At the end of training camp, Washington Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan said that his primary goal was to keep to his team healthy through the preseason so they would be at full force when the season started with the exception of Gilbert Arenas.  Just four minutes into their 108-82 preseason loss to to the Dallas Mavericks that goal was already in jeopardy.

As Jermaine O’Neal arrives in Toronto, his mission for this season is clear: restore his standing amongst the game’s elite and elevate the Raptors from “also-rans” to serious contenders.

If you’re looking for your NBA fix you should read what these 11 bloggers expect to see this season from the Atlantic Division teams they cover.

Bryan Colangelo’s most prominent move this summer was moving T.J. Ford and some spare parts to Indiana for Jermaine O’Neal. While many members of the media and fans initially scoffed at this deal, after hearing the results of O’Neal’s summer workouts in Las Vegas it looks like Colangelo’s gamble may pay off this season.

In this weeks Buzzer Beaters I have the scoop on a new pair of kicks which have a dry erase feature so you can write messages to your opponnents on your shoes, some links to video clips of me at the Raptors media day earlier this week, news about Dee Brown’s rapping career, a kiniseology lesson called The Anatomy of Tracy Mcgrady, and a couple great ways to waste some time at work on Monday.

After a season which saw Los Angeles make a successful blockbuster trade, have their superstar player win the MVP, and the team make an unexpected Finals run, one would think that everything should be jovial in Laker Land heading into training camp.

But this is Hollywood, and if there is one thing the City of Angels knows, it is drama.

Jamario Moon talked with Ryan McNeill during the Toronto Raptors media day about his summer, how his faith impacts how he lives his life, his thoughts on the addition of Jermaine O’Neal this summer and what his goals are for the upcoming season.

Hassan Adams talked with Ryan McNeill during the Toronto Raptors media day about playing in Italy last season, how he’s grown as a player over the past year, and why he feels it’s important to give back to the community.

Toronto’s latest free agent addition, Will Solomon, talked with Ryan McNeill during the Toronto Raptors media day about his experiences playing overseas, what he did during 10 hour bus rides in Europe, what motivated him to return to the NBA, and he shared his expectations for the upcoming season.

After agreeing to cover the Idaho Stampede’s open tryouts this weekend and then reading Henry Abbott’s recent posts on TrueHoop about IMG Academy, I started to question why I wasn’t trying out for the team. So, I jumped on the phone Tuesday afternoon to talk with Joel about whether I could ditch my golf shirt and instead lace up my kicks Sunday afternoon. He loved the idea so Sunday I’ll have the pleasure of crossing “trying out for a professional basketball team” off of my Bucket List.