00PM EST NBATv, New York @ Los Angeles Clippers 10:30PM EST NBATv
Saturday: OKC @ San Antonio 8:30PM EST ABC
Sunday: Cleveland @ Los Angeles Clippers 3:30PM EST ABC, Indiana @ Atlanta 6:00PM EST NBATv

Race For the #1 Pick

1. Philadelphia 76ers 8-55
2. Los Angeles Lakers 13-51
3. Phoenix Suns 17-46
4. Brooklyn Celtics 18-45
5. Minnesota Timberwolves 20-43

NBA News

D.A. looks at the the Hornets & Kemba Walker on the Morning Tip: http://www.nba.com/2016/news/features/d ... index.html
Flannery visits with Damian Lillard and the Blazers: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/3/6/11 ... hootaround
Interesting NY Times piece on how Balmer has changed the Clippers: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/05/sport ... lions.html

[carey]

NBPA considering filing grievance over voided trade: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--n ... 43025.html

[UglyTruth]

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/706939506142924800

[carey]

Huh. 76ers are still trying to reach the salary floor I think. Good for PHX though.

[Sunsfan4life]

The Grizzlies just went into Cleveland and beat the Cavs without Mike Conley,ZBO,Gasol and Matt Barnes.

The same Grizzlies team that just lost to us at home with those guys. WOW

[Superbone]

The Grizzlies just went into Cleveland and beat the Cavs without Mike Conley,ZBO,Gasol and Matt Barnes.

The same Grizzlies team that just lost to us at home with those guys. WOW

We must have beat them up pretty good for all those guys to be out.

[Sunsfan4life]

Should say almost all those guys...obvi no Gasol.

I'm pretty sure there was a rule put in place that if you lose to us twice this year you must have 3 starters sit out the next game. I can't confirm this.

[pickle]

No ZBo? Wow.

[Superbone]

Should say almost all those guys...obvi no Gasol.

obvi

[Sunsfan4life]

Wiz/Blazers locked in a good one on NBATV. Rooting against the Wiz ofcourse for pick purposes.

Blazers by 2 in Ot right now. Portland's a fun team to watch/easy team to root for. Lillard is 1 of my favorite non-Suns. Kieff is 4-12 for 8pts n 7Rebs in 26mins because I KNOW everyone is interested.

[Shabazz]

Wiz/Blazers locked in a good one on NBATV. Rooting against the Wiz ofcourse for pick purposes.

Blazers by 2 in Ot right now. Portland's a fun team to watch/easy team to root for. Lillard is 1 of my favorite non-Suns. Kieff is 4-12 for 8pts n 7Rebs in 26mins because I KNOW everyone is interested.

I'm watching too. Blazers about to win. Good day for Suns picks (Lakers won too).

[Shabazz]

Prediction: Steph Curry won't win unanimous MVP because some Portland media bonehead is gonna give Lillard a 1st place MVP vote.

[Sunsfan4life]

Wiz/Blazers locked in a good one on NBATV. Rooting against the Wiz ofcourse for pick purposes.

Blazers by 2 in Ot right now. Portland's a fun team to watch/easy team to root for. Lillard is 1 of my favorite non-Suns. Kieff is 4-12 for 8pts n 7Rebs in 26mins because I KNOW everyone is interested.

I'm watching too. Blazers about to win. Good day for Suns picks (Lakers won too).

Ed Davis continues to be a guy every off-season I want the suns to get. He was a big reason why the won the game.

[Sunsfan4life]

Prediction: Steph Curry won't win unanimous MVP because some Portland media bonehead is gonna give Lillard a 1st place MVP vote.

He should be in the top 5...but yes, It's Steph Curry's world and we're all just living in it.

[Superbone]

Prediction: Steph Curry won't win unanimous MVP because some Portland media bonehead is gonna give Lillard a 1st place MVP vote.

I can't stand the Portland announcers.

[carey]

Ed Davis continues to be a guy every off-season I want the suns to get. He was a big reason why the won the game.

I was surprised the Lakers bailed on him so quickly with such a moderate contract. He's an excellent first big off the bench though he played 32 minutes which is almost thrice as much as Vonleh. This year's Portland team reminds me of the Suns 2 years ago. It's their 2 guards and everyone else is pretty average but they play hard and get the most out of their guys.

[Mori Chu]

Prediction: Steph Curry won't win unanimous MVP because some Portland media bonehead is gonna give Lillard a 1st place MVP vote.

Yeah, you just know that some shithead local guy will give an inexplicable 1st place MVP vote to Tony Parker or Lillard or Melo or some other wannabe.

[Superbone]

CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Cavaliers have signed guard Jordan McRae for the remainder of this season.

[carey]

Pels picked up Orlando Johnson too I think.

[pickle]

I was surprised the Lakers bailed on him so quickly with such a moderate contract. He's an excellent first big off the bench though he played 32 minutes which is almost thrice as much as Vonleh. This year's Portland team reminds me of the Suns 2 years ago. It's their 2 guards and everyone else is pretty average but they play hard and get the most out of their guys.

I don't think the Lakers bailed on him. They signed him to a 2 year deal at 1.5 mil each with a player option, which Davis exercised in order to get a pay raise. That's how I remembered it to be anyway. If the Lakers actually let him go coz they thought he wasn't playing up to that 1.5 mil contract, then something is really wrong with that front office...