OKC Trade Sixth man of The Year, James Harden.

Saturday night, Twitter went on a tweeting spree when the news of 2011-12 Sixth Man of Year, James Harden had just been traded. The Thunder acquired guards Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb, two first-round picks and a second-round pick in the surprising deal that was completed Saturday night. Oklahoma City also sent center Cole Aldrich and forwards Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward to Houston. The Thunder offered Harden $55.5 million over four years -- $4.5 million less than the max deal Harden coveted and will get from the Rockets. Harden averaged 16.8 points and 3.7 assists last season, and joined Durant and Westbrook on the U.S. men's Olympic team. He struggled badly in Oklahoma City's loss to Miami in the NBA Finals, but the Thunder felt good about their chances of getting back there with another year of experience for their young stars, all 24 or younger.
"I would love to Thank Oklahoma City for 3 amazing years!" Harden tweeted Sunday. "Teammates and Fans were thee best. The love will always be there. Thanks Again."




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First Female Coach In The NBA?

Natalie Nakase was a former point guard at UCLA and as a pro in Japan. She then suffered an injury, which then stopped her from playing basketball, so she put focus some where else. She loved the game of basketball so much, she then wanted it to become her profession, but not as a player but a coach. She recently found a job as an intern for the video coordinator for the L.A. Clippers, which gives her a foot in the NBA door. "Everyone doubted me, even coaches," Nakase said. "Even on campus, people thought I was on the gymnastics team. Stuff like that I use as motivation to work even harder and I've been pretty much proving everyone wrong since." She trains with NBA player Earl Watson. To say that I think she’s going to be an NBA head coach is a little bit far-reaching. I do believe that we will see in the next few years some coach giving her an opportunity on the court. I don’t think it’s going to be in a decision-making role, I think it’s going to be behind the scenes. But she would be on the bench and I do think the NBA is willing to take that step




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NBA Preseason Starts

For all NBA fans, the preseason has finally started. The 2012-13 NBA season is one of the top seasons that people have been looking forward to. NBA fans have dealt with the Lakers getting Steve Nash and Dwight Howard. The Heat picked up Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis. The now Brooklyn Nets got Joe Johnson from a huge trade. The Knicks let go Jeremy Lin, but picked up Raymond Felton, veterans Jason Kidd, Rasheed Wallace, and Marcus Camby. And there was more news, but I don't want to go to long with that. This is just a huge season that people are looking forward to watch. The preseason may not be the real season, but it's what us NBA fans have to deal with until October 31st. A couple of good games happened this weekend with the Clipper beating the Heat in China. New Your beat Boston in a overtime win.

Phil Jackson Says "Lebron has tools that equal to Jordan"

Since Lebron James was a freshman, he has been known as a phenom. Now in his 9th season in his NBA, Lebron has proved to his haters, that he can win championship. The talk of the NBA right now is not the start of the preseason, it is the Michael Jordan and Lebron James comparison. It spread even quicker when Phil Jackson made comments about the two great players. "He's got all the physical attributes," Jackson said. "He is a player that can play four positions. Except for perhaps the center spot, which he hasn't (been) given a shot at yet, he can play those other four positions quite well.  This is unique; Michael could play three and was very good at all three of those, but as a power player that LeBron can become, I think he has an opportunity to explore and advance some of the status that he has already gained."
"Winning six championships is an elusive thing out there, and they haven't won two yet," Jackson said. "But he's kinda got the smell of it, and even the Olympic experience this summer, he was the granted leader of that team and was the critical player when they needed something to happen in the final games.  I think he's there, I think he's at that position. He's got good things ahead of him and a lot of it depends upon if he's gonna be healthy for the remainder of his career."
Lebron won his first championship at the age 27 and Michael won his first at the age 28. Lebron is in his prime and has more years to come. Will he one day be better then Jordan is the question.



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Rasheed Wallace close to signing with Knicks

Former Boston Celtic, Rasheed Wallace is reportedly close to signing with the New York Knicks chief basketball executive has confirmed. The 38-year-old hasn't played in the NBA because of his retirement two years ago with the Boston Celtics. Known for his aggressive attitude and gaining numerous technical fouls, Rasheed has had a solid career in the NBA averaging 15 points per game as a power forward. The New York Knicks have picked up Raymond Felton, 39-year-old Jason Kidd, and 38-year-old Marcus camby. With those guys, they've picked up a lot of experience and hope to get past the 2011-12 champions, Miami Heat.