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[Justine.]

Shaq, headlines list of retirees



Shaquille O'Neal of the Boston Celtics officially announced his retirement from the NBA, following a recent success in the NBA Finals, adding a fifth ring for his fingers.

O'Neal played 1252 games in his whole career and averaged 23.4 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.2 blocks. The 7-footer center is a surefire 1st ballot Hall of Famer. O'Neal also won 3 NBA Finals MVP, one League MVP, and he's named into the All-Star Team 15th times.

There are also other players who bid goodbye to the league:

Name	Team	Years Pro	Age
Shaquille O'Neal		19	39
Kurt Thomas		16	38
Zydrunas Ilgauskas		14	36
Erick Dampier		15	35
Juwan Howard		17	38
Theo Ratliff		16	38
Jason Williams		12	35
Anthony Parker		8	36
Brian Cardinal		11	34
Anthony Carter		12	36
Michael Finley		16	38
Sean Marks		13	35

[Justine.]

Valdis, Yes, only one. This feature is just for fun

[Houndy]

Nominee 10 for a fact

[Houndy]

The Mayo trade is perfect. I can live with the Warriors-Blazers-Suns, and the real life Cavs-Clips, but I don't like the rest. Specially the Spurs-Rox trade.

Remember this quote Thierry? What would you think of the trade now?

[Axel The Great]

Nominee 7.

[kibaxx7]

The Mayo trade is perfect. I can live with the Warriors-Blazers-Suns, and the real life Cavs-Clips, but I don't like the rest. Specially the Spurs-Rox trade.

Remember this quote Thierry? What would you think of the trade now?

Still terrible because Yao was out 70% of the time and we didn't win the trophy

[Houndy]

The Mayo trade is perfect. I can live with the Warriors-Blazers-Suns, and the real life Cavs-Clips, but I don't like the rest. Specially the Spurs-Rox trade.

Remember this quote Thierry? What would you think of the trade now?

Still terrible because Yao was out 70% of the time and we didn't win the trophy

[KidJustin]

Nominee 10 because it looks like Kevin Garnett could be in the movie 300

haha but really...Nominee 1...my man Ibaka showing everyone why Rip needs to wear a facemask

that facial was to sick...not his facemask needs to wear a facemask

[Martti.]

Since there's no pic of Wade, Jennings, the Greatness or Korver, I vote for #6.

[Grandmama Johnson]

#10 Garnett for the win

Also, great end to Shaq's career. One of the best ever

[kibaxx7]

Yep, #10 is really nice.

[KidJustin]

sorry...i couldn't resist....

[Cruzerr]

Nominee 10 for sure.

[Bucket]

KidJustin, This is better.

[Justine.]

Thierry •, It was Aaron Brooks who helped the team to made it to the Finals

KidJustin, Oh, that pic made me laugh

Grandmama Johnson, Sad to see Shaq go. But he must, a brilliant career for him.

Axel., Can't blame you, it's K-Mart

Martti., You don't like James picture?

Cruzerr, Valdis, That picture of KG is really intense!

Keep the votes coming.

[Mavs4Life]

Hah, Valdis I jumped a little bit when I scrolled past that pick. Nominee 10. Love when KG does that.

[Justine.]

Forgot to note, Rockets coach Rick Adelman and Nuggets George Karl also retired from coaching.

[KidJustin]

KidJustin, This is better.

separated at birth..

[Justine.]

Awesome

[Justine.]

Trail Blazers win top pick in NBA Draft with another huge upset

Way back then in the 2006 NBA Draft, in a stunning draft lottery night, the Portland Trailblazers snatched the top pick with just a small 5.3% chance to win the lottery and they used that pick to select Greg Oden. Who's probably known now as a injured-plagued center and considering to be draft bust. Now, they've won again the lottery and can select another top prospect to improve their team. Can they do a smart draft and select a true player that can help their team?

With a very slim chance of 1.7% chance to grab the no. 1 overall pick, Blazers representative Brandon Roy had a big smile on his face at the prospect of adding the likes of Stephen Peacock, Patrick McMillan and David Brady to his team, who fell down last season and did not qualified for the Playoffs.

Detroit, which had the best chance to win the lottery after finishing with a league-worst 21-61 record, fell to fourth, and Minnesota dropped one place down from second to No. 3. Toronto climbed up from being projected as the third pick to the second overall pick.

The complete draft order for the first round of the 2011 NBA Draft is presented below:

1. Portland Trailblazers
2. Toronto Raptors
3. Minnesota Timberwolves
4. Detroit Pistons
5. Philadelphia 76ers
6. Washington Wizards
7. Sacramento Kings
8. Cleveland Cavaliers
9. New Jersey Nets
10. Memphis Grizzlies
11. Phoenix Suns
12. Indiana Pacers
13. Cleveland Cavaliers
14. Houston Rockets
15. New York Knicks
16. Chicago Bulls
17. Detroit Pistons
18. Phoenix Suns
19. Utah Jazz
20. Charlotte Bobcats
21. Milwaukee Bucks
22. New Orleans Hornets
23. Houston Rockets
24. Denver Nuggets
25. Golden State Warriors
26. Miami Heat
27. Atlanta Hawks
28. Oklahoma City Thunder
29. Toronto Raptors
30. Boston Celtics

[Bucket]

What the? Blazers again first?

[Justine.]

2011 NBA Draft: Consensus Mock Draft

No.	Team	Player	Position	School	NBA Comparison
1		Stephon Peacock	PG	Indiana	Derrick Rose
2		Patrick McMillan	SF	Oregon State	Kevin Durant
3		Elton Dunn	SF	Texas	Carmelo Anthony
4		David Brady	SF	Connecticut	Danny Granger
5		Jimmie Gardner	PF	Notre Dame	Tim Duncan
6		Johnathan Logan	SG	North Carolina	Brandon Roy
7		Eugene Thorpe	SG	Miami	Stephen Jackson
8		Donovan McCloud	SG	Butler	Ray Allen
9		Jin Wang	SG	China	Jamal Crawford
10		J.J. Garrison	PF	UCLA	Chris Bosh
11		Julian Martin	SG	Philippines	Joe Johnson
12		Donte Robertson	PF	Ohio State	Dirk Nowitzki
13		Justin KidJustin	SG	Cal Poly	Marcus Thornton
14		Stephon Mayberry	SF	Connecticut	Rashard Lewis

[Justine.]

Thunder resign-and-trade Green to Raptors



The Oklahoma City Thunder have announced today that they had resign and trade forward Jeff Green and guard Eric Maynor in exchange for Toronto's Jarret Jack, their 2012 first round pick and their another first round pick this year via from Lakers, which is the 29th overall.

Green requested a trade from the management and looking for a fresh start with another team. They gave Green a four-year contract including a player option on the last year of the contract. The forward averaged just 12.2 points per game, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals for the Thunder last season. Green was disappointed in their team especially when they got knocked out by the fourth-seeded San Antonio Spurs, Green also had problems in his playing time. Maynor's team option was picked up by the Thunder, they declined some other player's option though, they are D.J. White and benchwarmer Byron Mulllens.

While rookie Eiji Sawakita refused to sign a contract offered by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Sawakita told that he want's to test the free agency market and may look to find a team that will offer him a starting spot. The undrafted Japan native was signed by the Thunder early in the season, the guard showed potential and talent as the season goes on, and a bright future is awaiting for him. Thunder also released some other players from their rosters including, Daequan Cook, Nenad Krstic, and Morris Peterson.



Sefolosha shipped to Minnesota for Webster



The Oklahoma City Thunder traded guard Thabo Sefolosha to Minnesota Timberwolves for forward Martell Webster, the team announced today.

The 27-year old Sefolosha averaged 3.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.3 steals for the Thunder last season. The Thunder needing a new backup forward for star Kevin Durant and did not hesitate to trade Sefolosha for Webster. The guard from Timberwolves averaged, 3.2 points for 10 minutes of playing time last season.

[Bucket]

What the? Green traded? So you are going to sign Perkins in FA? I am in this draft?

[Martti.]

Mayberry's coming!