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Once again, the Sixers/Nets fell into an early hole, and couldn't climb out, as they fell behind the Thunder by as many as 16 in the first half before falling to an OPSL worst 0-4 with an 83-62 loss.

Eric Maynor demonstrated Tuesday why the Jazz selected him with the 20th overall pick in June's NBA draft as his 12 points, five rebounds and four assists lifted the Jazz to an 83-68 triumph over the Nets/76ers in Orlando Summer League play Tuesday afternoon.

The Hornets' bench was a serious weak spot last season, and Coach Byron Scott repeatedly fretted about the need for better play by the subs.

The New Orleans Hornets want to play Chris Paul fewer minutes. But they also want to play more like they do with Paul even when he's not in the game.

For the third consecutive year since entering the league as a first-round draft choice in 2007, forward Julian Wright will be part of the Hornets ' summer-league team that will play this month in Las Vegas.

UCLA unveiled a point system to determine the pecking order by which fans get to choose their seats in a renovated Pauley Pavilion.

In the final game of his brief college basketball career, Jrue Holiday took the Wachovia Center court for the truest test of a freshman's toughness.

The Philadelphia 76ers have reached the postseason in each of the last two seasons, but have not been serious threats to win either of their first-round series' the last two seasons, getting eliminated quickly before landing them in the 'no-man's land' that is the middle of the NBA Draft.

The trade talk between the Suns and Warriors did not die with Thursday's draft fallout.

If you want to play for a national title, go to North Carolina. That's a good way to get a championship.

Not that DeMar DeRozan is an expert on the city of Toronto, but a recent visit left him impressed.

Still feeling jazzed this morning about how it all worked out for one of the great Bruins of all time.

The Hornets used their first-round draft pick to select point guard Darren Collison from UCLA.

With the 17th pick in the NBA Draft, the 76ers selected Jrue Holiday, a point guard from UCLA.

A few players left on the board probably won't be available when the Pistons draft at 15.

Could North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough, talking to reporters Wednesday, be the Nets' pick? In a perfect world -- one in which Blake Griffin might be from Hoboken and the Nets have the No.

With DeMar DeRozan's high-flying ability, the comparisons to another player with jaw-dropping athleticism that used to wow the crowd at the Air Canada Centre were inevitable.

Former UCLA guard Darren Collison, left, goes for a steal during a pre-draft workout for the New Orleans Hornets, Monday, June 8, 2009.

Jrue Holiday was selected in the first round of the NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Mavericks aren't married to their pick in Thursday's draft, the 22nd overall selection.