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And 1st Pick Goes To . . .

30 May

The Draft Lottery is actually kind of a sad event to watch. It is literally the worst 14 teams in the NBA waiting to see if they will get first picking of the young college stars. So basically if you are Anthony Davis (the likely number 1 pick) you are sitting there waiting to find out which shitty team you will be playing for next year. Maybe that’s why Davis was sporting a white t-shirt and baseball cap rather than a suit. It is also funny that they try to drag out this less than 10 minute ceremony into a half hour. The best part about watching the Lottery is getting a reminder of the teams you forgot existed like the Toronto Raptors.Yes there is still an NBA team in Canada.

Here are the winners of the draft or losers depending on how you look at it:

1. New Orleans Hornets- This was actually an upset since everyone thought it would be the Charlotte Bobcats. Now this is the team that will most likely snag Anthony Davis. Kind of suspicious that New Orleans won and David Stern (Commissioner of the NBA)  owned them up until recently.

2. Charlotte Bob Cats- So sad for Michael Jordon. The Bob Cats could have really used Davis.

3. Washington Wizards

4. Cleveland Cavaliers

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Anaheim Royals: Coming Soon

13 Apr

You may remember back in February when I posted that a deal had finally been made between the city of Sacramento and the Maloof family (owners of the Kings) to build a new arena. Last season the Maloofs had threatened talked about moving the Kings to Anaheim if a new stadium wasn’t built. Finally in February there seemed to be progress. Sacramento, despite having some serious money issues, had found a way to finance their part of the deal. When the agreement was talked about the Maloofs were going to put in $3.25 million in pre-development cost. They would also be responsible to cover $3.25 for the Anschutz Entertainment Group if the deal fell apart. The NBA has already agreed to advance them $200,000 to get the project off the ground and could possibly cover all $3.25 million just to keep things moving.

George Maloof said in an interview that since the Kings are tenants(although they would be the primary beneficiaries of a new stadium) they shouldn’t be responsible for covering pre-development cost and especially not for AEG part. But it seems more like the Maloofs might be dragging their feet in order to get a deal with Anaheim in place.  (more…)