Kyle Singler (Pistons): 3 years, $3.13 million I like this guy and can't totally explain it. Either he's going to end up being horribly overpaid by Joe Dumars (a.k.a. Jerebko-ed), or he's going to end up on the Spurs at some point, have a bunch of clutch moments, and make everyone say, "Dammit, they did it again!" It's a coin flip right now.

Will we ever be able to look at that word the same way?

Great article attempting to generate new approaches to valuing big men. Monroe is not much of a deterrent.

When I saw the headline "Florida man arrested for molesting a manatee" I thought for sure it was MFMP.

Just have to get it off my chest... Tired of wanting to look up trade rumors to see if anything new interesting has come up. And all you get is about Howard and Garnett. It's pretty obvious none will be traded (if one does i guess all i can say is wow), but I rather hear about small trades that are maybe in the works or getting talked about. Those deals that people dont seem to know much of the players involved. It gives the excitement of finding out who your team acquired. Sorry for rant, but it does feel good...

MJ was very skilled and a special player, but did the Pistons push him over the top?

In the wake of the 2013 dunk contest travesty, here's a fascinating and compelling oral history of one of the greatest dunk contests of all time: the showdown between MJ and Nique in 88.

Prior to the 2007-08 season, Jerry Buss invited Kobe Bryant to his home and warned he had a deal to send the Los Angeles Lakers' star to the Detroit Pistons -- a team that wasn't one of Bryant's preferred destinations as part of his trade demand. Bryant then realized he didn't want to waive his no-trade clause to leave the Lakers and, most importantly, his owner. "It hit me that I didn't really want to walk out on Dr. Buss," Bryant said Monday. The Pistons' package for Bryant included a combination of their core players and draft picks, according to sources. ------------------- Doesn't surprise me that this story didn't come out until after Dr Buss' death