NBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day.1. Newsday. Dwyane Wade on wanting to play for Mike D'Antoni: "I mean, I love offense. Why wouldn't I? I love him. When we're in [Team USA] practice, I love Nate McMillan, but I want to be on Mike D'Antoni's team because Nate is preaching all defense and Mike is preaching all offense."
2. Indy Cornrows. Bill Laimbeer and Larry Bird still don't like each other, as you'll see in this interview, in which Laimbeer destroys Bird for the job he's done in Indiana.
3. Charlotte Observer, via TrueHoop. The best words a mark can read: "The way Gerald Wallace is blocking shots and driving to the rim, it's clear he's regained his explosiveness after a nasty groin pull late last season."
4. The Sporting Blog. Prepare for these five guys to possibly fall off.
5. Wages of Wins Journal. David Berri moderates a blog war. No, really!
6. Ball in Europe. Tony Parker is a PC. ... Calm down Spurs fans, that doesn't mean he's broken.
