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Tyson Chandler, not Kevin Garnett should be starting for the Eastern Conference in the 2013 NBA All-Star Game. Case closed. In what was a completely expected snub, Garnett was named as an All-Star starter while Chandler was left to wonder if he would be able to make the final coaches cut. But while it was [...]

Visions of a championship are going to prove fleeting for the Memphis Grizzlies. It may not be this season, it may not even be over the summer, but the Grizzlies are going to be disbanded. Under the weight of the not-so-new CBA, Memphis is going to get taxed up the you know what if it [...]

The Portland Trail Blazers are suddenly a playoff contender, and J.J. Hickson is suddenly a hot commodity. At present, Portland is one game over .500 and just a half-game outside the Western Conference playoff bubble. In the midst of a rebuild, few expected the Blazers to toil with a .500 record, let alone a playoff [...]

Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks needs to go. I’ve fought such a feeling since the team dealt Joe Johnson to the Brooklyn Nets. I believed that now free from the shackles that is playing alongside Johnson, Smith would thrive. I believed that as “the man” in Atlanta, he would want to stay. I believed [...]

In a sit-down with Gary Woelfel of the Journal Times, one thing was made clear: Samuel Dalembert and Scott Skiles did not see eye to eye. The 31 year old veteran center was acquired from Houston in the off season. After contributing some solid minutes to the team’s gritty image and surprising record, Dalembert wound [...]

Mark Cuban and Dirk Nowitzki want the Dallas Mavericks to not just win, but contend for a title. But is that even possible? With the current roster, no. Hence Cuban’s interest in holding a fire sale. Or rather, a “I’ll take on any contract you don’t want if I like them” sale. Though Nowitzki’s return [...]

Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers have finally arrived. Sort of. It’s been just two games, two victories over poor to mediocre factions, yet it’s meant something. It’s meant everything. Los Angeles has throttled the likes of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks over the last two contests en route to its first two [...]

The Washington Wizards aren’t known for their basketball savvy anymore, yet not even they would be dumb enough to trade rookie Bradley Beal. Anywhere. Remember when THD sat down with Beal when he was coming out of HS? Well he’s come a long way since then, and is now becoming legit at the pro level [...]

Add the Denver Nuggets’ seldom used Timofey Mozgov to the never-ending list of centers the Miami Heat may opt to pursue. According to Chris Tomasson of Fox Sports Florida, the Nuggets have placed Mozgov on the chopping block and the Heat are among the teams who might make a play for his services: An intriguing [...]

If it’s not broke, the Los Angeles Clippers shouldn’t try to fix it. But should they try to make it even better? Currently, the Chris Paul-led Clippers have the second-best record in the NBA, trailing only the seemingly unbeatable Oklahoma City Thunder. But while such success would normally dictate that a team not do a [...]