Notes from watching Greg Oden in a summer league game against the Celtics last night…the good: 13 points, five rebounds, four blocks and only 9 fouls this time (as opposed to 6 points and 10 fouls the other night)…the bad: Oden has only really played well offensively against fellow rook Nick Fazekas (Dallas), who is a little faster than a glacier and Leon Powe (Boston) who is 6’7” in shoes if he’s lucky, while being well guarded by Mavs centre DaSagana Diop, who although he is a good defender, is not exactly the second coming of Nate Thurmond…the ugly: Oden is 1-for-8 from the foul line and has committed 19 fouls in 38 minutes over 2 games…

I also caught Yi Jianlian playing for Team China during a 85-84 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers…the good: Yi scored 17 points in the 4th including a tough 10 foot turnaround off the glass for the win as time expired…the bad: in the 4th quarter, he was mostly defended by non-drafted rookie free agent Ryvon Covile, who is terrible…the ugly: Yi made just 2 of 14 shots in a 26-point shellacking against Sacramento the day before…and while were at it Yi’s averages are 17.3 PPG on 30% FG…with 20 fouls and 12 field goals in three games…

Wow…Golden State's Marco Belinelli scored 37 points on 14-for-20 from the floor against New Orleans on Saturday…Monta Ellis, may not get J-Rich’s SG spot just yet…

Free Agent notes: Bulls SF Andres Nocioni agreed to a 5 year $38 million contract…Pistons PG Chauncey Billups has reportedly agreed to a 5-year deal worth $60 million, with the fifth year of the deal as a team option.

Free Agent rumour: Darko Milicic to the Grizz…Gerald Wallace about to re-sign with the Bobcats for 5 years and $60 million….

Great article from Randy Hill of Foxsports.com on how being a good player doesn’t necessarily means you’ll be a good GM:

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/6991754