When Los Angeles Clippers head coach and President of Basketball Operations Doc Rivers traded for his son Austin Rivers, the move was widely scrutinized—and for good reason. The roster desperately needed a wing defender, yet they traded Reggie Bullock and Chris Douglas-Roberts while releasing Jordan Farmar to make room for the young Rivers. It further [...]
April 27, 2015
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Blogs, David Kenyon
Welcome to part four of our six-part series to assess the greatest player in NBA history debate. We are truly in rarefied air now as we are down to the final eight and four dream match-ups that pit the two greatest players at any position against one another for ultimate supremacy. The four regional finals [...]
April 26, 2015
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Blogs, Ryan Bawek
Don’t stop me if you’ve heard this one before, because I know you have. LaMarcus Aldridge free-agency rumors are flying off these days. Most recently, he’s been linked to the San Antonio Spurs. Now two executives are telling ESPN New York’s Ian Begley that the All-Star power forward may be interested in the New York [...]
April 26, 2015
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The Warriors made a tremendous 20 point come back in the 4th quarter last night to beat the New Orleans Pelicans and take a 3-0 series lead. It was mainly due to the offensive rebounding in the 4th to give the Warriors second chance opportunities. That said it would have all been for nothing if [...]
April 24, 2015
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Highlights, Hoops TV
For someone who isn’t considered a free-agent flight risk, LaMarcus Aldridge sure seems like a free-agent flight risk. After declaring his loyalty to the Portland Trail Blazers over the summer, the rumor mill has started to turn on Aldridge. First a report surfaced that alleged his Blazers teammates are fearful he’ll leave in free agency. [...]
April 23, 2015
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Despite missing much of the season due to injury, the Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard has won the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award. He finished ahead of Draymond Green and DeAndre Jordan. Frankly, it’s nothing short of incredible that DeAndre Jordan has never won this award. He should probably have two now, as he’s in [...]
April 23, 2015
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Rumors
Well, this certainly didn’t take long. Rajon Rondo came to the Dallas Mavericks via trade in December. Despite initial hopes and projections, it seems like he’ll be gone by July. First, we start with some weird joo joo. Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle pulled Rondo out of the team’s Game 2 loss to the Houston [...]
April 23, 2015
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It has been speculated for a few weeks now, but today was D-Day for Scott Brook. He has been relieved of his duties of head coach of the OKC Thunder after seven very successful seasons. The irony in all of this is that if the Thunder would’ve won just one more regular season game, they [...]
April 23, 2015
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Rumors