NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
By Guest Blogger, Kori Ellis
After weeks of negotiating, Jackson has agreed to a two-year extension with the Lakers that will keep him under contract through the 2009-2010 season. Reportedly, Jackson will make $24 million over those two seasons.
Jackson, 62-years-old, has nine championship rings as a coach and if he would have left the Lakers, that would have been a devastating blow to the franchise. Kobe Bryant is already not on the greatest of terms with the organization and if Jackson had decided to leave the Lakers, Bryant likely …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
By Guest Blogger, Kori Ellis
While it’s a bit early to be talking MVP, here’s an early look at the current leaders in the race for the 2007-08 NBA MVP award:
1) LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
James built on a very good playoff run last year and this year he’s been fantastic. In fact, he’s on pace to have one of the best seasons in NBA history. He’s averaging 31.7 points, 8.5 assists, 8.0 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.6 blocks. Those numbers make him the clear cut MVP favorite.
2) Kevin Garnett, …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
By Guest Blogger, Kori Ellis
As most of you probably know, Anderson Varejao is an unsigned restricted free agent of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He played a vital role last year in the Cavaliers reaching the NBA Finals as the team’s rebounding, defending and flopping master.
Varejao went into the summer wanting to get paid big bucks (reports indicate he wanted between $8-10M per year) but the Cavs wanted to retain him for a more reasonable amount. Since he was a restricted free agent, no other team was able to outright …read more

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
By Guest Blogger, Kori Ellis
If you hadn’t watched an NBA game since June of 2006 and you watched the Heat game on Friday night, you would’ve thought nothing had changed. The Heat, who won the 2005-06 NBA championship, had Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O’Neal dominating like they did on their championship run.
Wade had 31 points, five assists, three rebounds and two blocks in 41 minutes of action. Shaquille O’Neal had a season-high 26 points to go along with a season-high 14 rebounds. O’Neal also had three blocks, two …read more