Dion Waiters is having a career revival in South Beach this season as a guy who went from being the No. 4 pick of the 2012 NBA Draft to being a journeyman who was unable to find a home or consistent role. Waiters is putting up career-highs across the board, including averaging 16.1 point per [...]
March 15, 2017
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Whatever you do, don’t suggest to Patrick Beverley that James Harden doesn’t have the NBA’s MVP award on lock. Per The Vertical’s Michael Lee: [tweet https://twitter.com/MrMichaelLee/status/841158496343191552] The MVP debate has been diluted down to Russell Westbrook and Harden. LeBron James needs to be there, and Kawhi Leonard’s argument has picked up steam in recent weeks, but [...]
March 14, 2017
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Even those who poke fun at Andre Roberson’s complete lack of shooting cannot deny he’s a terrific perimeter defender. He assumes the toughest assignments on a regular basis, and yet he seldom gets torched. Oklahoma City Thunder coach Billy Donovan doesn’t think we talk about this impact enough. In fact, he thinks Roberson belongs in [...]
March 14, 2017
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Kristaps Porzingis is (finally) calling it like we’re seeing it: The New York Knicks are a bad basketball team. These weren’t his exact words following the Knicks’ despicable Sunday night loss to the Brooklyn Nets, but he was hinting at as much if you read between the lines, per ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: Porzingis, the No. [...]
March 14, 2017
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If Joel Embiid isn’t going to win Rookie of the Year, he prefers it go to Philadelphia 76ers teammate Dario Saric. Actually, strike that. He believes the hardware should go to Saric no matter what, per Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press (via NBA.com): “He’s the rookie of the year,” Embiid emphatically said on CSN [...]
March 14, 2017
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If the injury bugs have their way, we may never know how good this Utah Jazz team can be. Sure, they have the fourth-best record in the Western Conference, but they could be even better. They rank in the top five of the league in value lost to injuries this season, according to NBA Man [...]
March 14, 2017
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Imagine being so oblivious that even when you’re so obviously wrong, you believe you’re right. This is where New York Knicks president Phil Jackson is at. According to the New York Daily News‘ Frank Isola, he doesn’t believe he’s failed as an executive; he simply believes the Knicks have underachieved: Can Jackson, a Hall of Fame coach, honestly [...]
March 14, 2017
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As the final month of the NBA season winds down, prognosticators around the league and every grouping of NBA fans around the country will participate in the debate: Who should win the 2016-17 NBA MVP award Russell Westbrook or James Harden? The reigning two-time MVP has already given his opinion/prediction on the matter and his [...]
March 14, 2017
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Larry Sanders is officially a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Though his name was tossed around the rumor mill a few weeks back, the Cavaliers ultimately landed Andrew Bogut, who had been traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Philadelphia 76ers, then was bought out. But, 58 seconds into tenure with Cleveland, Bogut suffered a season-ending [...]
March 14, 2017
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The Chicago Bulls are not in a good place. They are now outside the Eastern Conference’s playoff picture, with a rotation that continues to lack shooting and consistency. Dwyane Wade, who signed with the Bulls for the money and a chance to make some noise in the East, is naturally not happy. Well, actually, we can’t [...]
March 14, 2017
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