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Top 10 basketball families

Twins Robin (left) and Brook Lopez played together at Stanford and now occasionally against each other in the NBA. But the Lopez duo is not hoops royalty yet. Whether it's fathers and sons, siblings, cousins or even husbands and wives, these 10 families have basketball in their blood.

10. The Kings

Bernard (left) was a scoring machine for the Nets and Knicks in the 1980s, once averaging 32.9 points for a season before a knee injury took away his explosiveness. Albert, his younger brother, had a more modest pro career, averaging 12.1 points in nine NBA seasons. But as a high school senior he was rated the nation's No. 1 prep player, ahead of Magic Johnson.

9. The Van Arsdales

Tom (left) and Dick were identical twins with nearly identical skills and career achievements. Both starred at Indiana University in the 1960s. Each made the NBA's All-Rookie team in 1966. Both played 12 NBA seasons. Each made three All-Star teams. Tom averaged 15.3 points and 4.2 rebounds in his NBA career; Dick averaged 16.4 and 4.1. Both were excellent shooters, but only one made the playoffs. Tom still holds the NBA record for most games played (929) without a postseason appearance.

8. Candace Parker and Shelden Williams

This basketball power couple represents the only marriage of current WNBA and NBA players. Parker, also the brother of NBA player Anthony Parker, was the WNBA's MVP in 2008 and arguably remains the league's top player when healthy. Williams, the No. 5 pick in the 2006 draft out of Duke, has been a journeyman forward in the NBA. Still, their 2-year-old daughter, Lailaa, probably will start getting recruiting letters soon.

7. The Waltons

Bill (right) was one of the greatest college players of all time, winning three National Player of the Year awards and two NCAA titles at UCLA. He won one MVP award and two championships in the NBA, though foot injuries kept him from achieving more. Luke can't measure up to his father literally (he's five inches shorter) or figuratively (he's a role player for the Lakers), but he did get a $30 million contract his dad could only dream of.

6. The Wilkins

Dominique (left) was called "The Human Highlight Film" for good reason. A phenomenal athlete, he made nine NBA All-Star teams, won two Slam Dunk contests and scored over 26,000 points to earn induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. Though overshadowed by his older brother, Gerald (right) had a nice NBA career of his own, averaging 13 points in 14 seasons. Gerald's son, Damien, has played in the NBA for seven years.

5. Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady

For this relationship, you have to dig a little deeper into genealogy. Their grandmothers were cousins, making them second cousins, but the family resemblance on the court is uncanny. Two of the best athletes in league history, Carter and T-Mac have combined for 15 All-Star selections, two scoring titles (both by McGrady) and a Slam Dunk crown (Carter). Ultimately, they may be remembered as much for their playoff failures and fragility as their offensive exploits.

4. The Gasols

Arguably the most skilled big man in the NBA, Pau (left) helped the Lakers win back-to-back titles following his trade to LA in 2008. The Grizzlies received four players and three draft picks in that deal, including the rights to Marc, who has made it look less lopsided by emerging as an above-average NBA center. He even helped Memphis win a playoff series last summer. Together, the brothers make Spain the biggest threat to Team USA in the 2012 Olympics.

3. The Bryants

Joe "Jellybean" Bryant was a pretty good basketball player for eight NBA seasons and seven more in Italy. But let's face it. We wouldn't remember him if he wasn't you-know-who's father. Joe helped teach Kobe both basketball and Italian. The result? A bilingual superstar with five NBA championships, two scoring titles, 13 All-Star selections and 27,868 points (and counting).

2. The Barrys

Rick Barry (left) was an underrated athlete, a surly competitor and one of the best small forwards in NBA history. He also passed down his basketball genes to his five sons, four of whom played professionally, with Brent (middle) and Jon (right) the most successful. Brent won a Slam Dunk title and two NBA championships with the Spurs, while Jon played for eight teams in 14 NBA seasons. Rick's fifth son, Canyon, is a high school junior who has committed to play for College of Charleston.

1. The Millers

Reggie Miller was a five-time All-Star, the best player in Indiana Pacers history and one of the greatest shooters of all time. Still, to many basketball fans, he'll always be Cheryl's little brother. The best women's player of her generation, Cheryl once scored 105 points in a high-school game and finished her collegiate career at Southern California with more than 3,000 points and three National Player of the Year awards. Both are now basketball analysts at TNT. Maybe some day Reggie will join his sibling in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

The two sides have come to agreement on the major issues that gave rise to the lockout.
Most notably, they have agreed to divide the league's basketball-related income evenly, with each side subject to gaining or losing up to one percent depending on the league's economic success. znači od 49-51 ovisno o ekonomiji lige, zanimljivo.

They have also agreed on a harder salary cap, among a bevy of other rules that will slow the growth of NBA players' salaries and ensure that owners' labor costs are reduced. If all goes as planned, the free agency period will begin on Dec. 9, the regular season will begin on Christmas Day and the players' and owners' agreement will last 10 years, with each side able to opt-out after six. samo 6 godina, ajajaj

Contentious "B-List" issues remain

Put bluntly, owners and players have not yet resolved the so-called "B list" issues and have little time to do so. The "B-list" moniker understates the importance of these issues and why they could throw a wrench into the new-found labor harmony.

The list includes the NBA's controversial "one-and-done" eligibility rule, which under the expired CBA required that U.S. players be 19 years old plus one year removed from high school. The NBA would like to see the rule changed so that eligible players are at least 20 years old plus two years removed from high school, as players would then play longer in college and be easier to market when they enter the league. Such a change would mean that two of the top three prospects for the 2012 NBA draft -- Connecticut freshman Andre Drummond and Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis -- would be ineligible until the 2013 draft. The players' association has long opposed raising the eligibility rule on grounds of fairness and irrationality (as SI.com's Zach Lowe recently explained), but did so in 2005 when it agreed to raise the limit from 18 years old to 19 as part of the now-expired CBA.

The union will probably compromise this time around as well since, A) raising the limit would only directly impact those players not yet in the union and thus those who have no voice and; B) a higher limit would mean that more veterans keep their jobs every year. Still, there are many NBA players who believe firmly in not raising the age restriction and this is not an easy issue to resolve over a weekend.

Other unresolved "B-list" items include the NBA's demand for a third round in the NBA draft (another round would allow teams to control and set costs for more of the available labor pool) and a tougher drug testing policy (both NFL and MLB players have agreed to stricter testing, including testing for Human Growth Hormone, in their new CBAs). The two sides similarly disagree about the commissioner's powers to discipline players, the Development League's operations as a true minor league for developing talent and the calculation of pension benefits.

Ric Bucher: Don't want to read too much into a tired face, but Derek Fisher"s expression last night said: "How am I going to explain this is better..." 

a sta sam rekao

 

Houston i Chicago spremni za veliku zamjenu igrača?

ne znam koliko je to vjerodostojno, ali glup trade po meni, zasto bi dovodili igraca koji igra jos losiju obranu od Boozera, a bi reko da je puno bolji napadac ni skakac od Boozera!