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When previewing the 2015-16 NBA season, all of us basketball fans had a terrific handle on what to expect from the Eastern Conference. Nine teams were reasonable playoff contenders and anyone else would be a stretch. Seven games into the campaign, Andre Drummond and the Detroit Pistons have demanded a place in the discussion. It’s [...]

Bradley Beal and Kevin Durant share core NBA fandom beliefs. Durant and his Oklahoma City Thunder will face off against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night, a weekday date that has naturally incited questions about Durant’s impending free agency, and whether he will ultimately join the Wizards, his “hometown” team. Born in Washington and having [...]

Jimmer Fredette is getting another shot to stick in the NBA. We think. The New Orleans Pelicans have been overrun with injuries to start the season. Omer Asik has appeared in only one game thus far, and Norris Cole, Tyreke Evans and Quincy Pondexter are all expected to be out for at least another couple [...]

Through 6 games in the 2015-16 NBA season the Los Angeles Lakers are 1-5 and Kobe Bryant is averaging 16-3-2 in 29 minutes per game while shooting 32% from the field and 20% from three. It is clear that the Black Mamba has almost no bite left and it is becoming increasingly clear that the [...]

All is not well for the Sacramento Kings, and DeMarcus Cousins, aka Boogie, aka DMC knows it. Sure, they’re off to a 1-7 start, a troubling start to the season for obvious reasons. And yes, Cousins only just returned from an Achilles injury. But their issues stretch much deeper. That’s how Cousins made it seem [...]

Daryl Morey has more respect for the Golden State Warriors than Doc Rivers. I kid, I kid. Just not about Morey’s respect for the reigning champs. That’s real. While appearing on The Doug Gottlieb Show on CBS Radio (h/t Larry Brown Sports), the Houston Rockets general manager said nothing but good things about the NBA’s [...]

The Brooklyn Nets aren’t about to cry over a little 0-7 start to the 2015-16 season. General manager Billy King will, however, listen to various trade proposals. The Nets are enduring some seriously turbulent times to start the year. They’re significantly less talented on paper than they were last season, and the absence of Deron [...]

The NBA is always searching for new ground to mine its gold from. They’re always looking for new markets. League marketing efforts behind players like Yao Ming or Jeremy Lin, without wanting to reduce their talent, were in part motivated by an attempt to start marketing the game and finding players out of China. And [...]

Even before the 2015-16 NBA season began, Kobe Bryant’s future was already a very hot topic of discussion. He will become an unrestricted free agent in July and has yet to make a decision on whether or not he’ll retire or continue playing for the purple and gold, or maybe even some other team. But [...]

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