Finally, I answered a very long Q&A from Welcome To Loud City, the Oklahoma City Thunder blog here at SBNation. You can read the entire interview about James Harden following the jump.

1. Thunder fans have been hearing a lot lately about James Harden's talents, but we haven't heard much else about him. Could you shed any light on what kind of a person, or teammate he ...(more)

A conversation with Derek Glasser

Probably no one was more disappointed last season ended than Derek Glasser. The ASU point guard was a different player down the stretch. He pinned 16 points on both  Washington and USC in the Pac-10 Tournament, then poured in a career-best 22 on Temple in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. He finished with averages of 8.8 ...(more)

Harden goes 3rd to the Thunder

ASU's James Harden was selected third overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder.

He is the first Sun Devil to be drafted since 2005 and just the eighth ASU player ever drafted in the first round.

In his two seasons at ASU, Harden (6-5, 222) was a two-time Pac-10 first-teamer. This past season, he was al ...(more)

Pendergraph to begin Summer League play 
 
 
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Second-year guard Jerryd Bayless and three draft picks highlight the Portland Trail Blazers summer league roster that begins play July 13 in Las Vegas.

Bayless was the summer league MVP last year after averaging 29.8 points.

 He went on to average 4.3 points during the re ...(more)

Harden joins OKC youth movement

OKLAHOMA CITY - Sam Presti doesn't remember exactly what time it was when Arizona State sophomore James Harden wrapped up an evening session shooting hoops and the two were finally able to go out to dinner.

Harden was getting ready for his pre-draft workout with Oklahoma City and he wanted to make sure he was on his game - and ...(more)

Sendek meets with Texas guard

ASU coach Herb Sendek is in San Antonio today, meeting John Paul Stevens High standout Brandon Thompson, along with the guard's grandfather and coach.

Thompson has drawn attention the last few weeks, but he has been a secret most of the year. And as ASU, Georgetown and Texas Tech close in, his coach, John Hirst, t ...(more)

 Harden to announce decision soon

James Harden likely will announce his future intentions this week. Despite seriously considering returning for his junior season, the ASU star is expected to declare for the NBA draft.

A Southern California writer, citing two sources, blogged last week that Harden already had made his decision. Via text message, Harden said that wasn' ...(more)

Jeff Pendergraph has gone through eight cars since arriving at Arizona State - "all beaters," he said - probably from navigating a college basketball career filled with metaphorical potholes.

No one on ASU's basketball team appreciates its success this season more than the senior forward. For three seasons, he played the role of crash-test dummy until the Sun Devils found the ...(more)

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Miller should have ASU fans worried

And we thought this would be a quiet sports month.

The Suns may be on vacation, but the story lines dominating sports fans' consciousness are big and bold: Manny Ramirez and his performance enhancers, Jerry Moyes and his Irsay-like exit atte ...(more)

 Harden/Herb speculation

ASU fans should cheer for North Carolina this weekend. Perhaps then, UNC forward Tyler Hansbrough might cross paths with ASU sophomore James Harden and tell him that staying in college was the best decision he had ever made.

Harden told me Monday that he's considering returning for his junior season.  I pressed him on the issue, ...(more)

Sendek is hitting his stride

College basketball has a slimy side. In the dark corners of this wonderful sport, talent is peddled, coddled and recruited by men who negotiate better than they coach. Thankfully, Herb Sendek seems above this cesspool.

But now he must go out and sell his program. Hard.

Beginning next week, Sendek will embark on his own American ...(more)

NBA draft day full of Arizona intrigue

It's hard not to run into an NBA scout these days.

They're everywhere, hanging out in gyms or interviewing coaches, equipment managers and academic advisers, hoping to land some background information that will help them score big in the upcoming draft.

For the first time since the NBA draft's inception ...(more)

 Catching up around the Pac-10

The season's been over for a couple weeks, but there's still a lot happening in the Pac-10.

Let's get caught up:

ARIZONA

New coach Sean Miller added brother Archie, an assistant coach at Ohio State last season, to his staff. Miller added two four-star recruits (according to Scout.com) in 6-foot-10 center Ky ...(more)

Pendergraph preparing for draft

Since finishing his ASU basketball career, Jeff Pendergraph has flown to New York to secure agent Charles Grantham, who also represents Suns star Amare Stoudemire. He has flown to Sacramento to lasso a financial manager.

Throughout it all, he has worked out in an East Valley gym with former Arizona interim coach Russ Pennell, the 6- ...(more)