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The National Basketball Association can be a very opportunistic place. Occasionally, things may go your way, or “fall in your lap”, and you must simply seize and capitalize on this. From the very moment James Harden was drafted 3rd overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2009 NBA draft, he has done just that. [...]

No one saw it coming. Not the Oklahoma City Thunder, not the Houston Rockets, not David Stern himself. And yet, here we are. As Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports first reported, the Rockets and Thunder came to terms on a blockbuster deal that landed All-Star guard James Harden in Houston and volume scoring guard Kevin [...]

Earlier today, I bumped into an interesting article by the Wall Street Journal’s Chris Herring. In it, Herring took a look at a specialized job that is now becoming more and more commonplace in the NBA: shooting coach. To Herring’s credit, he makes a mention of the several statistics that support this seemingly unnecessary job. [...]

It’s been well publicized about future Hall of Famer Ray Allen’s surprising move this offseason to leave the Boston Celtics and join the rival Miami Heat. Rumor has it that Ray felt disrespected by having to come off the bench behind Avery Bradley or perhaps he just thought the Celtics had exhausted their chances at [...]

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According to Yahoo! Sports, The Oklahoma City Thunder have traded Sixth Man of the Year James Harden to the Houston Rockets after not being able to agree to a contract extension with the guard. Rockets will send SG Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb and future draft considerations to the Thunder for Harden, sources told Y! Sports. [...]

Andrew Bogut of the Golden State Warriors was finally able to practice. But that doesn’t mean much, which is actually a good thing. According Ron Kroichick of the San Francisco Chronicle, Bogut participated in a limited capacity at practice, yet that doesn’t mean he’ll be ready to open the season: Stephen Curry did not practice [...]

It seems that basketball fans in China remember Tracy McGrady more for his legendary exploits as a member of the Orlando Magic and his first couple of years with the Rockets. McGrady just inked a new deal with the Qingdao Eagles of the CBA. Watch fans greet McGrady as he arrives at Qingdao airport. Evidently, [...]

When the Portland Trail Blazers signed Nicolas Batum to a four year deal worth nearly $50 million, the hope was that he would develop into a superstar this season. But is he ready? It’s a fair question, because while the 23-year-old continues to improve on a season-by-season basis, his averages of 13.9 points, 4.6 rebounds [...]

The Phoenix Suns continue to make difficult decisions surrounding the team’s status at point guard. If the team isn’t being goaded into trading Steve Nash, it’s throwing a pile of money Goran Dragic’s way. And now, Phoenix has opted to place Kendall Marshall, their rookie facilitator outside of the rotation. According to Michael Schwartz of [...]