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The Portland Trail Blazers offense is in a remarkably poor situation, but All-Star point guard Damian Lillard plans to address part of the problem by being more aggressive at the rim in 2015-16. According to Jason Quick of CSN Northwest, Damian Lillard said he’s not focused on drawing more fouls but hopes his offseason work [...]

If the New York Knicks, winners of just 17 games last season, make the 2016 NBA playoffs, plenty of people will be shocked. ESPN NBA analysts Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy will not be among those people. Nor, for the record, will I. The Knicks are going to have a much-improved defense, and Carmelo [...]

Kobe Bryant’s teammates seem more willing to poke the Black Mamba despite the subsequent risk of enduring his venomous reaction. Last season, Kobe Bryant was pushed during a Los Angeles Lakers practice to the point where he immortalized the Charmin brand. Nick Young, I believe, was at the center of his wrath, having went back [...]

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Mike D’Antoni has so often been cited as an overrated coach, he’s become an underrated coach. The word “coach” is used loosely here, because D’Antoni isn’t one at the moment, not since 2013-14, when he guided a makeshift version of the Los Angeles Lakers to a 27-55 record. Even then, when he could still be [...]

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It looks like Kobe Bryant will be ready for opening night. Which, naturally, means Dwight Howard is going to will himself to be ready by “his” opening night as well. No, the Houston Rockets will not be opening their 2015-16 calendar against the Los Angeles Lakers. They’ll be playing host to the Denver Nuggets next [...]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is ineffable. Seriously, he cannot be described. He’s listed at 6’11”, but at only 20 years old, he’s probably still growing, which in turns mean he’s probably over 7’0″. And yet, most of his career minutes have been doled out between the shooting guard and small forward slots, per Basketball-Reference, in part because [...]

Russell Westbrook must save a ton of money on razors, shaving cream and aftershave. During a quick-hit interview with Maxim, Westbrook was asked to identify his favorite shaver, to which he responded (h/t Ball Don’t Lie): “I have never shaved a day in my life. I just don’t really grow facial hair.” Well, lucky him. [...]

Dennis Schroder does not want to leave the Atlanta Hawks. Future Dennis Schroder might. Two years into his NBA career, Schroder already sees himself as a starting point guard—which, for the record, isn’t totally absurd. Professional athletes are intrinsically self-assured, for one, and Schroder made something of a second-year leap. The Hawks were a net-minus [...]