Monthly Recap: October/NovemberPart Three: Around The League Monthly Recaps are divided into several parts in order to give readers a quick and organized overview. Part Three of the Monthly Recap is the ‘Around the League’ recap, which features transactions and other League news. Part Four will feature the All- 
NLSC Rookie Focus!TransactionsJust three minor trades to start the new season and the most ‘interesting’ one has to be the deal between Atlanta and Sacramento. The Kings decided that they didn’t need newly signed forward Marvin Williams after drafting Moses Chara and dealt him back to where he was traded away last season; Atlanta. The Hawks who also just signed Steve Francis in the Summer decided to send him away in exchange for Williams. That’s what we call ‘weird decision making’ and perhaps why these teams are perennial losers (Although Atlanta is doing well in the standings for now).
October/November Trades:10 Oct – Clippers F
T Thomas traded for Bobats C
N Mohammed 10 Oct – Kings F
M Williams traded for Hawks G
S Francis11 Nov – Kings G
R Sessions traded for Blazers G
S BlakePlayer AwardsLeBron James and Moses Chara Named Players Of The MonthRookie Moses Chara needed little time to get settled into the NBA as the Kings star was named the Western Conference Player of the Month. His Eastern counterpart was LeBron James of the Cavs and that was not surprising as both players are averaging mind-boggling individual statistics.
Moses Chara, Sacramento- Scores career high 38 points to go along with 7 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals v Orlando 111-91 W
- Had first career triple double of 28 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists v Houston 117-98 W
- Follows up with back-to-back triple double of 29 points, 16 rebounds, 16 assists v LA Lakers 114-115 L
LeBron James, Cleveland- Scores season high 42 points and adds 11 rebounds, 4 assists v Seattle 111-116 L
- Records 30 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals v Washington 132-101 W
- Finishes with 30 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals v Dallas 114-96 W
Read More…Chara and Steele Honored As Rookies of the MonthThe Nets’ Barney Steele is certainly proving himself to be a steal after having a solid first month in the NBA. Steele was expected to be selected second in the 2009 Draft but fell to the Nets at 8. The former Baylor PG is filling in nicely for the Nets with averages of 8.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, and 8.3 apg.
Meanwhile, ‘Moses-Mania’ has gripped Kings fans as their Rookie Stalwart looks like the second coming of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson mixed into one.
Moses Chara, Sacramento- Scores career high 38 points to go along with 7 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals v Orlando 111-91 W
- Had first career triple double of 28 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists v Houston 117-98 W
- Follows up with back-to-back triple double of 29 points, 16 rebounds, 16 assists v LA Lakers 114-115 L
Barney Steele, New Jersey- Debuts with 15 points, 9 assists v Orlando 111-95 W
- Finishes with impressive 21 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists v Chicago 110-91 W
- Career High 15 assists goes along with 6 points, 5 rebounds v Seattle 123-126 L
Read More…NewsBoston Ready For Championship TiltMany have stated that defending a title is harder than winning it in the first place. Kevin Garnett couldn’t agree any less. The Celtics choked during last season’s postseason and have come back with a renewed hunger.
With Ray Allen in his contract year and his star team mates Garnett and Paul Pierce not getting any younger, the trio figure it’s time to step it up a notch. “There’s no guarantee Ray will be back next season so hopefully if we win, that can be something that helps him make a decision to stick around,” Garnett said.
The Celtics have started the season at the top of the Eastern Conference.
Read More…Chara: I Will Be MVPMoses Chara has sent out an ominous warning to LeBron James, stating that his eyes are on the prize. Chara is not referring to Rookie of the Year but is actually setting his sights on the Most Valuable Player award.
Chara is averaging 26.0 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 9.1 apg, 1.9 spg and shooting at a very efficient rate of .512 from the field; .428 from behind the arc; and .932 from the charity stripe. His only knock is that his team is not performing too well. On the flipside, James is averaging 29.4 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 8.4 apg, and 2.0 spg.
“LeBron is not the MVP,” Chara boldly stated after his recent outing against the San Antonio Spurs in which he scored 33 points in a Kings loss, “I’m only a rookie and I’m still tearing it up. I bet all of you can’t wait for us (Sacramento) to play them (Cleveland).”
LeBron James declined to comment.
Read More…Lamar Odom Unhappy With RoleLamar Odom has stated their displeasure with the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies forward has told a local newspaper that he was misled by the team and if he had second chance, he would have resigned with the Los Angeles Lakers over the Summer. “Memphis has no direction, I don’t know why I even joined them,” Odom quips, “I must have had a brain freeze.”
Don’t worry Lamar, rest assured that the under-achieving Lakers are struggling right now and missing you too!
Read More…Al Harrington: I won’t be fit for a whileGolden State’s Al Harrington has been sidelined with a broken finger. The team has stated that he is facing 4 to 6 weeks on the sidelines.
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You got some tough luck.
Nice monthly recap, keep it up. 
Would be interested to see what my shooting percentages are like. That cyber me still freaks me out with how similar it looks to real me.
