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Michigan St. legend Mateen Cleaves highlights CBS Sports Draft Show

June 14, 2013 by paulmbanks Leave a Comment

Mateen Cleaves is not only one of the most legendary names in Michigan State history, he’s also one of the most iconic players in college basketball lore. This Spartan warrior is known for winning a national title while on crutches, being a stellar point guard and the ugly Bill Cosby style sweaters he wore on the bench when injured.

Mateen Cleaves played in the NBA for 6 years, including a couple years with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons. He later played in the NBDL, Russia and Greece. Now the Big Ten icon of icon is joining CBS Sports as a studio analyst.

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2013 NBA Mock Draft- Second Round (6/12/13)

June 11, 2013 by davidkay 3 Comments

Here is the second round of our updated 2013 NBA Mock Draft. Click on the players’ name for a complete, in-depth scouting report.

(By the way, The Sports Bank was graded as the most accurate 2011 AND 2012 NBA Mock Draft on the web.)

CLICK HERE FOR THE FIRST ROUND

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2013 NBA Mock Draft- First Round (6/12/13)

June 11, 2013 by davidkay 14 Comments

Here is our updated 2013 NBA Mock Draft. Click on the players’ name for a complete, in-depth scouting report and the team for a complete guide to the NBA off-season team needs page.

(By the way, The Sports Bank was graded as the most accurate 2011 AND 2012 NBA Mock Draft on the web.)

GO HERE FOR THE SECOND ROUND

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Detroit Pistons must learn from 2009 off-season and spend wisely

May 31, 2013 by davidkay 2 Comments

The Detroit Pistons enter the NBA off-season with plenty of salary cap flexibility. That doesn’t mean they should overpay average talent and throw ridiculous contract offers out this summer like they did in 2009 when they kill their cap space on Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva. The goal this off-season; improve the roster but be smart about it.

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Cavs all time champs of NBA Draft Lottery

May 21, 2013 by davidkay 2 Comments

The NBA Draft Lottery was held Tonight and we found out the Cleveland Cavs will pick first in the 2013 NBA Draft.

The Cavs have been lucky enough to get No. 1 pick 3 times in 11 years. However, the Cavs have also been bad enough to get No. 1 pick three times in 11 years.

Unlike last year when Anthony Davis was the clear cut top prospect, a number of players are in consideration this year including Kentucky‘s Nerlens Noel, Ben McLemore of Kansas, and even Michigan‘s Trey Burke or Georgetown‘s Otto Porter. More than likely, team need will play a huge factor in terms of which player hears their named called first on June 27th.

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2013 NBA Draft Early Entrants

April 28, 2013 by davidkay Leave a Comment

The 2013 NBA Draft will soon be here. The deadline for college basketball underclassmen having to decide their future has officially passed so at this point, you are either in or out. Here is an updated list of underclassmen who have declared for the 2013 NBA Draft and where they could end up being selected.

Click here for The Sports Bank’s 2013 NBA Draft mock.

Updated: 4/29/13

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Top 20 2013 NBA free agents

April 24, 2013 by davidkay 1 Comment

The 2013 group of NBA free agents is a lot deeper and more talented than last year’s crop. Star players like Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, and Josh Smith will be available this summer and there are several teams that have put themselves in position to make some major splashes in free agency. Here is a look at the Top 20 NBA free agents for this off-season.

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2014 NBA Mock Draft (4/22/13)

April 21, 2013 by davidkay 2 Comments

The 2014 NBA Draft class is shaping up to be way more loaded than the 2013 group. Here is an insanely early 2014 NBA Mock Draft where team needs and outstanding trades have NOT yet been taken into account. Click here for The Sports Bank’s 2013 NBA Mock Draft.

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NBA Trade Deadline winners and losers

February 22, 2013 by davidkay 1 Comment

The NBA Trade Deadline came and went without any star players changing homes. It was less entertaining than this season of American Idol… and that’s saying something. In fact, the “biggest” name to be traded was J.J. Redick who went from Orlando to Milwaukee. Ish. Here are the winners and losers of the 2013 NBA Trade Deadline.

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2012 NBA Draft re-do with 2013 hindsight

February 19, 2013 by davidkay 1 Comment

It is an annual tradition here during the NBA All-Star break to re-do the NBA Draft lottery from the previous year. The Sports Bank’s NBA Draft Nerd, David Kay and Peter Christian will alternate re-drafting the first round of the 2012 NBA Draft taking into account what they know about the rookies based off their performances so far this season. They will factor in how each team’s roster looked at the time of the draft and give their reasons as to why the selection would be made.

Check out The Sports Bank’s 2013 NBA Mock Draft.

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Grizzlies send Rudy Gay to Raptors in three-team deal: trade breakdown

January 30, 2013 by davidkay Leave a Comment

Rudy Gay’s name has been floating around in trade rumors the past couple of weeks and finally the triggered has been pulled in our first major pre-trade deadline deal. Gay heads from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Toronto Raptors in a three-team trade that also includes the Detroit Pistons. Here is my trade breakdown.

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Detroit Pistons hostess Erin Nicole: photos and bio

October 26, 2012 by paulmbanks Leave a Comment

If you haven’t noticed Detroit Pistons in-arena hostess Erin Nicole yet, you won’t forget the name after seeing this post today. The singer, actress, spokesmodel continues the tradition of hot girls named Erin in sports media, and models becoming “journalists.”

I’m sure you’ll enjoy her appearance in the promo for a “Naughty Schoolgirl” night after the jump. She also does traffic reports or something for the ABC affiliate in Detroit.

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