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In this exclusive video we talk to NBA Champion PJ Brown about his 15-year career in the NBA. Among other things PJ tells us the player he most admires is Hall of Famer Julius Erving. Around 1:05 into the video we catch up with Dr. J himself and ask him which NBA team he would want to play for these days -- his answer may surprise you.


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The 15-year veteran has built a strong reputation as a consummate professional. So instead of going into detail about why he was unhappy last season in Chicago, he preferred to avoid the issue.

'I really don't have any comment on the Chicago Bulls,' he said.

See, if you're in a situation where a team hasn't let you down, but just fell short because of bad luck, yet everything, personnel-wise within the organization went well, then you drop something like "The Chicago Bulls are a great organization; I really enjoyed my time there, but now I'm a Celtic and looking forward to trying to win a championship for the great city of Boston." Or some run of the mill yada like that. Instead, Brown said nothing. And to me, it sounds like a really sarcastic nothing the kind meant to imply that if he had hung around Chicago any longer or kept being asked about it, he would probably have something less kind to say about the moves the team made (like dealing Tyson Chandler for P.J. himself and J.R. Smith). So, uh, reporters, keep asking.

That means Webber, who averaged 11.3 points and 6.7 rebounds in 43 games with Detroit last year, won't be going home again. Webber had a brief flirtation with Orlando, but it appears Dallas -- which has done little to its roster besides adding SG Eddie Jones -- has an upper hand. The Mavs could add PF P.J. Brown, too. There is a darkhorse candidate, though, in the market for both players: Phoenix.

This year the Chicago Bulls took the giant step of advancing out of the first round for the first time since the Jordan era. After easily sweeping the defending champion Miami Heat in the first round, there were many that thought the Bulls were in for an extended run all the way to the NBA Finals. That is, until they received their wake up call in the form of Rasheed, Chris, Chauncey, Tayshaun, and Rip. Yes, Ben Wallace played the majority of the series with a bad back. But even if Ben was at full capacity, the inexperienced Bulls would still have been no match for the mighty Pistons.

Against Detroit, the Bulls perimeter players had open looks throughout the series, but most of the time weren't able to convert. This isn't a knock on the Bulls perimeter players, as much as it is a knock on their lack of an interior offense. Good outside shooters will from time to time fall into shooting slumps. However, good teams overcome this by developing a solid interior offensive game. I mean, look at the four teams left in the playoffs. Three of the four teams remaining in the playoffs (Utah, San Antonio, and Detroit) have incredible offensive forces down low (and although not dominating, the Cavs do have Big Z). Until the Bulls find someone to fill their interior void, they'll probably have trouble advancing further in next year's playoffs.