Mikhail Prokhorov promises to sell the Nets if he runs Russia
-via Ball Don't Lie

The Sacramento Kings fired coach Paul Westphal Thursday, hours after the team suffered a 27-point loss to the Denver Nuggets and just four days after the coach openly feuded with center DeMarcus Cousins.

"The overall performance level of the team has not approached what we felt was reasonable to expect," Petrie said.

Players will always rule the NBA

A good write-up on the upcoming off-season and pending labor (dis)agreement and how the fans are screwed either way. I usually temper my digestion of Simmons 'stuff', but this is exactly how I feel about the situation.

Sham breaks down the Luxury Tax in a really good read.

"So, if you want to team to cross over into tax territory in order to make your desired transaction, ask yourself if it's worth both the extra tax payments and the loss of that rebate to the owners. Because it probably isn't."