Here is our daily look around the NBA — links to stories worth reading and notes to check out (stuff that did not get its own post here at PBT) — done in bullet point form. Because bloggers love bullet points.
• Philly surprised people out of the gate this season, lost their way for a stretch then caught a break and had a nice run in the playoffs. Here’s your chance to relive it through a great story at CSNPhilly.com.
• You want to take on Kobe Bryant in a game of H-O-R-S-E? You can for charity. If you pony up.
• Allen Iverson and his ex-wife are having a nasty little battle.
• Want to see who the best coaches in the NBA are? Watch how teams perform coming out of timeouts.
• There’s an overseas report Nenad Krstic has an offer from the Nets for next season.
• The Clippers had a great playoff run as well, what did they learn from it?
• Kevin Love is over his concussion symptoms and will be ready to go for the Olympic training camp this summer, and he will play a big role for Team USA this summer.
• Pacers’ coach Frank Vogel looks ahead at the future of the Pacers. Think more Paul George.
• Larry Bird wants to help Vogel out by getting owner Herb Simon to spend more on salary next season.
• Maybe Simons will spend on Deron Williams? Great fit for them, they can make the max offer, but would he go?
• The Trail Blazers have inked a great affiliation with Idaho of the D-League.
• Portland also is working out some big men as they head toward the draft with their two lottery picks.
• Here’s another Brandon Roy comeback rumor. This time as a fit in Los Angeles.
• Speaking of the NBA Draft Lottery, Jeff Van Gundy thinks the Bobcats tanked the entire season.
• Golden State is lucky to have kept their No. 7 pick in the draft, but this is a team that needs a veteran presence, so don’t be shocked if they shop it around.
• The Cavaliers are not shopping around their No. 4 pick.
• Some guy tried to copyright “let’s go Thunder.” The Supreme Court shot him down.
• Andray Blatche didn’t like being booed by Washington fans this year. Understandable. My advice is to play better.
• Might the Raptors try to trade the No. 8 pick?
• J.J. Redick says again that this season the Magic locker room was not a great place to be.
• Former Magic big man James Augustine has signed to play with BC Khimki Moscow.