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When Tom Benson stepped in to buy the rudderless New Orleans Hornets from the NBA in the spring of 2012, he had no idea the basketball gods would favor his new franchise with the number one overall pick.

LeBron James warmed the hearts of Clevelanders, northeast Ohio residents and Moms everywhere when he announced his return to the Cavaliers and 'fessed up to the lure of his Akron hometown, both for him and the young family he is raising.

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Washington defeats Indiana 102-79. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports It's no secret that the majority of teams around the NBA waited for the big chips to fall before pursuing some of the less coveted free agents on the market.

The Washington Mystics may have needed a reminder on how to find their own arena.

In a move that lends significant credibility to their upward trajectory, free agent Paul Pierce opted to sign a two-year, $10 million contract with the Washington Wizards .

Carmelo Anthony just couldn't leave his native New York. And Dwyane Wade declared his love for his adopted hometown of Miami.

The 2014 NBA Summer League Las Vegas tournament is finally over, and while the Sacramento Kings likely won't do much in the regular season, they were at least able to win this year's tournament.

Eleven days, 67 games and one Kings championship later, Summer league finished with the NBA in a much different place than when it, or the Orlando portion of the July schedule that preceded desert ball, began.

McCallum, from the University of Detroit, scored 29 points and helped key a big Sacramento rally in the final minutes, as the Kings topped the Houston Rockets 77-68 Monday night to win the NBA Summer League championship game.

May 11, 2014; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards point guard John Wall celebrates after scoring a basket against the Indiana Pacers during the first half in game four of the second round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Verizon Center.

Since the Wizards switched to the red, white and blue color scheme before the start of the 2011-12 season, they've only had two uniform options: their white home jerseys and their red road jerseys.

The 2014 NBA free-agency period has certainly been wild. From LeBron James' "Decision 2.0" to Carmelo Anthony's return to New York and Chris Bosh's lucrative contract with Miami, we haven't had a shortage of major headlines.

Jazz management believes Booker will give the team some needed interior toughness and will work well within new coach Quin Snyder's system as a big man who can drive with the ball.

Mar 23, 2013; Oakland, CA, USA; Washington Wizards small forward Chris Singleton drives to the basket against the Golden State Warriors during the second quarter at Oracle Arena.

It's a weird thing to say, but have the Wizards loaded up on their frontcourt too much at the expense of other positions? I agree with common opinion that the Wizards had a great offseason, though mostly for big-picture reasons.

Booker has played all four of his NBA seasons in Washington, averaging 6.4 points and 5.1 minutes in 235 career games, including 105 starts.

The New Orleans Pelicans and the Washington Wizards will take the court inside Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena for a preseason game on Oct. 8. "We're honored to welcome the NBA back to Jacksonville," Brown said.

That flash we saw from the John Wall and Bradley Beal -led Wizards in the Eastern Conference semifinals is still going strong into both free agency and here in the Samsung NBA Summer League, where youngsters like Glen Rice Jr .

The Eastern Conference is shifting dramatically this summer. The Cavs catapulted forward with the signing of LeBron James .