These are must-see clips from the NBA All-Star Comedy Jam.   Deray and friends put together some of the funniest stand-up comedy I’ve seen since Kings of Comedy.  Real talk.  Watch these clips.

The original Superman has been traded to the Cavs (see full story here).  The deal has been agreed to in principle and is expected to be finalized Thursday, according to sources.  Cleveland will send Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovic to Phoenix for the presumptive future Hall of Famer.  Sources said the Suns will also receive the 46th pick in Thursday’s NBA draft and $500,000.  What do HAAP readers think about this?

The 2009 NBA Draft is Thursday night so it’s time for the HAAP Mock Draft. We take a look at the first round and have three separate draft boards. Greg, our resident Haap NBA guru, Chris, our resident Haap College Basketball/Recruiting Expert, as well as Tim, our resident basketball superfan, will all take a stab at the picks. Feel free to criticize, because we’ll be back on Friday to judge our picks as well as the actual picks.

EDITOR’S NOTE: With the trade involving Minnesota and Washington, we were forced to revise our picks somewhat. New picks in red.

1. Los Angeles Clippers - Greg: Blake Griffin - Arguably the worst franchise in sports needs everything they can get.  At 6 feet 10 inches, 245 pounds, Griffin hopes to be the foundation of the franchise.  Blake Griffin is in a unique and rare position, he could be the most NBA ready player in the draft, and also have the most potential.  Chris: Griffin - In a questionable draft class, Griffin may be the only sure-fire top NBA talent. Tim: Griffin - The only pick I’m confident in, Griffin is the most complete player in the draft.

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What an unbelievable tragedy.  Below is the top 10 ranking for NBA franchises (see complete list here).  Can someone please explain how the SPURS are ranked ahead of the BULLS?!?!?  Hopefully John Hollinger’s editor is yelling at him right now.  Check the stats below and you be the judge.

No. 1: Los Angeles Lakers

No. 2: Boston Celtics

No. 3: San Antonio Spurs

No. 4: Chicago Bulls

No. 5: Phoenix Suns

No. 6: Philadelphia 76ers

No. 7: Utah Jazz

No. 8: Portland Trail Blazers

No. 9: Indiana Pacers

No. 10: Houston Rockets

3. SAN ANTONIO SPURS: 62.05 POINTS PER SEASON (1967-2009)

4. CHICAGO BULLS: 59.77 POINTS PER SEASON (1966-2009)

Said the Orlando Magic.

Nice little video poking fun at NBA commish (and puppet master) David Stern and the undoubted misery he is experiencing now that the Magic (not Lebron) crashed the party and foiled his premature Kobe/Lebron pre-NBA Finals marketing campaign.