Paying homage to the folks filling the blogosphere at Seahawks Insider, I have borrowed (stolen, really) their linkage moniker and added an NBA twist. I’ll try to do a daily update on what’s happening with each team in the Northwest Division.

Seattle: Sonics players say their focused on the season and not on the periphery issues, and head coach P.J. Carlesimo says all positions are open. Read more in my main Sonics story here. And TNT columnist Dave Boling says it’s time to talk basketball.

I also wrote stories on the start of the Durant era, and two Sonics fans filed a lawsuit against the team over what they perceive as fraudulent tactics to get people to renew season tickets.

Read Associated Press writer Tim Booth’s overview of media day here. Kevin Pelton of SuperSonics.com provides some insights from Sonics media day, including a photo gallery.

And Damon Agnos of the Seattle Weekly’s Buzzer Beater takes an offbeat approach to media day

Portland: The Oregonian’s Jason Quick focuses his story on the team’s summer workouts that helped create a bond for this young team.

Mike Barrett’s blog at the team’s official site provides some good analysis on this year’s team, along with a photo of former Sonics coach Nate McMillan looking like he’s ready to take the court

Kerry Eggers of the Portland Tribune says the players will miss Greg Oden, but the show must go on.

And Brian Hendrickson of the Vancouver Columbian writes that the Blazers have more answers than questions heading into camp.

Denver: There’s not too much coming from Denver, with the media focus on the Colorado Rockies amazing run to the MLB playoffs. But Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post writes about Denver’s J.R. Smith dealing with the death of friend Andre Bell, a result of a car accident where Smith was driving.

Utah: Most of the reports from Jazz camp focus on Andrei Kirlenko, who asked to be traded earlier this summer. It looks like Kirilenko may stay now. He met with coach Jerry Sloan and vice president Kevin O’Connor on Monday.

Salt Lake City Tribune columnist Kurt Kragthorpe said the relationship between Kirlenko and the team is beyond repair. And Steve Luhm writes about the competition at shooting guard.

Minnesota: The Timberwolves are traveling to Europe for their 10-day training camp, and made a stop in Instanbul, Turkey on Monday. Third-year player Ryan Gomes comments on the trip here. And beat writer Jerry Zgoda talks with coach Randy Wittman about the changes his team faces with franchise player Kevin Garnett gone in this interview.