Pistons trade first-round pick for UAB’s Sharpe – Detroit News

Pistons trade first-round pick for UAB’s Sharpe – Detroit News
AUBURN HILLS The players the Pistons coveted most — Jason Thompson, J.J. Hickson and Ryan Anderson — were gone by the time their 29th pick rolled around in the NBA draft Thursday night. So, Pistons president Joe Dumars did what he said he would

Frye ‘excited’ to play with Bayless – AZCentral.com
So, Portland should get its man, Jerryd Bayless. And former Arizona center Channing Frye should get a familiar face to see at the Trail Blazers’ training camp. Both players seem pleased, even though Bayless must wait until July 9 before Portland’s

Clippers glad to have Eric Gordon – Los Angeles Times
There was only one other player on the court when the baby-faced Gordon took center stage in workouts for the Clippers. That was Nevada’s Marcelus Kemp, not as elite a prospect as Gordon, but one that stretched a couple of inches taller. Battling

Blazers wheel and deal on NBA draft day – kgw.com
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers acquired Jerryd Bayless, the 11th overall pick in the NBA draft by Indiana, along with forward Ike Diogu, in a draft-night deal with the Pacers. kgw.com graphic Portland selected Brandon Rush, a 6-foot-6

Wallace was in aborted trade – Charlotte.com
Gerald Wallace could have been shipped to Toronto. Charlotte Bobcats managing partner Michael Jordan confirmed to the Observer on Thursday that they were talking to the Raptors about a swap of Wallace and point guard T.J. Ford. The talks apparently

Pistons take White, trade him – Detroit News
NBA draft Pistons take White, trade him They send star Indiana forward to Sonics for two second-round picks, select project at No. 32. Chris McCosky / The Detroit News

NBA: National Post’s Draft Night liveblog – Nationalpost.com
With two drafts in less than a week, my wrists are starting to tire. But the news doesn’t wait for sore joints, so on Thursday night the National Post blogged the 2008 NBA Draft. The Chicago Bulls took Memphis point guard Derrick Rose. The Toronto

NBA: Raptors select Nathan Jawai, by way of Indiana – Nationalpost.com
The Toronto Raptors added some size in Thursday’s NBA Draft, although they will have to wait until the Jermaine O’Neal trade goes through to the acknowledge it. With the 41st pick of the draft, the Indiana Pacers took Nathan Jawai, a 6-foot-10, 280

Bayless headed to Trail Blazers – AZCentral.com
Jerryd Bayless is headed to the Portland Trail Blazers in a trade after the Arizona point guard was picked 11th by the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the NBA draft. Indiana agreed to send Bayless to Portland for No. 13 pick Brandon Rush of