Tyson Chandler Traded, Lamar Odom Acquired

NBA.com writer David Aldridge is reporting Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks have acquired forward Lamar Odom from the Los Angeles Lakers after sending Tyson Chandler to the New York Knicks yesterday.

The Dallas Mavericks are NBA Champions

I believe our editor, Benjamin Edwards, said it best last night after the Mavs clinched the title in Miami.  “Looks like the Mavs just took their talents to South Beach.”

Mark Cuban Group is the Highest Bidder in Rangers Auction

It appears that for the moment Mark Cuban is in the lead for the Texas Rangers. According to USA Today “The bid from Cuban’s group exceeded by at least $25 million the $306 million bid submitted by the longtime front-runners, a group headed by Pittsburgh businessman Chuck Greenberg, who counts current Rangers president and Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan in his potential ownership group.”

The matter will now proceed to auction, and the parties involved are scheduled