A quick trip around the Northwest Division. I’ll have an update from practice later today.

Seattle: If you have not seen it yet, ESPN’s J.A. Adande wrote a piece on the Sonics.

Portland: Trail Blazer coach Nate McMillan calls out his big men and they respond with a good win at Atlanta. Bremerton’s Marvin Williams had a team-high 18 points for Atlanta in the loss. More about the game from Mike Barrett’s Blazer Blog.

Denver: Regulars Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony sat out as coach George Karl gave some of his reserves an extended look in the Nuggets 109-106 loss at Detroit. Former UW standout Bobby Jones took advantage of the veterans sitting, totaling 17 points, six rebounds and four assists in 27 minutes.

And Eddie Murphy films a scene of his upcoming movie Nowhereland with cameos from Iverson and Anthony. Read more about it in this Nuggets notebook.

Utah: A reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune contemplates a potential Andrei Kirilenko for Wally Szczerbiak trade in this Q&A session.

And Jazz owner Larry Miller says point guard Deron Williams is definitely part of the team’s long-range plans.

Minnesota: Looks like the T-Wolves are in a similar situation as Seattle, as Minnesota coach Randy Wittman says there are no guaranteed starters.

Not related to anything, but just thought I would share this clip that shows Adam Morrison talking about crying.

Talk to you this afternoon.