ANTONIO BURKS

Young Heat Guards Slow to Pick Up System
"While the result in Tuesday's 84-64 exhibition loss to the Pistons in Puerto Rico hardly mattered, the game was a setback in one respect -- none of the neophyte point guards stepped forward. With starting point guard Jason Williams sidelined at least until mid-November as he recovers from July knee surgery, the Heat needs to find depth at the position behind interim starter Gary Payton," writes Ira Winderman in THE SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL. "Against the Pistons, Antonio Burks, Chris Quinn and Vincent Grier all offered uneven performances." - Read More...

Grizz suffer 29-point beatdown vs. Bulls
Kirk Hinrich scored 26 points and Ben Gordon had 21 Saturday night as the Chicago Bulls shot 62 percent and ended Memphis' five-game winning streak, routing the Grizzlies 111-82. Hinrich shot 9-of-12 from the field and Gordon, in just his sixth start of the season, was 7-for-11. Antonio Burks scored a career-high 18 points and Pau Gasol had 15 for the Grizzlies. - Read More...

Ex-Griz Burks Is Weighing His Options
Ronald Tillery of the MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL writes, "Former Grizzly Antonio Burks sits, waits and counts. Burks, a Memphis native, says four NBA teams have expressed interest in him. He acknowledges that the NBA's development league and Europe are among three options. Yet the 6-foot point guard sounds convinced that he'll get a second chance to prove that his first NBA suitor was wrong." - Read More...