NBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day.1. The Painted Area. Basketball is still alive in Seattle.
2. The Starting Five. The philosophy of post-dunk celebration.
3. Deuce of Davenport, via ShareBro KOGOD. Watching sports improves your brain function. Remember this when preseason basketball starts in four weeks.
4. Upside and Motor. Even with Pops Mensah-Bonsu on board, Great Britain will have a frightful team in London 2012.
5. Ball Don't Lie. Rod Benson starts his French career off the right way.
6. Detroit Bad Boys. Dave Bing, mayor of Detroit?
