2008-2009 NBA Preview
Table of Contents
- 2008 First Round Draft Results
- 2008 Second Round Draft Results
- More on Derrick Rose....
- Introducing the.....
- Latest NBA News
- 2008 NBA Finals: Celtics vs. Lakers
- The Champs are Crowned
- Eastern Conference Schedule and Results: Round One
- Eastern Conference Schedule and Results: Semifinals
- Eastern Conference Schedule and Results: Conference Finals
- NBA Link
- Western Conference Schedule and Results: Round One
- Western Conference Schedule and Results: Semifinals
- Western Conference Schedule and Results: Conference Finals
- Who Does "Vegas" Like?
- NBA Related Video
- Get Your NBA Tickets at....
- More NBA Videos
- NBA Apparel on Amazon
- NBA Basketball Photos
- Vote for your favorite NBA item
- Are You a Fan of the NBA?
2008 First Round Draft Results
2. Miami Heat; Michael Beasley, Forward, Kansas State
3. Minnesota Timberwolves; O.J. Mayo, Guard, USC (To Memphis)
4. Seattle Supersonics; Russell Westbrook, Guard, UCLA
5. Memphis Grizzlies; Kevin Love, Forward, UCLA (To Minnesota)
6. New York Knicks; Danilo Gallinari, Forward, Italy
7. Los Angeles Clippers; Eric Gordon, Guard, Indiana
8. Milwaukee Bucks; Joe Alexander, Forward, West Virginia
9. Charlotte Bobcats; D.J. Augustin, Guard, Texas
10. New Jersey Nets; Brook Lopez, Center, Stanford
11. Indiana Pacers; Jerryd Bayless, Guard, Arizona
12. Sacramento Kings; Jason Thompson, Forward, Rider
13. Portland Trail Blazers; Brandon Rush, Forward, Kansas
14. Golden State Warriors; Anthony Randolph, Forward, LSU
15. Phoenix Suns; (from Atlanta) Robin Lopez, Forward, Stanford
16. Philadelphia 76ers; Marreese Speights, Forward, Florida
17. Toronto Raptors; Roy Hibbert, Center, Georgetown
18. Washington Wizards; JaVale McGee, Center, Nevada
19. Cleveland Cavaliers; J.J. Hickson, Forward, N.C. State
20. Charlotte Bobcats; (from Denver) Alexis Ajinca, Center, France
21. New Jersey Nets; (from Dallas) Ryan Anderson, Forward, California
22. Orlando Magic; Courtney Lee, Guard, Western Kentucky
23. Utah Jazz; Kosta Koufos, Center, Ohio State
24. Seattle SuperSonics; (from Phoenix) Serge Ibaka, Forward, Spain
25. Houston Rockets; Nicolas Batum, Forward, France (To Portland)
26. San Antonio Spurs; George Hill, Guard, IUPUI
27. New Orleans; Darrell Arthur, Forward, Kansas (To Memphis via Portland)
28. Memphis Grizzlies; (from L.A. Lakers) Donte Greene, Forward, Syracuse (To Houston)
29. Detroit Pistons; D.J. White, Forward, Indiana (To Seattle)
30. Boston Celtics; J.R. Giddens, Guard, New Mexico
2008 Second Round Draft Results
32. Seattle Supersonics; Walter Sharpe, Forward, Alabama-Birmingham (To Detroit)
33. Portland Trail Blazers; (from Memphis) Joey Dorsey, Forward, Memphis (To Houston)
34. Minnesota Timberwolves; Mario Chalmers, Guard, Kansas (To Miami)
35. Los Angeles Clippers; DeAndre Jordan, Center, Texas A&M
36. Portland Trail Blazers; (from New York) Omer Asik, Center, Turkey (To Chicago)
37. Milwaukee Bucks; Luc Mbah a Moute, Forward, UCLA
38. Charlotte Bobcats; Kyle Weaver, Guard, Washington State
39. Chicago Bulls; Sonny Weems, Guard, Arkansas (To Denver)
40. New Jersey Nets; Chris Douglas-Roberts, Guard, Memphis
41. Indiana Pacers; Nathan Jawai, Forward, Australia
42. Sacramento Kings; (from Atlanta) Sean Singletary, Guard, Virginia
43. Sacramento Kings; Patrick Ewing Jr., Forward, Georgetown
44. Utah Jazz; (from Philadelphia) Ante Tomic, Center, Croatia
45. San Antonio Spurs; (from Toronto) Goran Dragic, Guard, Slovenia (To Phoenix)
46. Seattle SuperSonics; (from Portland) Trent Plaisted, Forward, BYU (To Detroit)
47. Washington Wizards; Bill Walker, Forward, Kansas State (To Boston)
48. Phoenix Suns; (from Cleveland) Malik Hairston, Guard, Oregon (To San Antonio)
49. Golden State Warriors; Richard Hendrix, Forward, Alabama
50. Seattle SuperSonics; (from Denver) DeVon Hardin, Center, California
51. Dallas Mavericks; Shan Foster, Guard, Vanderbilt
52. Miami Heat; (from Orlando) Darnell Jackson, Forward, Kansas (To Cleveland)
53. Utah Jazz; Tadija Dragicevic, Forward, Serbia
54. Houston Rockets; Maarty Leunen, Forward, Oregon
55. Portland Trail Blazers; (from Phoenix) Mike Taylor, Guard, Idaho Stampede (To L.A. Clippers)
56. Seattle SuperSonics; (from New Orleans) Sasha Kaun, Center, Kansas
57. San Antonio Spurs; James Gist, Forward, Maryland
58. Los Angeles Lakers; Joe Crawford, Guard, Kentucky
59. Detroit Pistons; Deron Washington, Forward, Virginia Tech
60. Boston Celtics; Semih Erden, Center, Turkey
More on Derrick Rose....
Drafted #1 by the Chicago Bulls
Derrick Martell Rose (born ) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6 foot 3 inch point guard had the 11th best selling jersey in the league the past season.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Rose won two state championships in high school and was rated by scouts as the top point guard prospect in the country after graduation. He played collegiately for the for the University of Memphis Tigers and reached the NCAA national championship game in 2008. Shortly after his freshman year ended, Rose declared for the 2008 NBA Draft and was selected first overall by his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls. In his first year of professional basketball, Rose led the team (and all rookies) in assists, voted the Rookie of the Year and was selected to the All-Rookie Team as the Bulls returned to the playoffs. Chicago then fell to the Boston Celtics in seven games.
Introducing the.....
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Oklahoma City Thunder
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Formerly known as the Seattle Supersonics, The Oklahoma City Thunder is a professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA)....
Latest NBA News
Fetching RSS feed... please stand by2008 NBA Finals: Celtics vs. Lakers
Best of seven
1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (1) Boston CelticsBos wis series 4-2
1. Thu, Jun 5 - Bos 98 LAL 88
2. Sun, Jun 8 - Bos 108 LAL 102
3. Tue, Jun 10 - LAL 87 Bos 81
4. Thu, Jun 12 - Bos 97 LAL 91
5. Sun, Jun 15 - LAL 103 Bos 98
6. Tue, Jun 17 - Bos 131 LAL 92
The Champs are Crowned
The Boston Celtics are the 2007-2008 NBA Champions!
Eastern Conference Schedule and Results: Round One
All series are best of seven
8) Atlanta Hawks vs. (1) Boston Celtics
Bos wins series 4-3
1. Sun, Apr 20 - Bos 104 Atl 81
2. Wed, Apr 23 - Bos 96 Atl 77
3. Sat, Apr 26 - Atl 102 Bos 93
4. Mon, Apr 28 - Atl 97 Bos 92
5. Wed, Apr 30 - Bos 110 Atl 85
6. Fri, May 2 - Atl 103 Bos 100
7. Sun, May 4 - Bos 99 Atl 65
(7) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Detroit Pistons
Det wins series 4-2
1. Sun, Apr 20 - Phi 90 Det 86
2. Wed, Apr 23 - Det 105 Phi 88
3. Fri, Apr 25 - Phi 95 Det 75
4. Sun, Apr 27 - Det 93 Phi 84
5. Tue, Apr 29 - Det 98 Phi 81
6. Thu, May 01 - Det 100 Phi 77;
(6) Toronto Raptors vs. (3) Orlando Magic
Orl wins series 4-1
1. Sun, Apr 20 - Orl 114 Tor 100
2. Tue, Apr 22 - Orl 104 Tor 103
3. Thu, Apr 24 - Tor 108 Orl 94
4. Sat, Apr 26 - Orl 106 Tor 94
5. Mon, Apr 28 - Orl 102 Tor 92
(5) Washington Wizards vs. (4) Cleveland Cavaliers
Cle wins series 4-2
1. Sat, Apr 19 - Cle 93 Was 86
2. Mon, Apr 21 - Cle 116 Was 86
3. Thu, Apr 24 - Was 108 Cle 72
4. Sun, Apr 27 - Cle 100 Was 97
5. Wed, Apr 30 - Was 88 Cle 87
6. Fri, May 2 - Cle 105 Was 88;
Eastern Conference Schedule and Results: Semifinals
All series are best of seven
(4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (1) Boston CelticsBos wins series 4-3
1. Tue, May 6 - Bos 76 Cle 72
2. Thu, May 8 - Bos 89 Cle 73
3. Sat, May 10 - Cle 108 Bos 84
4. Mon, May 12 - Cle 88 Bos 77
5. Wed, May 14 - Bos 96 Cle 89
6. Fri, May 16 - Cle 74 Bos 69
7. Sun, May 18 - Bos 97 Cle 92
(3) Orlando Magic vs. (2) Detroit Pistons
Det wins series 4-1
1. Sat, May 3 - Det 91, Orl 72
2. Mon, May 5 - Det 100 Orl 93
3. Wed, May 7 - Orl 111 Det 86
4. Sat, May 10 - Det 90 Orl 89
5. Tue, May 13 - Det 91 Orl 86
Eastern Conference Schedule and Results: Conference Finals
All series are best of seven
(2) Detroit Pistons vs. (1) Boston CelticsBos wins series 4-2
1. Tue, May 20 - Bos 88 Det 79
2. Thu, May 22 - Det 103 Bos 97
3. Sat, May 24 - Bos 94 Det 80
4. Mon, May 26 - Det 94 Bos 75
5. Wed, May 28 - Bos 106 Det 102
6. Fri, May 30 - Bos 89 Det 81
NBA Link
- NBA Official Website
- The official website of the NBA
Western Conference Schedule and Results: Round One
All series are best of seven
(8) Denver Nuggets vs. (1) Los Angeles Lakers
LAL wins series 4-0
1. Sun, Apr 20 - LAL 128 Den 114
2. Wed, Apr 23 - LAL 122 Den 107
3. Sat, Apr 26 - LAL 102 Den 84
4. Mon, Apr 28 - LAL 107 Den 101
(7) Dallas Mavericks vs. (2) New Orleans Hornets
NO wins series 4-1
1. Sat, Apr 19 - NO 104 Dal 92
2. Tue, Apr 22 - NO 127 Dal 103
3. Fri, Apr 25 - Dal 97 NO 87
4. Sun, Apr 27 - NO 97 Dal 84
5. Tue, Apr 29 - NO 99 Dal 94;
(6) Phoenix Suns vs. (3) San Antonio Spurs
SA wins series 4-1
1. Sat, Apr 19 - SA 117 Pho 115 2OT
2. Tue, Apr 22 - SA 102 Pho 96
3. Fri, Apr 25 - SA 115 Pho 99
4. Sun, Apr 27 - Pho 105 SA 86
5. Tue, Apr 29 - SA 92 Pho 87
(4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Houston Rockets
Uta wins series 4-2
1. Sat, Apr 19 - Uta 93 Hou 82
2. Mon, Apr 21 - Uta 90 Hou 84
3. Thu, Apr 24 - Hou 94 Uta 92
4. Sat, Apr 26 - Uta 86 Hou 82
5. Tue, Apr 29 - Hou 95 Uta 69
6. Fri, May 2 - Uta 113 Hou 91/p">
Western Conference Schedule and Results: Semifinals
All series are best of seven
(4) Utah Jazz vs. (1) Los Angeles LakersLAL wins series 4-2
1. Sun, May 4 - LAL 109 Uta 98
2. Tue, May 6 - LAL 120 Uta 110
3. Fri, May 9 - Uta 104 LAL 99
4. Sun, May 11 - Uta 123 LAL 115 OT
5. Wed, May 14 - LAL 111 Uta 104
6. Fri, May 16 - LAL 108 Uta 105
(3) San Antonio Spurs vs. (2) New Orleans Hornets
SA wins series 4-3
1. Sat, May 3 - NO 101 SA 82
2. Mon, May 5 - NO 102 SA 84
3. Thu, May 8 - SA 110 NO 99
4. Sun, May 11 - SA 100 NO 80
5. Tue, May 13 - NO 101 SA 79
6. Thu, May 15 - SA 99 NO 88
7. Mon, May 19 - SA 91 NO 82
Western Conference Schedule and Results: Conference Finals
All series best of seven
(3) San Antonio Spurs vs. (1) Los Angeles LakersLAL wins series 4-1
1. Wed, May 21 - LAL 89 SA 85
2. Fri, May 23 - LAL 101 SA 71
3. Sun, May 25 - SA 103 LAL 84
4. Tue, May 27 - LAL 93 SA 91
5. Thu, May 29 - LAL 100 SA 92
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Championship Odds
ODDS TO WIN THE 2008-09 NBA FINALS
Teams--------- Open------ Current
Los Angeles Lakers 5/2 3/1
Boston Celtics 7/2 7/2
New Orleans Hornets 7/1 6/1
Detroit Pistons 7/1 7/1
Cleveland Cavaliers 15/1 8/1
Houston Rockets 15/1 8/1
San Antonio Spurs 7/1 8/1
Utah Jazz 12/1 10/1
Phoenix Suns 10/1 10/1
Orlando Magic 15/1 15/1
Philadelphia 76ers 40/1 20/1
Toronto Raptors 25/1 20/1
Dallas Mavericks 15/1 20/1
Denver Nuggets 22/1 30/1
Chicago Bulls 40/1 30/1
Portland T.Blazers 50/1 35/1
Washington Wizards 30/1 40/1
Golden St. Warriors 30/1 45/1
Indiana Pacers 50/1 50/1
Los Angeles Clips 75/1 50/1
Miami Heat 200/1 60/1
Atlanta Hawks 50/1 60/1
Charlotte Bobcats 75/1 60/1
New Jersey Nets 50/1 60/1
Milwaukee Bucks 150/1 75/1
Minnesota Twolves 100/1 75/1
New York Knicks 150/1 100/1
Sacramento Kings 75/1 125/1
Oklahoma Cy Thundr 250/1 250/1
Memphis Grizzlies 250/1 300/1
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