On Monday the Los Angeles Clippers, and Minnesota Timberwolves unvieled new uniforms for the upcoming season. The Clippers unveiled their new jersey designs for the upcoming 2010-11 season with Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan at the Clippers Training Facility in Playa Vista, California.

Minnesota on the other hand showcased their new design in a different manner. The Timberwolves chose to go with the back mannequin with no head display. Creepy, Minnesota, creepy.

The green trim around the collar is also gone, and the numbers are less pointy. Sure miss those trees around the collar from the old days in Minnesota. I hope Ricky Rubio approves of this new look.

The other two members of the Free-Agent Summit chose to make their decision known a day earlier on ESPN as well.

Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade will join forces in Miami. No contract details have surface yet, but with the signing deadline tomorrow the numbers will be made available.

Chris Bosh leaves the Toronto Raptors where last season, Bosh registered career highs in scoring (24 points per game), rebounding (10.8 average) and field-goal percentage (51.8).

“We’ve wanted to play with each other and we have a golden opportunity to do that. We’re going to take advantage of it,” Bosh said on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”

Wade, 28, said it was difficult to turn down the chance to play in Chicago, where he grew up. But in the end, an opportunity to play with the 26-year-old Bosh and build a title contender in Miami with the two in the prime of their careers won out over his desire to play in his hometown, Wade said. “Now we can get on the pace of building a championship,” he said.

The Heat have only four veterans on their roster, along with four second-round draft picks, and they need to find at least five warm bodies with the remaining $12 million in cap room they have.

The Los Angeles Clippers have selected Vinny Del Negro as their new head coach, sources close to the situation said on Tuesday. For the past two seasons, the 43-year-old Del Negro served as Chicago’s head coach, where he strung together consecutive 41-41 seasons along with two first-round playoff appearances before being fired on May 3.

The Clippers are undergoing a rapid transformation both in the front the office and in the locker room. General manager Neil Olshey will begin his first full season as the club’s general manager. The team will feature at least three rookies — 2009 No. 1 overall pick Blake Griffin, Wake Forest forward Al-Farouq Aminu and Kentucky guard Eric Bledsoe. The only two players on the current Clippers roster older than 21 are Baron Davis and Chris Kaman.

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Carlos Boozer is getting out of Utah, agreeing to a five-year, $80 million contract with the Chicago Bulls.

Boozer averaged 19.5 points and 11.2 rebounds per game for the Utah Jazz last season, his sixth with the team. In his eight-year career, he has averaged 17.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per contest.

With the start of the NBA’s free-agent period just three days away, details are starting to emerge about the meetings LeBron James will hold with potential suitors Thursday, when all parties can begin talking.

According to sources and media reports, the meetings with James will take place in northeast Ohio near — but not at — his suburban Akron home. The Bulls, New York Knicks, Miami Heat, New Jersey Nets and Los Angeles Clippers are expected to make pitches to James. There also was talk Sunday that the Dallas Mavericks, who are over the salary cap and only could acquire James through a sign-and-trade, want to make a presentation as well.

The Knicks have the most cap space of all the teams. They can get $34.15 million under the projected cap of $56.1 million. Next up are the Bulls, who can get roughly $29.1 million under the salary cap, followed by the Heat ($27.6 million) and the Nets ($27 million).

Just think if LeBron was to have cameras present, he could turn the entire process into a critically acclaimed reality show. Or LeBron could have each team compete in challenges (VH1 style) and prove which one really is up to the task of aiding James to a championship. Each team that proved its worth, would stepped down and receive a game ball, meaning they were still in the running towards~proving their love to LeBron. Teams that failed would be told by LeBron “You have fouled out, please return to the locker room and collect your things”. ” I have no love for you”.

This show would squash the entire Summer lineup on ABC by the way!

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When it rains in Los Angeles the streets become scarce and getting to Staples Center was a breeze. The Staples Center was unexpectedly full of folks for the Clippers-Nets game. I was able to get tickets for $4.99. The game was worth less. The Clippers got off to an early lead, and the young, uncordinated Nets made the Clippers look better then they actually are. I fell asleep for most of the third and woke up with about 3 minutes remaining…thankfully I missed nothing. Couldn’t help but notice Blake Griffin moping around. The Nets missed 10 of their first 14 shots and finished at 45.8 percent from the field en route to their eighth wire-to-wire defeat this season. They never got closer than 11 points (with 45 seconds remaining), after Eric Gordon‘s layup gave the Clippers their biggest lead, 90-66, with 11:44 left. Clippers ran away with a 106-95 win.N ew Jersey has to win seven of its remaining 42 games to avoid tying the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers‘ 9-73 record for the worst in NBA history. How embarrassing for Jay-Z!

After the game the rain had stopped and let up long enough for the Lakers faithful to arrive without getting wet. I spent the in-between time across the street at ESPN Zone, stuck to my addiction, Arcade Basketball.

The Lakers-Magic game made the Clippers-Nets game look like an AAU game.

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More celebrities, the darkened arena, and the sell-out crowd, made the Staples Center seem like a completely diffrent arena. Both the Lakers and Magic played aggressive and non-stop early. Kobe surprisingly struggled due to his finger and back injuries. Kobe Bryant had 11 points on 4-for-19 shooting. The 11 points are his second-lowest output this season. Bryant managed just four points in the first half before a 1-for-8 effort in the third quarter, falling well short of the 30 points he needed to become the youngest player in NBA history to score 25,000 points.

The Lakers bench came up big outscoring the Magic bench 42-15. The Magic once again played the Live by the 3, Die by the 3 philosophy and it failed. The Magic for some reason refuse to FEED Howard who had 24 points — but just one field goal after halftime. Lakers started the 4th on a 15-0 run and carried the momentum to a 98-92 win.

Unless Bryant goes nearly scoreless for the next month, he’ll be the youngest player to score 25,000 points. He also was the youngest player to score 23,000 and 24,000.

*Note to Los Angeles Clippers the Clippers Spirt Dancers are absolutely AWFUL!

The Clippers owe Blake Griffin a BIG thank you with 8 nationally  broadcasted games. The Rockets have no nationally broadcasted games.

Key Matchups:

10/27 Boston @ Cleveland

The Cavs open the season at home against the Celtics. Cavs with Shag and Celts with Sheed’ on TNT, a great game to open the season. The Cavs and Celts will definitely be fighting for #1 in the East and a loss here(even though its the first game) could be big.

10/28 Houston @ Golden St.

Stephen Curry makes his NBA debut at home against the Yao and T-mac-less Rockets.

10/30 Chicago @ Boston

The first time these teams have seen each other since last years playoffs. Bulls are without Ben Gordon. ESPN

10/30 Orlando @ New Jersey

Vince Carter returns to Jersey, the boo-birds will be in attendeance.

11/03 Lakers @ Oklahoma City

First road game for defending champs comes against the Thunder, its good to be the Champs!

11/04 Lakers @ Houston

Trevor Ariza and Ron Artest go up against their old teams, could get nasty!

11/06 Cleveland @ New York

LeBron returns to the Garden, this time with Shaq.

11/11 Cleveland @ Orlando

ESPN showcases the first matchup between the two teams that met in the Eastern Conf. Playoffs.

11/13  Lakers @ Denver

Denver seeks revenge after last years lost in the Confrence Finals

11/15  Houston @ Lakers, Clippers @ Oklahoma City

Ariza returns to the Staples Center, Griffin returns to Oklahoma

11/20 Orlando @ Boston

Orlando elimanated the Celts from the playoffs last year, with a healthy KG and Rasheed Wallace it might not be as easy.

12/04 Miami @ Lakers

D-Wade(Basketball Robot#3) battles against the Lakers, on ESPN

12/25  Miami@ NY, Boston @ Orlando, Cleveland @ Lakers, Clippers @ Phoenix, Denver @ Portland

5 games on Christmas highlighted by the LeBron Kobe matchup on ABC

1/20 Boston @ Detroit

Rasheed Wallace returns to the Motor City. This one could get emotional.

1/22 Lakers @ NY Knicks

Kobe returns to the Garden

2/14 ALL-STAR GAME

The All-Star Game live from Cowboys Stadium. Hope you brought a date, on Valentines Day!

3/28 Golden St. @ Clippers

A match-up between two candidates for Rookie of the Year, Blake griffin and Stephen Curry