Wilson Chandler in dilemma

    Wilson Chandler who just returned after playing in China for Zhejiang Lions was already given a FIBA Clearance . Chandler averages 26.6 points and 11.6 rebounds per game during his stint on Chinese Basketball ASsociation  and now a restricted free agent in the NBA.The restricted free agent forward has till Thursday to receive an offer sheet from another team and then the Denver Nuggets would be given the chance to match it unless a team will only offer a 1 year contract an option to play for Italy can be consider according to his agent Chris Luchey. 

   Wilson Chandler was taken 23rd overall by the New York Knicks last 2007 draft  were he blossomed into an all around performer as he developed his mid range js and 3 point shooting . He was traded on 2011 along side Raymond Felton and Danillo Gallinari in exchange for star player Carmelo Anthony and a draft pick . 

                 Here are some of the NBA Highlights from Wilson Chandler

2 New Team set to join PBA D-League

   2 New Teams is set to join the Philippine Basketball Developmental League's Foundation Cup which is set to begin on March 13. 

Alvin Pua will call the shots for the Cagayan base team while Cebuano hotshot Yong Garcia is set to handle the Erase Plantcenta

Erase Plantcenta and the Cagayan Rising Suns are the latest teams to compete against the reigning PBA D-League Champion NLEX Road Warriors, Big Chill,Cafe France,Black Water,Pacific Pipes,Cebuana Lhullier,Boracy Rum,PC Gilmore,Cobra Energy Drink and Dub Unlimited. 

The ASpirants Cup will start with a bang as the Depending Champion NLEX will open its title defense against the big Chill , the first game will pit Blackwater versus the Pacific Pipes of Pido Jarencio.

Saigon Heat defeats Thailand Slammers to get their very first win

    SAIGON HEAT got their first win in the ABL after a stunning 60-55 drubbing against the last year champion Chang Thailand Slammers. Tan Binh Stadium was a jam-packed and the fans went nuts after shot after shot from Noy Javier to that  sent chills to the whole Thailand Slammer. “This win is monumental. It’s great for the city and country,” said newly appointed Saigon Heat coach Jason Rabedeaux stated.

    Noy Javier a collegiate star way back his NCAA Career shot the lights out when the game was on the line which eventually paid off and was adjudged as the best player of the ball game. 

   Boyet Bautista, a collegiate NCAA star scored 13 points on his debut together with their new import Chaz Briggs with 13 points.

Boxscore of the game 

Heat: Jonathan Jones – 18pts, Noy Javier – 17pts, Devon Sullivan – 13pts, Robert Sanz – 11pts, John Smith – 1pt

Slammers: Chaz Briggs – 13pts, Boyet Bautista – 13pts, Deandre Thomas – 12pts, Attaporn Leitmalaiporn – 5pts, Supachai Sangthong – 4pts, Chester Tolomia – 4pts, Mana Jantuma – 3pts, Darongpan Apiromvilaichai – 1pt

  

NBA All-Star 2012 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest LiveStream,Poll,Discussion,Prediction

   2012 Sprite Slam Dunk will feature 4 first-time participants bowing out to show their creativity and dunking prowess. Paul George  of  Indiana Pacers will banner the pack of Hungry Dunkers to punish the rim once again together with the 2nd Overall Pick from the recent draf Derick Williams, Chase Buddinger of Houston and Jeremy Evans of Utah Jazz who replaced Iman Shumpert due to injury.

   A new format will be implemented for the 2012 competition. The contest will consist of only one round and each competitor will execute three dunks. Fan voting will open after all four players have completed their first dunk. Previously, the Sprite Slam Dunk contest consisted of two rounds, with the first round scored by a panel of judges which determined two finalists.

Last Year Slam Dunk Contest

  Last year Dunk Contest was won by the Monster Blake Griffin after he launched a two handed Tomahawk  from a teammate Baron Davis on top of a new Silver Kia.

Prediction: 

•  Paul George was the unanimous pick inside the NBA Pool after displaying terrific creativeness and swagger every dunk before the Contest.
• Chase Buddinger may also pull some surprises from his sleeves, the runner from Mc Donald's Dunk Contest.
• Jeremy Evans will have a so-so Dunks same.
• Derick Williams will be the  dark horse in this competition.

Who will win the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest

HERE ARE THEIR HIGHLIGHTS

Paul George 

Jeremy Evans

Derick Williams

Chase Buddinger

Sprite Slam Dunk Year-By-Year Winners

2011 -- Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers
2010 -- Nate Robinson, New York
2009 -- Nate Robinson, New York
2008 -- Dwight Howard, Orlando
2007 -- Gerald Green, Boston
2006 -- Nate Robinson, New York
2005 -- Josh Smith, Atlanta
2004 -- Fred Jones, Indiana
2003 -- Jason Richardson, Golden State
2002 -- Jason Richardson, Golden State
2001 -- Desmond Mason, Seattle
2000 -- Vince Carter, Toronto
1997 -- Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers
1996 -- Brent Barry, L.A. Clippers
1995 -- Harold Miner, Miami
1994 -- Isaiah Rider, Minnesota
1993 -- Harold Miner, Miami
1992 -- Cedric Ceballos, Phoenix
1991 -- Dee Brown, Boston
1990 -- Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta
1989 -- Kenny Walker, New York
1988 -- Michael Jordan, Chicago
1987 -- Michael Jordan, Chicago
1986 -- Spud Webb, Atlanta
1985 -- Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta
1984 -- Larry Nance, Phoenix

BBVA Rising Star Challenge LiveStream,Result,Stats,Discussion,Poll

Who will win the BBVA Rising Star Challenge MVP

Watch here the Game Live!

JR Smith fined with $1 million by Chinese Team

     

     During the Lockout, JR Smith signed a 1 year Contract with Zhejiang Golden Bulls of Chinese Basketball Association(CBA). He was awarded as the Player of the Week and Started for the CBA All-Star team during his stay.He Lead his team to a 15-17 record and was eliminated from playoff contention as of February 12.

     Upon his return to America, New York Knicks  signed him with their mini mid-level exception following his stint in China.fortunately, the team added a player option to his contract worth a paltry $2.5 million in 2013.

According to a report published by NetEase, Smith had US $1.06 million deducted from his salaryover the course of the season for missing practices. Most of the missed practices came during pre-season while his team, Zhejiang Chouzhou, was getting ready for the start of the regular season. The sum was deducted from his salary, a final number that represented about one-third of his total salary.

Zhejiang Chouzhou general manager, Zhao Bing, said that the team was simply enforcing a clause in Smith's signed contract and that the team gave him ample warning throughout.

"This was the arrangement when he came to the team," said Zhao. "Every practice we let him know. If he expressed to us that he wasn't going to come to practice, we'd tell him that in accordance with our contract, we're deducting money from your salary. And he'd always get back to us with, 'Whatever. If you're going to take it, then just take it.'"

The article adds that Zhao Bing repeatedly told J.R. about the seriousness of the situation, but that he continued with the attitude that it was an unimportant issue for him. - via nuffball

       Maybe its also a way for this Chinese team to show their unsatisfactory to JR Smiths' game in china. 

Watch here his highlights at Chinese Basketball Association

Heat shackled Lin with a win 102-88

Eastern Conference Contenders, New York Knicks and Miami Heat just dueled it out once again. 

    The much anticipated game for Jeremy Lin to prove his game against the 3 headed monster lead by Lebron James, Dwayne Wade and Cris Bosh turned into a walk in the park for the Heat as they rolled to a 102-88 win.

Starting from the tip-off, Lin was shackled by sticky defense from Mario Chalmers and Norris Cole which resulted to a 8 points and 8 turnovers stats. Lin who was averaging around  23.9 points and 9.2 assists  on hist last 11 games for the knicks was obviously forced to commit some bad shots and turnovers. 

   Chris Bosh scored 25 points, Dwyane Wade added 22 and LeBron James finished with 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for Miami, which will go into the All-Star break with the NBA’s best record (27-7).

    Carmelo Anthony scored 19 points and grabbed 7 rebounds but had 5 swatted shots mainly by Joel Athony, Amare Stoudemire scored 13 , JR Smith 14 and Steve Novak  with 12 on 4-5 shooting from the 3point area.

 Amare Stoudemire has been averaging a season low 17.6  points and 8.1 rebounds after returning from inactive list.

                              Watch here the Game Highlights

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Lin and the Knicks trounced Atlanta Hawks

    When they play together its hard to stop them, this was observed by some of the sports analyst as the New York Knicks outclassed the Atlanta Hawks 99-82 with some balance scoring from their stars. Jeremy Lin lead the charged for the jam-packed knicks with 17 points, 9 assist , 2 steals with only 4 turnover. Linsanity got some helped this time with 7 of them at least scoring beyond 7 points. 

    The 6 foot 10 forward from Marquette lead the supporting cast with 17 points upon converting 5-10 from the 3 point region . Carmelo Anthony scored 15 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and dished 3 assist for his 2nd game after being activated from injury. Amare Stoudemire scored a season low 7 points but grabbed the team high 10 rebounds on 24 minutes of play. 

   Jeff Teague scored a season high 18 points to set the paced for Atlant which  dropped to 19-14 win-loss card. Joe Johnson the all-star guard of Atlanta hawks was not able to play after suffering from  tendinitis in his left knee

                                                   Watch here the first quarter highlights

Here's the Boxscore via Yahoo Sports

Atlanta

Starters	Pos	Min	FG	3Pt	FT	+/-	Off	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	BS	BA	PF	Pts
W. Green(notes)	G	30:54	7-16	1-5	1-1	-13	0	4	4	2	1	0	0	1	16
J. Teague(notes)	G	29:01	7-12	2-5	2-4	-8	0	1	0	3	3	1	1	0	18
Z. Pachulia(notes)	C	21:46	1-4	0-0	0-0	-6	3	4	2	1	2	0	0	3	2
J. Smith(notes)	F	34:14	5-13	0-2	3-4	-25	4	7	3	4	4	1	0	3	13
M. Williams(notes)	F	26:48	0-6	0-1	0-0	-2	1	4	1	0	1	0	1	3	0

Bench	Min	FG	3Pt	FT	+/-	Off	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	BS	BA	PF	Pts
Totals		32-81	8-29	10-18		12	40	16	24	14	2	3	23	82
Percentages		.395	.276	.556		Team Rebounds: 11
J. Pargo(notes)	18:59	2-8	1-6	1-2	-9	0	1	1	4	1	0	0	3	6
I. Johnson(notes)	16:59	1-5	0-1	0-0	-3	2	8	2	5	1	0	0	3	2
V. Radmanovic(notes)	15:47	3-5	1-3	0-1	+3	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	7
K. Hinrich(notes)	15:00	1-2	1-2	2-3	-5	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	3	5
T. McGrady(notes)	14:45	3-5	0-0	0-0	-21	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	6
J. Stackhouse(notes)	12:00	2-5	2-4	1-3	+3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	7
E. Dampier(notes)	3:47	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
J. Collins(notes)	DNP - Sprained Left Elbow
A. Horford(notes)	DNP - Inactive
J. Johnson(notes)	DNP - Inactive

New York

Starters	Pos	Min	FG	3Pt	FT	+/-	Off	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	BS	BA	PF	Pts
L. Fields(notes)	G	33:05	7-12	0-1	2-3	-1	2	7	1	2	1	1	0	3	16
J. Lin(notes)	G	32:28	6-11	1-2	4-4	+9	1	2	9	4	2	0	0	3	17
T. Chandler(notes)	C	33:44	3-4	0-0	1-4	+15	2	8	1	4	0	0	0	2	7
C. Anthony(notes)	F	27:14	7-16	1-2	0-0	+7	3	4	3	2	2	1	0	1	15
A. Stoudemire(notes)	F	24:29	3-8	0-0	1-1	+9	1	10	0	1	0	1	0	2	7

Bench	Min	FG	3Pt	FT	+/-	Off	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	BS	BA	PF	Pts
Totals		38-80	8-22	15-24		14	47	23	21	15	3	2	16	99
Percentages		.475	.364	.625		Team Rebounds: 10
J. Jeffries(notes)	26:02	2-6	0-1	3-4	+11	3	8	2	0	1	0	1	1	7
J.R. Smith(notes)	25:16	4-8	1-4	3-6	+13	1	5	1	2	5	0	0	1	12
S. Novak(notes)	22:10	6-12	5-10	0-0	+14	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	17
B. Davis(notes)	13:56	0-3	0-2	1-2	+6	0	1	6	5	2	0	1	2	1
J. Jordan(notes)	1:36	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Bibby(notes)	DNP - Coach's Decision
T. Douglas(notes)	DNP - Coach's Decision
J. Harrellson(notes)	DNP - Inactive
I. Shumpert(notes)	DNP - Inactive
B. Walker(notes)	DNP - Inactive