New teammates for Foye, Lowry

A late night Draft-day trade will bring Randy Foye and Kyle Lowry new teammates on their respective teams. The Minnesota Timberwolves drafted USC guard O.J. Mayo with the number three pick and the Memphis Grizzlies took UCLA forward Kevin Love with the fifth pick. The T-Wolves and Grizzlies agreed to trade O.J. Mayo, Marko Jaric, Antoine Walker, and Greg Buckner for Kevin Love, Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal, and Jason Collins.

The trade leaves Randy Foye as the premier guard in Minnesota, with two young talented big men in Love and Al Jefferson. They also add one the best shooters in the league in Mike Miller. By passing up on Mayo, the Timberwolves organization is putting their trust in Foye to lead their team.

On the Grizzlies side of the deal Kyle Lowry now has even more competition in the backcourt with Lowry, Mike Conley, O.J. Mayo, Rudy Gay, and Javaris Crittenton all vying for playing time. Memphis has a talented young group of players, but they are lacking in the frontcourt. At least one of these guards will likely be traded before the start of the season. The odd man out could be Lowry who has been involved in trade rumors ever since the Grizzlies drafted Conley last year.

Maurice Sutton to Villanova

On the last day of the national signing period Maurice Sutton announced he will be heading to Villanova next year. Sutton is a 6'10 forward/center from Maryland. He was also considering Seton Hall and Indiana. There is speculation that he will red-shirt next season to get stronger, but nevertheless Sutton will help provide Villanova with a much needed inside presence in the future. This is exactly the type of player the Wildcats needed, with four of Villanova's six front court players graduating next year.

"NBA Playoffs" The Movie Continued

Some more additions to the "NBA Playoffs" The Movie Column.


Dave Chappelle as Byron Scott
Actor/Comedian, Chappelle's Show : Coach, New Orleans Hornets



Luke Wilson as Brent Barry
Actor, Old School : SG, San Antonio Spurs



Ray Allen as Ray Allen
Actor, He got Game : SG, Boston Celtics



Fabio as Fabricio Oberto
Model : F/C San Antonio Spurs



Paul Bunyan as Scot Pollard
Mythological lumberjack : F/C Boston Celtics


And even though he's not in the NBA...


George Clooney as Jay Wright
Actor : Coach, Villanova Wildcats

"NBA Playoffs" The Movie

2007-2008 NBA Playoffs the Movie, starring...


Jason Schwartzman as Sasha Vujacic
Actor, Rushmore, I Heart Huckabees : SG, LA Lakers



Aston Kutcher as Kyle Korver
Actor, That 70s Show, Punk'd : SG, Utah Jazz



Chris Rock as Michael Finley
Comedian/Actor : G/F, San Antonio Spurs



Denzel Washington as Tracy McGrady
Actor, Malcolm X, Training Day, American Gangster : SG, Houston Rockets



The guy from the State Farm commercials as Jason Kidd
Actor : PG, Dallas Mavericks



Method Man as Rasheed Wallace
Rapper, Wu-Tang Clan : PF, Detroit Pistons



Mr. Eko as Samuel Dalembert
Actor, Lost : C, Philadelphia 76ers



Will Smith as Tim Duncan
Actor/Rapper : PF, San Antonio Spurs



KRS-One as Chris Bosh
Rapper : PF, Toronto Raptors



B.J. Novak as Jose Calderon
Ryan Howard on The Office : PG, Toronto Raptors



Omar Little as Reggie Evans
Actor, The Wire : F, Philadelphia 76ers



Owen Wilson as Andrei Kirilenko
Actor, Zoolander, Wedding Crashers : F, Utah Jazz



Michael Clarke Duncan as Shaquille O'Neal
Actor, Armageddon, The Green Mile : C, Phoenix Suns



G.I. Jane as Steve Nash
Actress, Demi Moore : PG, Phoenix Suns



Ron Jeremy as Stan Van Gundy
Actor, porn star : Coach, Orlando Magic



Sideshow Bob as Anderson Varejao
Actor, The Simpsons : PF, Cleveland Cavaliers



Jason Voorhees as Rip Hamilton
Actor/serial killer, Friday the 13th : SG, Detroit Pistons



A Werewolf as Pau Gasol
Actor, Teen Wolf : PF, L.A. Lakers



and Grimace as Charles Barkley
McDonald's character : TNT analyst

... coming soon to a theater near you.