Around the NBA, news/game discussions (Oct. 09)

[Fool]

Wait, you mean Dallas isn't as good defensively as the Celtics?

Weird.

[Glenn]

Cavs possibly looking at 0-2.

New nickname for Shaq:
The Big Mistake By The Lake

[Timone]

Celtics 92, Bobcats 59

[Cross]

Bobcats need Iverson

[Glenn]

Earl Watson scored 20 points off the bench and went a perfect 3-for-3 from beyond the arc in Wednesday's season opening loss.

[Glenn]

Lots of good rookie performances through the first two nights.

It looks like this will be an excellent rookie class!

[Glenn]

Rondo/Allen for TMac?

Nah.

http://www.redsarmy.com/home/2009/10...medium=twitter

[Glenn]

NBA Pushes Back Deadline For 2006 Draft Class

The NBA has pushed the deadline for contract extensions for all players from the 2006 draft class from Saturday to Monday, league spokesman Tim Frank confirmed Thursday night to ESPN.

NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com that all 30 teams were notified via league memorandum earlier this week that the league's annual Oct. 31 deadline for players in the fourth year of their rookie-scale contracts, according to the collective-bargaining agreement, is moved to the next available business day if the deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday.

Rajon Rondo and the Celtics are the parties most likely to be affected by pushing the deadline back.

Andrea Bargnani (Toronto), No. 2 LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland), No. 6 Brandon Roy (Portland) and No. 13 Thabo Sefolosha (Oklahoma City) are the only members of the class to sign extensions.