The 2006-2007 season started out very promising for the Wizards. In the offseason they signed free agents DeShawn Stevenson and Darius Songaila. Etan Thomas beat out fellow center Brendan Haywood for the starting center job. After starting the season 0-8 on the road, Washington rebounded to win 6 of 7 on the road. After a [...]
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The team was originally the New Orleans Jazz, but due to owner Sam Battistone’s unhappiness in New Orleans (and perhaps his wife’s Utah roots), moved to Utah in 1979. The Jazz were one of [...]
The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA’s expansion into Canada. When the Grizzlies relocated to Memphis, Tennessee [...]
The Seattle SuperSonics (or simply Sonics) are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Their mascot’s name is Squatch. Of the three current major professional sports teams in Seattle—the Seattle Mariners, the Seattle Seahawks, and the Sonics—the Sonics are the only one to have won [...]
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and are currently the NBA Western Conference Champions of 2007.
The Spurs are the only former American Basketball Association team to have won an NBA championship, which they have done three times. As [...]
The 2006 offseason was started with the announcement that head coach Rick Adelman’s contract would not be renewed. The Kings named Eric Musselman as Adelman’s replacement as head coach.
In 2006-2007, the disappointing play of the Kings had been coupled with the distraction of legal troubles. Coach Eric Musselman pleaded no contest to DUI charges early [...]
The Trail Blazers entered the NBA in 1970 as an expansion team, and have played in Portland for the entire time. In 1977 they won their only NBA Championship. The team was a regular fixture in the NBA Playoffs through 2003. The team was sold to Paul Allen in 1988. In 1990 and 1992 the [...]
The Suns began the 2006 Western Conference Playoffs as favorites against the Los Angeles Lakers. After winning Game 1 in Phoenix, they found themselves trailing in the series 3-1 after impressive performances by Laker shooting guard Kobe Bryant. However, the Suns went on to win three straight games. They won Game 5 easily at home [...]
The 76ers went into the 2001-02 season with high expectations, but were able to produce only a 43–39 record, sixth in the Eastern Conference. In the first round of the playoffs, Philadelphia was defeated by the Boston Celtics, three games to two. In 2002-03, the Sixers sprinted to a 15–4 start, but a 10–20 swoon [...]
(2006-07)After beginning the season strong with a 13–4 record, the Orlando Magic began to suffer in the standings as the result of multiple losses, due in large part to the injuries of Tony Battie, Trevor Ariza, Keyon Dooling, and Grant Hill. The Magic were also hampered with the sporadic play of many of their young [...]
