The Nuggets, coming off of their seventh consecutive play-off appearance and third straight 50-win season, may look good from a distance, but have an ever-approaching shelf life.

The NBDL’s Albuquerque Thunderbirds – the affiliate of both the Hornets and the Orlando Magic – will host open tryouts Sunday, September 25th at the Hornets practice facility in Westwego.

Earlier this month some Raptors fans took to Twitter to challenge DeMar DeRozan and Sonny Weems to a friendly game of basketball.

Like Kwame Brown, there are several talented-but-enigmatic players who will be seeking fresh starts with new clubs this season.

With LeBron James taking his “talents” elsewhere, it could finally be another players’ turn to shine in the Wine and Gold. The Cavaliers seem to have several complimentary players but if anyone can eventually be “the guy” for Cleveland, all signs point to J.J Hickson.

Seven different NBA Champions over the past 26 seasons. Depending on your perspective, it’s either a great thing for the NBA as a sign of a league historically rich with star-powered dynasties or a negative illustration of a league ripe with ‘have’ and ‘have-not’ teams.

Basically, the Rockets lose a bigger guy with a championship ring who has more experience and slightly better numbers. So why does this move make sense?

The final pieces of the Lakers roster that will try to compete for a three-peat were added on Thursday when the Lakers signed second-round draft picks, Devin Ebanks and Derrick Caracter.

In recent years, Canada’s national team has been defined by what’s missing as opposed to what’s there. Or, rather, who’s missing. Once you move past the ‘what could have been’ of Canada’s senior men’s team, a capable roster of young, hungry players is revealed.

Yes, I know the dog days of summer are here and that sound you hear is actually football pads cracking against each other but for us basketball junkies the end of August 2010 means the FIBA World Basketball Championships are upon us.