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• Mayo and Love Swap Places After the Draft

  In an eight-player deal that was announced after 1 a.m. Eastern, Minnesota sent O.J. Mayo’s rights to Memphis in exchange for Mike Miller and the draft rights to forward Kevin Love. Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 2:25 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, National Basketball Assn, Love, Kevin, Mayo, O J, Minnesota Timberwolves, Memphis Grizzlies, Walker, Antoine, Miller, Mike

• Sports of The Times: Mayo Shows That He Was Made for New York

  O. J. Mayo, who was the third pick of the draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, offers insight, not opinion, into the game, the business and the culture of basketball. Posted Thursday, June 26, 2008 10:24 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Draft and Recruitment (Sports), Mayo, O J

• N.B.A. Draft Puts Mayo In Customary Spotlight

  O. J. Mayo has been a magnet for publicity and controversy since age 14, so it seems only natural that he is now a central figure in what may be the N.B.A.’s wildest draft night in years. Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 11:45 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, National Basketball Assn, Draft and Recruitment (Sports), Mayo, O J, Beasley, Michael, Rose, Derrick

• Mayo Looks to the Future as His Past Is Questioned

  Experts predict O.J. Mayo, who worked out with the Knicks Thursday, will be selected anywhere from third to seventh in the draft, but most do not expect him to fall past the Knicks, who pick sixth. Posted Thursday, June 12, 2008 10:25 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, New York Knicks, Mayo, O J

• High School Ranks Infiltrated by Agents

  The report last week that O. J. Mayo received thousands of dollars in extra benefits in high school ultimately was not a shock to those in college basketball circles. Posted Saturday, May 17, 2008 3:47 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Interscholastic Athletics, Colleges and Universities, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Mayo, O J, Private and Sectarian Schools

• Sports of The Times: A Season of Indulgence in the N.B.A.’s Waiting Line

  If the O.J. Mayo story is true, the N.C.A.A. investigators should be in Los Angeles, turning over every coffee mug in the Trojans’ athletic department. Posted Monday, May 12, 2008 9:25 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, National Basketball Assn, University of Southern California, Mayo, O J, Floyd, Tim

• Midwest Region: Kansas State Has the Better Supporting Cast

  O.J. Mayo and Michael Beasley showed why they are among the best freshmen in the country, but Beasley had more help in a 80 — 67 Kansas State victory. Posted Thursday, March 20, 2008 8:50 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, Mayo, O J, Kansas State University, Beasley, Michael