After a short hiatus, the CenterCourt Hoops blog is active again after spending over a week without any posts on the latest NBA news and rumors.

The Toronto Raptors won the lottery, giving them the rights to the #1 pick in this year’s NBA draft. The Chicago Bulls are going to receive the #2 overall from the New York Knicks, and the Bobcats will try to continue their expansion with the #3 pick. Portland dropped to number four…

The Heat got off to a strong start in their series against the Detroit Pistons, who just barely got past Lebron James and his team a couple days ago. Dwayne Wade had a great game, but you’ve got to think the Pistons are wanting to take a couple days to rest.

The Dallas Mavericks will take on the Phoenix Suns tonight in the Western Conference championships. After Dirk Nowitzki was reunited against Michael Finley during the series against the Spurs, Nowitzki will know find himself playing against former teammate Steve Nash.

There has been a lot of talk about several teams making some changes over the offseason, besides the talk that Larry Brown will have his contract bought out. The Timberwolves are saying they’d rather re-build around Kevin Garnett, though he could end up in Chicago if the Bulls can find a talent to package with their #2 pick.