Lakers Offering Kwame, Radmanovic and Farmar to Nets for Kidd; Denver interested too

The Lakers want to ship in premiere point guard Jason Kidd to Los Angeles. In exchange, they're willing to send Kwame Brown, Jordan Farmar, and Vladimir Radmanovic, along with a couple of draft picks. The Nets however doesn't want to acquire Radmanovic's long term contract.

The Denver Nuggets are also in the hunt for Kidd. The Nuggets would give up a big man (which the Nets badly need) in either Nene, or Kenyon Martin, plus Linas Kleiza and J.R. Smith.

Retirement for T.J. Ford?

There is a news article in RealGM.com that reported that the Toronto Raptors are fearing a premature retirement for point guard T.J. Ford. Ford has had several injuries through out his young career. He even missed the whole 2004-2005 season. He hasn't played for the Raptors since hurting his head last December 11. Doctors are now studying Ford's condition and will decide on Ford's ability to go back to playing immediately. The Raptors' fear is that Ford has to retire due to his injuries that has worn out his body.

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Blazers Winning Without Oden

Everyone thought at the start of the season that the Portland Trailblazers would get another lottery pick at the 2008 Draft because of Greg Oden's season long injury. However, the Blazers are now showing the rest of the NBA that they can play without Oden. Oden's injury just showed...[read more at NBA NEWS BLOG]

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Anderson Varejao Is Back With The Cavs

Anderson Varejao is back with the Cleveland Cavaliers. This happened when the Cavaliers matched the Charlotte Bobcats' offer sheet to the Brazilian. Anderson Varejao will reportedly get $17 million in three years, although the contract has an opt-out clause after the 2nd year if Varejao decides to leave the Cavs.

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Company of Ateneo Dancers, a blessing to me from God

Last December 1, 2007, the Company of Ateneo Dancers finished 2nd in the Skechers Street Dance Battle held at the Araneta Coliseum. I am very proud of these kids (yes, I am becoming old, thus the term kids). While they turn to me for advice and guidance in dancing, I have learned a lot from them about life. I have been through struggles these past few months, but being with them and talking to them has been a big help to me.

I was with them when all the internal turmoil happened, and I saw how they embraced all of these and just lifted all struggles to Bestfriend. Instead of crumbling down, they hung on to Him. They faced every challenge that came their way with no fear. Is it because they are so courageous? No. It is because they know, that He's got their backs. And it just reminded me of how we do it in Allstars.

I was down, struggling, but He gave me another family. A family that embraced me, especially when my other family, the Allstars, were still in the United States.

I am very proud of you CADs! You showed everyone last Saturday that winning was not as important as inspiring others. You showed everyone that the most important thing is to please Him, and no one else, not even ourselves. Now, God has rewarded you with a 1st runner-up finish, which you should use to inspire others. Continue what you are doing! God Bless!

In Dancing Excellence
GROOVE GLORY GOD
ASTROBOY!

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Jamario Moon: Underrated Rookie

The Toronto Raptors rookie Jamario Moon is an excellent pick-up for the team. The Raptors signed Moon to a 2-year deal last July and Moon has definitely proved his worth to Toronto. Moon isn'y a big scorer but he is contributing well to the Raptors' game. Jamario Moon is averaging over a steal and a block per game.
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Jamario Moon entered the NBA Draft in 2001 but was undrafted. He joined the Toronto Raptors summer camp and impressed Bryan Colangelo thus securing a 2-year contract.

Bulls Win Back-to-Back For the First Time

The Chicago Bulls beat the Charlotte Bobcats today and registered their first Back-to-Back victories this season. Ben Gordon had 34 points and Luol Deng added 29, but it was Ben Wallace who had a monster game, with 10 points and 19 rebounds. The Chicago Bulls are on a Slow start again just like previous seasons.

Let us (Chicago Bulls fans) hope that this will be the start of a long winning streak.