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Things change in the NBA all the time. Preseason basketball is often considered meaningless because, well, it is. It’s supposed to be a time for star players to work through rust, fringe players to secure roster spots and coaches to nail down rotations. And in many ways, that’s what it is.  But it’s also a [...]

Halfway thru the 2013 NBA preseason, the Los Angeles Lakers look better than many expected even playing without 5-time NBA champion and 15-time All-Star Kobe Bryant. Thru four games, the Lakers are 2-2 against Golden State, Denver (twice), and Sacramento. Playing without 17-year Lakers guard Bryant, the Lakers clearly lack an identity. But, credit Coach [...]

Nothing worse than injuries to key players right before the start of a season. Portland is finding that out now. And with the seriousness surrounding head injuries, it will be interesting to see what happens here. Nicolas Batum is out with a concussion he sustained during practice, and there’s no current timetable for his return. However, [...]

Amar’e Stoudemire is associated with disappointment more than he is anything else. The six-time All-Star, who is averaging over 20 points and eight rebounds for his career, finds himself a roster liability and financial hindrance with the New York Knicks. This wasn’t how his tenure in the Big Apple was supposed to play out. And [...]

The NBA is supposed to be fun. A lot of people understand that. Others don’t. Those people, the overly serious and belligerently antagonistic ones, won’t want to see what follows. This mark’s the inception of The Hoop Doctor’s PG-13 NBA Power Rankings, where almost anything goes. Language may sometimes not be suitable for those reading at [...]

It’s funny how life comes full circle. It wasn’t that long ago that Michael Beasley was selected second overall by the Miami Heat before being shipped out of town in order to make room for the historic summer of 2010 free agency class. However, after being released by the Suns last week, the Heat have [...]

Ready for the upcoming season with the Phoenix, Kendall Marshall displays seven custom pairs of current NBA All-Stars signature sneakers made in Suns colorways on Nike iD. Marshall has a very diverse selection to choose from as seen thru this recent Instagram picture. Present are pairs of the LeBron X Elite, Kobe 8 System, Zoom [...]

Caron Butler was traded from the Clippers earlier this summer to the Phoenix Suns and he’s on the move again. He was just traded to the Milwaukee Bucks. Once a valuable starter, Butler has quickly become a dreaded NBA journeyman. However, with the Bucks roster in flux, he may serve a focal point on that [...]

The Indiana Pacers are right there. They just need a piece or two. They lost Tyler Hansbrough, but picked up Chris Copeland from the Knicks. But they weren’t done there. In order to really sure up their frontcourt, they also signed Luis Scola. Scola is a crafty veteran and has been on of the more [...]

After a first round playoff sweep at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs and Dwight Howard taking his talents to Houston, the Los Angeles Lakers are a team in transition and turmoil. The franchise centerpiece future Hall of Fame shooting guard Kobe Bryant faces the toughest challenge of his epic career, returning from a [...]