Robert Swift News

Former Sonics draft bust Robert Swift has left his minor-league basketball team in Bakersfield to deal with a family matter in Seattle, his team said in a news release Thursday.

The Bakersfield Jam announced that Chris Ayer, Ramon Dyer, Benson Callier and Amara Sy have been waived, reducing its roster to 10 players for Friday's season opener at Albuquerque.

We'll be hearing about the happy marriage between Stephen Jackson and the Bobcats, and I'll be remembering when Stephen Jackson was enthusiastic about his great relationship with Warriors president "Bobby" Rowell, and Rowell was emphatic that Jackson's contract was a good value .

My wife loves basketball.A She enjoys the tempo of the game and the fact that all players have to play both offense and defense.A She recognizes when a player is getting out of control and complains about poor shot selection as much as I do.A On the other hand, she is not so good with distinguishing players apart.

A little blast from the past arrived Tuesday with word that the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Developmental League have added center Robert Swift to their roster.

The Oklahoma City Thunder is the youngest team in the league with a dozen players under age 25 going into training camp.

Team name : Oklahoma City Thunder Previous record : 23-59 Key Additions : James Harden, Byron Mullens, Kevin Ollie, Etan Thomas, Serge Ibaka, Maurice Cheeks Key losses : Robert Swift, Malik Rose, Desmond Mason, Earl Watson, Chucky Atkins 1. What significant moves were made in the offseason? I think the question, at least for OKC should be, "what ...

The Sentinel has ranked every NBA team from 1-30 and we're rolling out one team every day until the week before the season begins.

Scott Brooks plans on getting defensive this training camp :A "Training camp will provide Brooks a chance to implement some changes he couldna TMt make on the fly last season.

A new little weekly feature we're going to try. Throughout the week some of you drop some brilliant or at least thoughtful comments and so this is a try at highlighting some of them.

Unfortunately, I was only able to watch one of the Summer League games, via online live broadcast.

In the third quarter of Tuesday's 91-88 loss against Indiana, Oklahoma City rookie James Harden dribbled into the frontcourt and was swarmed by Pacers hopefuls Trey Johnson and Anthony Smith, getting the ball ripped away and losing possession.

Another fantastic game. And by fantastic, well, I think you know what I mean. The Thunder mixed it up today with a different starting lineup and a lot of the non-roster guys saw a lot more playing time.

The Celtics first summer league game ended in a rout. Here are some impressions from the game vs the Jazz: Bill Walker and JR Giddens both played well.

The Thunder has reached out to representatives for Paul Millsap, the Utah Jazz restricted free agent forward, according to a source with knowledge of negotiations.

Here is a breakdown of each pick, including the picks of my first round mock. I started out well and was one or two picks away on many.

The Thunder have been one of the most discussed franchises this offseason because of their incredibly attractive core of young talent.

Thanks to some advice from his mother that stuck with him through the years, James Harden found himself standing beside two Oklahoma City Thunder teammates Saturday with his brand new jersey in hand.

When James Harden left the gym after his NBA draft workout in Oklahoma City, he wasn't done visiting with the Thunder just yet.

NBA Outsider is hosting a 2009 NBA mock draft, where bloggers from all over come together in an attempt to project the draft results that will take place June 25th .