Latest Tim Povtak Stories

• Lack of Extension Could Pay Off Big for Rudy Gay
• By Tim Povtak 4/04/2010 11:50 PM ET
• ORLANDO – Forward Rudy Gay didn't get that five-year, $65 million contract extension he wanted from the Memphis Grizzlies before this season began. He may get even more now. The lack of an ...
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• Matt Barnes Ejected in Magic's Win Over the Grizzlies
• By Tim Povtak 4/04/2010 10:50 PM ET
• ORLANDO – For a nomadic journeyman with his seventh team in seven years – with a career scoring average just over seven points -- Matt Barnes sure is making his presence felt late in the ... More »
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• Could the NBA Adopt the D-League Playoff Format?
• By Tim Povtak 4/02/2010 10:30 AM ET
• Imagine the reaction in San Antonio if Phil Jackson and the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers could hand-pick their first-round playoff opponent, deciding they would enjoy beating up the aging but ... More »
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• Howard Mocks Barkley, Wants to Settle MVP Race in Playoffs
• By Tim Povtak 3/30/2010 5:00 PM ET
• ORLANDO, Fla. – Dwight Howard doesn't stand a chance against LeBron James -- or even Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant -- when it comes to public opinion, and the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award. ... More »
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• Redick, Duke Have Big Night Together
• By Tim Povtak 3/28/2010 11:00 PM ET
• ORLANDO, Fla. -- As he was leaving Amway Arena Sunday night after his best game as an NBA player, J.J. Redick was serenaded by fans on his way to the parking lot. "Go Blue Devils. Go Blue Devils,'' ... More »
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• Carmelo Puts Team, 2-Seed on Shoulders
• By Tim Povtak 3/28/2010 3:00 PM ET
• ORLANDO, Fla. -- When a laughing Carmelo Anthony -- in the midst of a Denver Nuggets workout -- came scooting across the basketball court Sunday morning on an oversized tricycle he found in the ... More »
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• Wolves Plan to Re-Sign Darko Milicic
• By Tim Povtak 3/27/2010 12:30 AM ET
• ORLANDO – The Minnesota Timberwolves are making plans to offer enigmatic center Darko Milicic a new multi-year contract this summer when he becomes a free agent, believing they can tap the ... More »
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• Slide of Duncan, Spurs Ends an Era
• By Tim Povtak 3/25/2010 6:15 PM ET
• It's hard to feel sorry for a team that still has a shot at its 11th consecutive 50-win season. Yet it's happening now. The downslide of a dynasty can be unsettling to watch as it unravels, ... More »
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• Hawks Prove They Can Beat Those at the Top
• By Tim Povtak 3/24/2010 11:15 PM ET
• This was one the Atlanta Hawks had to have Wednesday night. They didn't need it to make the playoffs, or even to maintain their home-court advantage in the first round of those playoffs. They ... More »
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• Already in Focus: Cavs Win Title, LeBron Stays in Cleveland
• By Tim Povtak 3/23/2010 1:50 PM ET
• Isn't it time we all finally just face free agent reality, ending this season-long charade over where LeBron James will be playing next fall and stop drooling every time he teases us with something as ... More »
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• Dwight Howard: Refs Are Like Cops, I'm Most Wanted
• By Tim Povtak 3/21/2010 3:10 PM ET
• ORLANDO, Fla. -- Magic center Dwight Howard added fuel to his on-going feud with NBA officials, conceding Sunday it's only a matter of time before he receives his 16th technical foul of the season, ... More »
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• Ginobili Regaining Form in Time for Free Agency Summer
• By Tim Povtak 3/18/2010 12:40 AM ET
• ORLANDO -- Regardless of what happens to the San Antonio Spurs in the playoffs this spring, Manu Ginobili can't lose if he continues to play like he has the last four weeks. Free agency should be ... More »
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• Spurs Rely on Hill of a Player
• By Tim Povtak 3/17/2010 10:46 PM ET
• ORLANDO -- When point guard Tony Parker left the lineup earlier this month with a broken right hand, the San Antonio Spurs could have spiraled downward, turning an already sub-par season into a ... More »
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• Bob Lanier on Changes to the Game, Position
• By Tim Povtak 3/17/2010 5:22 PM ET
• Every year about this time, Bob Lanier starts thinking about what might have been. He may have gone on to an outstanding NBA career, an eight-time All-Star center who finished in the Basketball Hall ... More »
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• 25 Years Later, Massimino Still Loves the Pasta and the Friends
• By Tim Povtak 3/16/2010 4:45 PM ET
• WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Rollie Massimino and three former players were headed to his house for a home-cooked Italian dinner two months ago, crossing a busy intersection on foot after leaving a ... More »
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• Rough Season Grows Rockier for Lewis
• By Tim Povtak 3/15/2010 12:50 AM ET
• ORLANDO -- A season that started under a cloud -- a 10-game suspension for violating the NBA's anti-drug program -- is turning into a nightmare year for Rashard Lewis. Only the winning has made it ... More »
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• Aging Theo Ratliff Has Sparked Bobcats' Playoff Rise
• By Tim Povtak 3/14/2010 10:35 PM ET
• ORLANDO -- The future of the Charlotte Bobcats belongs to guys like Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw and Raymond Felton. For now, it's the old war-horse Theo Ratliff who may have become the key to their ... More »
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• Howard Knocks Out Rose Again
• By Tim Povtak 3/12/2010 1:23 AM ET
• ORLANDO -- As teammates for the Eastern Conference, Dwight Howard talked to Chicago's young Derrick Rose at All-Star Weekend, almost apologizing for knocking him on his rear end just a couple days ... More »
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• Rose: Bulls Can Lure Top Free Agent
• By Tim Povtak 3/11/2010 4:30 PM ET
• ORLANDO, Fla. -- It often takes a star to get a star, which is why point guard Derrick Rose believes his Bulls are on course to land one of the big-name, high-profile free agents this summer. ... More »
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• Clips Dump Dunleavy, Bench Davis and Hope for LeBron
• By Tim Povtak 3/10/2010 1:05 AM ET
• ORLANDO, Fla. -- It was another wacky day in the weird world of the Los Angeles Clippers, one of the most confounding franchises in NBA history. The Clippers fired -- or as they said, "severed ... More »
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