Anderson, a four-year NBA veteran, averaged 10.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists (all career highs) in 65 Post to Facebook Brooklyn Nets sign Alan Anderson on USAToday.com: http://usat.ly/1e9r8AQ Incorrect please try again A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Sent! A link has been sent to your friend’s email address. Join the Nation’s Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs Brooklyn Nets sign Alan Anderson USA TODAY Sports 6:16 p.m. EDT July 30, 2013 Alan Anderson (6) has signed with the Brooklyn Nets. (Photo: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports) SHARECONNECT TWEET COMMENTEMAILMORE The Brooklyn Nets have signed free agent guard/forward Alan Anderson, the team announced Tuesday. Anderson, a four-year NBA veteran, averaged 10.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists (all career highs) in 65 games for the Toronto Raptors last season. NBA MOVES: Free agents list Undrafted out of Michigan State, Anderson began his career playing the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons with the Charlotte Bobcats, appearing in 53 games, starting seven.
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Post to Facebook Ossie Schectman, scorer of NBA’s first points, dies on USAToday.com: http://usat.ly/1clkoll Incorrect please try again A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Sent! A link has been sent to your friend’s email address. 1 To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs Ossie Schectman, scorer of NBA’s first points, dies Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports 5:14 p.m. EDT July 30, 2013 Ossie Schectman (center), the first player to score in NBA history, died on July 30 at age 94. (Photo: Jeff McIntosh, AP) Ossie Schectman died on Tuesday at age 94 Schectman scored the first basket in NBA history on Nov. 1, 1946 Played just one season in the NBA SHARE 2 CONNECT 5 TWEET 1 COMMENTEMAILMORE Oscar B. “Ossie” Schectman, the first player in NBA history to score a basket, died Tuesday at age 94, the NBA announced. Schectman, who played one season for the New York Knicks, scored the basket in a game against the Toronto Huskies on November 1, 1946.
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It could be worse, but it could probably be much better too. Capitalizing on what’s left of the Horford era won’t be easy. Lucas Nogueira, Dennis Shroeder, John Jenkins, and Jared Cunningham all have various degrees of upside, but they’re another year or two away from becoming rotation players worthy of a club looking to contend. Danny Ferry and the Hawks front office may be willing to wait it out, hoping Horford’s patience follows suit.The last thing Atlanta needs is another Joe Johnson-sized mistake. If the opportunity to secure a versatile scorer presents itself, though, Ferry has to think about it. Should Shroeder rapidly improve upon his intriguing Summer League performances , recently- retained Jeff Teague could become reasonably enticing trade bait. Boston Celtics Darren McCollester/Getty Images Danny Ainge has plunged the Boston Celtics into a strange netherworld of partial rebuilding. Some might fancy it a “reload,” a more patient approach where the lows aren’t quite so low. Every now and then, that kind of thing pans out.
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Schectman scored the basket for the New York Knicks in a 68-66 win over the Toronto Huskies on November 1, 1946. I scored on a two-handed underhand layup, Schectman told ESPN.com in 2003 , which was the standard chippy shot back then. I also remember being on the receiving end of a give-and-go, but I cant remember who I received the pass from. Miraculously, video footage exists from this game, and even though its too grainy to make out the identities of most of the players, the touch pass Schectmans teammate threw him on the play is impressive even by todays standards. Schectman only played one season in the NBA, but he told ESPN that he was still a huge fan of the pro game even to the present day. We didnt have the size, the agility, or the physicality (of current players), he said. Players today also have to be ambidextrous, and we never were. I was a point guard, one of the best ball-handlers in the league, and I went left maybe once every game. Schectman isnt a household name by any means even most hardcore NBA history nerds havent heard of him but the simple contribution of scoring the first points in league history cannot be overstated. Millions of baskets have been made and attempted in the nearly seven-decade history of the NBA, by some of the greatest athletes ever to walk the planet. In that time, the league has evolved from total irrelevance to a worldwide powerhouse.
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The 30-year-old combo guard shot 38 percent from beyond the arc for Utah and Memphis desperately needs a reliable shooter to take some of the load off of Quincy Pondexter . Veteran leadership would be another plus for the Grizzlies, according to SB Nation’s Memphis blog Grizzly Bear Blues : What is really encouraging about this move is that the Grizzlies are trying to actually, possibly, theoretically, hopefully address the backup point guard spot that has haunted us for years. After literally pulling players off their couches in 2012 and 2013 (Arenas, Dooling), we may be looking forward to seeing what a veteran backup can do with an entire training camp/season to gel with the team. Oh, and clutch plays like this wouldn’t hurt either: Oden might be near decision After working out for several teams, including both that played in the NBA Finals , Greg Oden could decide who to sign with this week, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. The former top pick has suffered through an injury-plagued start to his career while undergoing five separate knee surgeries, but reports indicate he’s in good shape and moving well this summer after not appearing in an NBA game since the 2009-10 season with the Portland Trail Blazers . The Miami Heat are looking for size to accompany their Big Three of LeBron James , Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh and, as Windhorst points out, the Bulls and Nets will both be major Eastern Conference threats next season with tough frontcourts. Oden’s defensive ability would be a plus, then, as Miami look for its third straight NBA Championship and fourth consecutive Eastern Conference championship. Assuming Oden can stay healthy, which is a huge assumption, he would likely fit in well with the San Antonio Spurs , too. The 25-year-old big man and Tim Duncan could create a dominant front line for San Antonio and, as Duncan gets older, it’d be nice to have another cornerstone big to help fill his shoes.
Ossie Schectman, scorer of NBA’s first points, dies
Sign up now! NBA offseason recap: Andrew Bynum, Josh Smith among big Central division additions Travel Deals Satchel Price, SBNation Posted: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 1:30 PM It was an especially competitive summer in the Central Division, with no squads making blockbusters, but every team making moves. The Cleveland Cavaliers found out they’d have a fun offseason before the playoffs were even over. By the luck of the draw, they earned their second No. 1 pick in three seasons and third in 11 years, making the surprise choice to add Anthony Bennett out of UNLV. With Bennett, and Kyrie Irving, the future is bright, and with oft-injured star Andrew Bynum in the fold, they’ve immediately launched a squad that could compete right away — and has potential to grow. The biggest move of the offseason in the division might have been the Pistons’ addition of Josh Smith, a transaction that keeps them an NBA team but doesn’t necessarily put them in the playoff bracket. Meanwhile, the Bulls and Pacers doubled down on rosters that have already been successful: both added shooters, but both hope for more.
Oscar ‘Ossie’ Schectman dies, 94-year-old NBA ‘pioneer’ scored 1st basket in league history
displayComments:true! Oscar Ossie Schectman dies, 94-year-old NBA pioneer scored 1st basket in league history By Associated Press, Oscar Ossie Schectman, the former New York Knicks guard who scored the first basket in NBA history, died Tuesday. He was 94. Schectmans son Peter confirmed his fathers death, which was also announced by the Knicks. Peter says his dad died of complications from respiratory failure. Schectman scored the opening basket of a game in what was then known as the BAA on Nov. 1, 1946 for the Knicks against the Toronto Huskies. Commissioner David Stern said Tuesday in a statement that Schectman was a pioneer. The commissioner says, Playing for the New York Knickerbockers in the 1946-47 season, Ossie scored the leagues first basket, which placed him permanently in the annals of NBA history. On behalf of the entire NBA family, our condolences go out to Ossies family. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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“It’s up to him at his period in life to grow and make everyone around him better,” West said of Newton. “I think he’s going to be the kind of player everyone anticipates he will be and get them to highest level. He has a lot of obstacles ahead of him but I think he’s the guy to do it.” West knows a thing or two about talent evaluation, albeit in a different sport. He won six NBA championships as general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers. He currently serves as an adviser for the Golden State Warriors. On Monday he visited training camp at Wofford College as a guest of Panthers owner Jerry Richardson.
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