Daily Links  8/21

Herald    Rockets reach verbal deal with Pops Mensah-Bonsu
Carlos Delfino welcomed by Bucks
LeBron James hosts documentary screening
CelticsBlog   Veritas Vincit
LOY's Place   In the Books - Red Auerbach On and Off the Court Part 5
Red's Army    Congrats Marquis Daniels
Ray: "I'm gonna be in the best shape of my life"
Ray Allen's sneaker is actually for basketball
More Wine for Stan Van Gundy

Green Street     Brookline native Adrien signs in Spain
Celtics Hub     Stop it, Stan. Now
Slam Online    Sneak Peak: The Weapon
Elite 24 Slam Dunk Contest Participants Announced
Elite 24 Preview
OC Register    Celtics will in back-to-back, says Garnett
Real Boston Sports Fans    Free Agent Friday: Marquis Daniels
Dimemag    Reality TV beef with Steve Nash and Shaq; The Elite 24 is here
Hoopsworld     Top 5 Power Forwards
NESN    Now a Celtic, Williams in Right Place to Revitalize Career
Celtics Circuit    Five Questions I Have for Danny Ainge Right Now
Hardwood Houdini     Changing of the guard: 9 reasons why Rondo matters most
AZ Central    Shaq's behind-the-back move
MVN Outsider    Top 3 Eastern Conference Teams
Record Pub    Super summer has star-studded Cavs primed for 2009-10
Bright Side of the Sun    NBA vs WNBA: How do they stack up?
Orlando Sentinel    Winter Park's Austin Rivers to play at famed Rucker Park on Friday night
Jock Life   Usain Bolt sets world record in 200m Men final in World Championships
Fox Sports    Straight shooting: Rambis could face big trouble
M Live    Can Dwight Howard develop an offensive repertoire to match his defensive dominance?
Hardwood Paroxysm    JWill Signing Makes Us Question The Meaning of ‘Controversy’
Metro    Allen: So long, Leon
Kentucky.com    Pitino's former assistant says he knows what Pitino is going through
FanHouse     Magic Slighted Again, Falling To Third Option in East
Brother Steve's Blog     Celtics, Lakers, Magic, Spurs, ….. Who is Heading For A Fall?