10/22/2008 8:46 AM - By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com
There are those who believe the Southwest Division is the strongest in the NBA. And there are those who really don't know all that much about basketball.

10/22/2008 8:00 AM - By Sekou Smith, The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com
Without any other team in the division making any splashy, All-Star moves during the offseason, the Magic remains in the driver's seat for the top spot in the Eastern Conference.

10/21/2008 12:22 PM - By Mike McGraw, The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com
Four months passed, the Pistons reported for training camp and everyone was still waiting for the shakeup. Unless signing underperforming big man Kwame Brown as a free agent counts as a significant move, Dumars didn't follow through on his threat. The same old Pistons are back to defend their run of division titles.

10/09/2008 1:44 AM - WASHINGTON(AP) Wizards center Brendan Haywood will have surgery for a torn ligament in his right wrist, but it was not clear Wednesday how much of the regular season he will miss.