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The Rest of the NBA Can Have Their Superteams; John Wall is Fine Rolling with Bradley Beal

The Rest of the NBA Can Have Their Superteams; John Wall is Fine Rolling with Bradley Beal

Have fun with your Big Four of Steven Adams, Carmelo Anthony, Paul George and Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder. Enjoy whatever a LeBron James-Kevin Love-Dwyane Wade-Isaiah Thomas foursome should be called, Cleveland Cavaliers. Keep on keeping on with your collection of four All-NBA players, Golden State Warriors. John Wall doesn’t care. He doesn’t need that [...]

September 29, 2017 admin Blogs 0

NBA Passes Lottery Reform for 2019

NBA Passes Lottery Reform for 2019

While it has been rumored and ballyhooed about for quite some time now, it appears some NBA lottery has officially passed starting with the 2018-19 NBA season according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The reform is put in place to discourage tanking and evens the playing for the No.1 pick for the top three teams, as [...]

September 29, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Tim Duncan Has Raised $3 Million in Hurricane Irma Relief for the U.S. Virgin Islands

Tim Duncan Has Raised $3 Million in Hurricane Irma Relief for the U.S. Virgin Islands

Tim Duncan has always been a highly effective and quiet leader behind the scenes and out of the public eye as he was not only the Spurs best player for almost 15 years on the court, but the heart and soul of the organization as a whole. He is leading and making a difference behind [...]

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Cleveland Cavaliers Already Testing Out Dwyane Wade at Point Guard

Cleveland Cavaliers Already Testing Out Dwyane Wade at Point Guard

The Cleveland Cavaliers are getting ready to use Dwyane Wade at point guard. Maybe. After the off-guard’s first practice wearing wine and gold, head coach Tyronn Lue said he gave him run at the 1 spot, per ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin: Note that this experiment came with the second unit, which could mean anything or be [...]

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Timberwolves Coach-President Tom Thibodeau Isn’t Worried That Andrew Wiggins Hasn’t Yet Signed Extension

Timberwolves Coach-President Tom Thibodeau Isn’t Worried That Andrew Wiggins Hasn’t Yet Signed Extension

So about Andrew Wiggins’ five-year, $148 million extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves…We’ve yet to hear confirmation that he’s actually signed it, which is weird. The question is: Might this be a sign of something more sinister at play? Timberwolves coach-president Tom Thibodeau doesn’t think so, per Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune: As someone who roots [...]

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Carmelo Anthony Reveals Both He and Paul George Were Supposed to Be Traded to Cavaliers on Draft Night

Carmelo Anthony Reveals Both He and Paul George Were Supposed to Be Traded to Cavaliers on Draft Night

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ loss is the Oklahoma City Thunder’s gain—in a big way. During an interview with SiriusXM, Carmelo Anthony revealed that both himself and Paul George were almost traded to the Cavaliers on draft night. Here’s ESPN.com’s Ian Begley with the details: Carmelo Anthony said in a SiriusXM interview that there was a trade [...]

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Even After Joining LeBron James in Cleveland, Dwyane Wade Still Wants to Retire in Miami Heat Jersey

Even After Joining LeBron James in Cleveland, Dwyane Wade Still Wants to Retire in Miami Heat Jersey

Dwyane Wade may now be a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, but he plans on donning a Miami Heat Jersey one more time before he retires, whenever that may be. As he told the Associated Press‘ Tim Reynolds: “Miami, the door’s always unlocked,” Wade told AP. “One day I want to retire in a Miami Heat [...]

September 28, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Knicks Rookie Frank Ntilikina Reminds Ramon Sessions of a Younger Kyrie Irving

Knicks Rookie Frank Ntilikina Reminds Ramon Sessions of a Younger Kyrie Irving

Building up self-esteem is part and parcel of mentoring young NBA players. And, well, Ramon Sessions is doing one helluva job boosting the ego of New York Knicks rookie Frank Ntilikina. Although training camp is barely underway, and although Ntilikina is just 19 years old, and although Sessions hasn’t really spent that much time around [...]

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Carmelo Anthony Has ‘No Problem’ Playing Power Forward for Oklahoma City Thunder

Carmelo Anthony Has ‘No Problem’ Playing Power Forward for Oklahoma City Thunder

The Oklahoma City Thunder have already done what the New York Knicks never could, or never wanted to, or never realized they should have done: officially move Carmelo Anthony to the power forward position. Best of all, the Thunder have the 10-time All-Star’s blessing to do it, per ESPN.com’s Royce Young: “I’ve been playing the [...]

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LeBron James is Thrilled the Cleveland Cavaliers ‘Were Able to Keep’ Dwyane Wade Away from Other Suitors

LeBron James is Thrilled the Cleveland Cavaliers ‘Were Able to Keep’ Dwyane Wade Away from Other Suitors

LeBron James is stoked Dwyane Wade chose to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers. This comes as a surprise to no one. The two are noted bros. They made four trips to the NBA Finals together with the Miami Heat. Everyone had Wade penciled in as a member of the Cavaliers before he ever reached a [...]

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