2008 Las Vegas AAUs: Day 5

By Nick Prevenas, Borko Popic, and Aran Smith After five days of wall-to-wall AAU basketball action, we managed to catch nearly every big-time high school recruit participating in the three major Las Vegas tournaments. Thanks to In-and-Out burger and a phenomenal Mexican joint called Mar y Tierra, we were able to weather Sin City’s storm…

2008 Las Vegas AAUs: Day 4

By Nick Prevenas John Wall The North Carolina phenom is putting his stamp on the Reebok Summer Championship, submitting yet another dominant effort in D-One Sports’ 84-77 win over a game Grand Rapids squad on Friday afternoon. Wall torched the Storm to the tune of 31 points (10-19 shooting), 10 assists and six rebounds, bouncing…

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2008 Las Vegas AAUs: Day 3

By Nick Prevenas Wall or Favors? That was the question everyone was asking heading into Day 3 of Las Vegas’ AAU hoops gathering. Who is the top player in the class of 2009? John Wall is leading D-One Sports through the Reebok Summer Championships, while Favors headlines the Atlanta Celtics in the adidas Super 64,…

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2008 Las Vegas AAUs: Day 2

By Nick Prevenas Day 1 of Sin City’s AAU extravaganza opened with a bang. Some of the America’s best high school talent — from John Wall to Kenny Boynton to everyone in between — took to the floor with fire and intensity. The level of play exceeded expectations, setting the stage for what could possibly…

State of the Cap: Houston Rockets

By Josh Redetzke 7/17/08 2008/09 Houston Rockets Payroll: $70.3 million 2008/09 Estimated Salary Cap: $58 million Roughly $12.3 million over cap (Exact terms of Brent Barry’s new contract unknown, not included) The Good: When the Rockets stole Luis Scola from the San Antonio Spurs for almost nothing, they knew they were getting a good player.…

State of the Cap: Toronto Raptors

By Josh Redetzke 7/15/08 2008/09 Toronto Raptors Payroll: $69.8 million 2008/09 Estimated Salary Cap: $58 million Roughly $11.8 million over cap (exact details of Jose Calderon’s contract not yet known, assumed to be about $8 million per year) The Good: The centerpiece of the franchise, Chris Bosh, is an amazing model of consistency. He has…