As we head closer towards the new season, there are a lot of uncertainties hovering over the New York Knicks especially regarding the major changes they have made in the off-season. But one thing is certain, that is their forward Andrea Bargnani will be needing more time to fully recover from his injury and may [...]
October 24, 2014
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Benjamin Felix Santos
With the new season just around the corner, the Los Angeles Lakers have decided to sit out their 36-year-old superstar Kobe Bryant for the rest of their scheduled games in the preseason, according to Mark Medina of the LA Daily News. [tweet https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/525069970456465408] The Lakers will be facing the Portland Trailblazers tonight in Ontario and [...]
October 23, 2014
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Lance Stephenson did not want to leave the Indiana Pacers. But it seems they gave him no choice. Shams Charania penned a nice piece over at RealGM, wherein he provides insight into how Stephenson eventually left the Pacers for the Charlotte Hornets. We’ll start with this: Ewing, Jordan, Walker and a stable coaching staff formed [...]
October 23, 2014
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Sacramento’s loss is Phoenix’s gain. Instead of re-signing the diminutive 5’9″ Isaiah Thomas over the offseason, the Kings signed and traded him to the Suns, electing to roll with free agents Darren Collison and Ramon Sessions. This surprised some. Many, even. Just not Thomas himself. Said the point guard while speaking with Basketball Insiders’ Alex [...]
October 23, 2014
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The Orlando Magic and their center Nikola Vucevic have reached a four-year, $54 million dollar extension, according to Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports. Vucevic, 23, certainly has a lot of potential yet to be maximized within him and the Magic want to assure of his services for the next few years while he grows [...]
October 22, 2014
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After missing 115 out of a possible 164 regular season games over the last two seasons, nobody can fault the Chicago Bulls for feeling a tinge of anxiety every time Derrick Rose takes any sort of tumble. Rose didn’t take a particularly hard fall in the Bulls’ recent preseason game with the Cleveland Cavaliers, as [...]
October 22, 2014
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The NBA will have to eradicate tanking another day. According to Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski, proposed changes to the league’s current draft lottery system were voted down Wednesday: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/524938287324991488] [tweet https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/524940675746254848] [tweet https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/524939718065000448] These results represent a stark change. As recent as Tuesday, Wojnarowski said the league was preparing to vote on a draft [...]
October 22, 2014
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Blame for the Los Angeles Lakers’ devolution from title-toting titan to fallen giant is available in excess, ready to be dispersed unto anyone and everyone responsible for the trying—and perhaps lasting—times that lie ahead. This includes Kobe Bryant. But not only Kobe Bryant. Rushes to diagnose the Lakers’ uncharacteristic landslide have, quite predictably, oversimplified and [...]
October 22, 2014
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There are plenty of people who think the Cleveland Cavaliers are favorites to win the Eastern Conference. LeBron James, once again a Cleveland Cavalier, isn’t one of them. Ahead of the Cavaliers’ preseason matchup against the Chicago Bulls, LeBron declared that his opponents were the better team right now, per ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst. “[The Bulls] [...]
October 21, 2014
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With just over a week until the much anticipated 2014-15 NBA season gets underway (thank you Baby Jesus) it is the optimal time to bust out the crystal ball (or trash can) and make some predictions. Will LeBron bring the Larry O’Brien Trophy to “The Land?” Will Duncan get ring number six? Who will win [...]
October 20, 2014
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