The chances of the 2011 free agent crop matching the players who were available this summer is a long-shot, but it seems possible that there will be at least one star up for grabs in the form of Carmelo Anthony.

Anthony can opt out of his contract with the Denver Nuggets at the end of the 2010-11 season, although he has already been offered a massive $65m extension by the club that would keep him there until 2015.

However, there is a chance according to NBA Betting pundits he may even be traded before this season tips off because of the possibility that Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke starts a rebuilding program by getting some blue chip prospects in for his one true superstar.

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The Boston Celtics seem insistent on making the Atlantic Division tougher and tougher every season for the Raptors, and their latest dip into the free agent market will certainly add weight to the depth of the league.

The Big Three of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce could now be as deep as a Big Six with the addition of Shaquille O’Neal surely making them a prohibitive favourite to at least win our little section of the NBA.

Although basketball betting pundits note that Shaq is years removed from his best play, and remains a liability when sent to the free-throw line, it remains true that his big-bodied style of play has a place in the league, especially when you put him up against a team, like ours, that will be going through some growing pains in the paint.

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It looks like the New Orleans Hornets might be the next to suffer the Chris Bosh-style problem that the Toronto Raptors were trying to deal with for the last two seasons before his eventual departure earlier this month.

The Hornets are a team with one true star, Chris Paul, and it appears that one true star is ready to leave if they can find a suitor, after reports that he had requested a trade.

While Bosh never asked to leave Toronto, it had been patently obvious for the last couple of seasons that he wasn’t keen on staying at the end of his original contract unless the team was in a position to win a championship.

Now Paul, one of the top five players around according to NBA Betting pundits and one of the leading couple of point guards, says the time has come for the Hornets to make some moves, or let him move on to a team with more in the way of ambition.

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Tell me if this plot outline sounds familiar.

Ronald Miller is tired of being a nerd, and makes a deal with one of the most popular girls in school to help him break into the “cool” clic. He offers her a thousand dollars to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month. It succeeds, but he soon learns that the price of popularity may be higher than he expected.

That is from the 1987 film, Can’t Buy Me Love. (Sidenote: Damn Cuzzy you are old)

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The 2010 NBA Summer Leagues in Orlando and Las Vegas have come to an end and, with an unbeaten 5-0 record, it appears that the future looks bright for the Toronto Raptors in terms of rookie and slightly more tested players.

Chief among those to make an impression was DeMar DeRozan, who is going to be counted on to play a big role with the Raptors in the big leagues this coming season after the trade of Hedo Turkoglu to the Phoenix Suns.

DeRozan was the third highest scorer in Las Vegas, going off for 21 points a game in his four outings to trail only Reggie Williams of the Golden State Warriors and the much-hyped 2010 NBA Draft No 1 pick John Wall, who led all scorers and showed off the skills fans in Washington will surely enjoy this coming season.

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