June Jubilation is FINALLY HERE!!!
The conference finals have come and gone and we are left with the two most storied franchises in the history of the NBA. Not only that, but this may be the most intense rivalry in the history of the NBA too. Celtics/Lakers – I just like the ring of that – and so does the NBA, I’m sure. The NBA Finals is the showcase of basketball and this series should not let down. NBAtoday.net cannot wait any longer. Let’s GOOO!

Once again, NBAtoday.net has compiled predictions. We …

This edition of News and Rumors has a large focus on an NBA player’s complaint and his wish to leave to town. And as always, there are some nice tidbits.

Be Careful What You Wish For
If you were an NBA player, making tens of millions of dollars and you averaged a mere 11.3 points per game, would you demand a trade?
Ask Hedo Turkoglu, because apparently this is not a big deal to him.
Last summer, Hedo accepted a contract offer from the Portland Trailblazers. Then, he chose to back of that deal …

Lakers 111, Suns 103 (Lakers win series 4-2)

I had quite a busy Friday and Saturday, so I fell asleep for most of this game. When I woke up, the Lakers had the game in hand early in the fourth quarter. I considered changing the channel, but then a barrage of Goran Dragic brought the Suns right back into this game, with the Suns getting within five points of the Lakers. At this point, with the crowd behind their backs, it looked like the Suns were going to come back and …

Boston 96, Orlando 84 (Celtics win series 4-2)
Can everybody calm down now? All of this nonsense about the momentum being changed, give me a break.

Boston went into this game with every Celtics’ fan looking for the best heart medicine at the nearest pharmaceutical and every media press stating how interesting this series has gotten. All hogwash after tonight. Slash that, this series was never interesting. Everybody should be watching the Suns/Lakers series anyway. Boston had this series in hand from the get go. The last two victories from Orlando were …

Well done Cleveland, this is by far your best play in the postseason.
Mike Brown, after 5 seasons and no championships with ‘The Chosen One’ under his command, was fired just before midnight of Sunday evening by the Cavs front office so Brown could not collect 4.5 million buckaroos.
It’s about time! It may have been a prick move to wait this long since it was overdue, but it was the right one. Brown had no idea how to control his team, conduct a consistent game plan, or simply get emotional about …

This edition of News and Rumors has some pre-summer rumors, along with some organizational news.
Chris Bosh’s Hit List
Free agent to be Chris Bosh really just can’t keep his mouth shut about his impending free agency.

Bosh continues to talk about becoming a free agent, from asking his twitter friends what he should do to now listing a group of teams that he is willing to play for. It is reported Bosh’s agent gave the Raptors a list of potential teams he would play for next season, in case they wanted to …

As you may have heard through various rumblings, the Philadelphia 76ers are going to bring in “the John Madden of NBA Broadcasting”, hiring the 58 year old Doug Collins as head coach. For starters, I never thought John Madden was that great of a broadcaster, but today I heard this nickname for Collins in light of his great broadcasting abilities. One thing I can respect Madden for (besides…Madden) is the fact that he did win a ring.

In comes Doug Collins, who started his career as the first overall pick by …