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A couple clips I found on Truehoop's bullets today that I just have to share with you guys.

First up, we have the D-League dunk contest. Now, when I heard that James White was going to be in this, I made a guess that the D-League dunk contest would be as good or better than the NBA dunk contest. If you guys don't know who James While is already, do yourself a favorite and look up his name on Youtube. The guy makes Jordan's famous free-throw line dunk look like amateur hour. Anyway, Here's all the best dunks from D-League competition. My favorite is White's third dunk over the seated guy. In X-mo, it seriously looks like Hong Kong cinema wire-fu, only he doesn't have any wires. Insane.

Second, we have a really funny video of Chris Paul, Grant Hill, Steve Nash, Magic Johnson, and Bill Russell sitting at a table evaluating Barack Obama's game. Great stuff. I would be so nervous and self-conscious if I was Obama knowing that these legends were watching and analyzing my game!

Lastly, what do you guys think of the Brad Miller to Chicago deal? I've never been a big Brad Miller fan, and I don't like the Bulls right now except for Rose, so I don't really have much to say about this deal. I think overall the Bulls got the better deal because Salmons is a good piece, but they still don't have a low-post scorer like Bosh or Amare, and now they're even more crowded for shooters and scorers wtih Salmons. As for the Kings, I don't even know what they're doing. They have a lot of great young talent, but nothing that screams cohesion, and no one that yells superstar franchise player. I don't know where that team is going.