Archive for June, 2008

Lakers extend offers to Vujacic, Turiaf

June 30th, 2008

Lakers extend offers to Vujacic, Turiaf The Los Angeles Lakers have given qualifying offers to restricted free agents Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf. General manager Mitch Kupchak announced the moves Monday. The Lakers, beaten by Boston in six games in the NBA finals, are expected to remain essentially intact for next season. Kupchak [...]

Vegas casino says lawsuit against NBA was mistake

June 30th, 2008

Vegas casino says lawsuit against NBA was mistake A luxury casino on the Las Vegas Strip said Sunday the NBA should not have been included in a $50,000 lawsuit filed this month for an unpaid convention bill from 2007 All-Star Week. Casino spokeswoman Jennifer Dunne of the Wynn Las Vegas said the lawsuit seeking [...]

From A to F, a 2008 NBA draft report card

June 30th, 2008

From A to F, a 2008 NBA draft report card After all the dust settled, 11 teams received A’s on NBADraft.net’s report card, including the Clippers. One team earned an F.
Utah Jazz: Miles gets offer, ponders Revue plans
The Jazz on Saturday announced they have tendered a [...]

Jazz Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

June 30th, 2008

Jazz Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Draft week was busy for the Jazz, who celebrated the official announcement of Carlos Boozer and Deron Williams as members of the U.S. Olympic basketball team, selected Ohio State center Kosta Koufos in the first round of the NBA Draft and were preparing [...]

NBA draft: Canton native, OSU star gets intro to Utah

June 30th, 2008

NBA draft: Canton native, OSU star gets intro to Utah
It’s hard to believe Kosta Koufos was once a point guard. Somewhere around his early teens, Koufos outgrew the position and kept going from there.
Jazz Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Draft week was [...]

Team USA meets for first practice

June 30th, 2008

Team USA meets for first practice The United States took a small first step on the march to Beijing on Saturday. The Americans tried on their new uniforms, then went through a two-hour practice at Cox Pavilion on the UNLV campus. “We just wanted to start putting our offense in and run shots [...]

Jazz Exercises Option on Millsap, Makes Qualifying Offer to Miles

June 29th, 2008

Jazz Exercises Option on Millsap, Makes Qualifying Offer to Miles
Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O’Connor announced today that the team has exercised its option on forward Paul Millsap for the 2008-09 season, and has tendered a qualifying offer to guard C.J. Miles.
Jazz Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) [...]

NBA draft: Canton native, OSU star gets intro to Utah

June 29th, 2008

NBA draft: Canton native, OSU star gets intro to Utah
It’s hard to believe Kosta Koufos was once a point guard. Somewhere around his early teens, Koufos outgrew the position and kept going from there.
Jazz exercise option on F Millsap (PA SportsTicker) The [...]

Jazz exercise option on F Millsap (PA SportsTicker)

June 29th, 2008

Jazz exercise option on F Millsap (PA SportsTicker) The Utah Jazz exercised its option on forward Paul Millsap and tendered a qualifying offer to guard C.J. Miles on Saturday.
Bulls make mistake passing on Beasley
Michael [...]

Jazz exercise option on F Millsap (PA SportsTicker)

June 29th, 2008

Jazz exercise option on F Millsap (PA SportsTicker) The Utah Jazz exercised its option on forward Paul Millsap and tendered a qualifying offer to guard C.J. Miles on Saturday.
Koufos gets intro to Utah (AP)

It’s [...]