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Gordon, Gay, Davis fail to make 12-man Olympic roster — for now

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(function() { var csprtjs = document.createElement('script'); csprtjs.type = 'text/javascript'; csprtjs.async = true; csprtjs.src = 'http://sheridanhoops.cinesport.comhttp://edgecdn.cinesport.com/container.js'; var first_s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; first_s.parentNode.insertBefore(csprtjs, first_s); })(); LAS VEGAS — The 12-man Team USA roster is out, and Eric Gordon, Rudy Gay and Anthony Davis are not on it. USA Basketball released the 12 names via press release this afternoon. It reads: Following two USA Basketball Men’s National Team training sessions, USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo today

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SH Blog: Joe Johnson to Nets, Marvin Williams traded for Devin Harris (in principle)

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The time is near for a decision to come out of the biggest free agent prize this off-season in Deron Williams. The Brooklyn Nets have done all they can to keep the gifted point guard, and there have been reports that Williams and his family have truly enjoyed their stay in New York. Find out what big trade the team has all but secured today – with or without Williams – along with plenty of other free agency news. With so

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Video: Exclusive Sights and Sounds of the NBA Draft

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Sheridan Hoops was well-represented at Thursday’s NBA draft in Newark, N.J. We had Joe Kotoch provide a pretty successful mock draft by anyone’s standards. We had Moke Hamilton breaking down a number of trades as he prepares for the firestorm of free agency that will start over the weekend. We had Nick Gibson offering his draft surprises, then following up today with his exhaustive draft grades. And we had yours truly and a trusty video camera, capturing some of the sights and sounds in and

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NBA Draft Grades: Winners and Losers

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How did your favorite team do in Thursday’s NBA draft? Did they follow form or reach a bit? Did they fill a need or take the best player available? Should they have traded the pick or kept it? Are you tired of players being stashed in Europe? We break it down below, and we are not grading on a curve. Atlanta Hawks: C-plus Picks: John Jenkins (23), Mike Scott (43) The Danny Ferry Era began much as the Rick Sund Era ended: quietly, and still without a

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NBA Draft Grades: Winners and Losers — Part II

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Miami Heat: F Picks: Justin Hamilton (45) With their fingers freshly fitted for rings, the Heat could have rolled the dice on Perry Jones III with the 27th pick.  If they wanted another ballhandler behind Mario Chalmers and Norris Cole, Marquis Teague was right there.  Or they could have gone big, snagging either Arnett Moultrie or shot-blocking specialist Festus Ezeli.  Instead, they made a cost-cutting move by trading the 27th pick to Philadelphia for a future first-rounder and the rights to Hamilton,

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No Mock is a Lock, But Our Mock Rocked

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In the days leading up to the NBA draft, Joe Kotoch provided Sheridan Hoops with six mock drafts. Not one, not two, not three … six. His final mock for our site arrived Thursday morning and was entirely posted – picks 1 through 60 – about six hours before the first boos rained down on Commissioner David Stern at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. How did Joe do? Pretty damn good, if you ask us. Despite the surprise selection of Michael Kidd-Gilchrist at

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Bauman: Draft picks offer lasting impressions from 2012 NBA Finals

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With the NBA Finals in the rearview and an exciting new crop of prospects hours away from officially entering the NBA, we thought it would be interesting for you to hear their lasting impressions from the showdown between the Thunder and Heat. What did these prospects learn from the championship series? Are they happy for LeBron James, or upset the Kevin Durant didn’t seize the throne? Below we have short responses from 11 of the players invited to the NBA draft’s green

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Mock Draft 6.0 — First and Second Rounds

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Draft day has arrived and with it comes a flurry of trades and rumors. Four trades have been made so far and executives around the league believe that many more will follow. Houston is aggressively acquiring assets and appears to be all in for Dwight Howard. Pau Gasol, Rudy Gay and Tyreke Evans all have been mentioned in possible deals as well. There is a growing sense around the NBA that Charlotte, Sacramento, Golden State and Houston all are willing to

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