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Russell Westbrook is a longshot for winning the MVP, but that doesn’t stop former players from siding with him. Gary Payton said he’d vote for Westbrook as this year’s MVP over Harden, Curry and James. Like Westbrook, Payton was a shoot-first PG (not quite to the degree of Westbrook, though) so it makes sense that [...]

After securing themselves the sixth seed in the eastern conference — the Milwaukee Bucks officially revealed their new set of logos, starting in the 2015-2016 regular season. [tweet https://twitter.com/AlexanderLasry/status/587790431691415552] And here’s a closer look at each of the new logos: This is the primary logo, which actually looks similar to their logo now, except the [...]

Not many players can effortlessly dunk over seven-foot centers. But Wolves’ rookie Andrew Wiggins, who has proven to the entire basketball world that he is the real deal. Wiggins is also very likely to win this year’s rookie of the year award. He can score at will and clearly loves attacking the rim to dunk [...]

Sometimes the smallest man on the floor has the biggest heart, they also sometimes need to have the highest leaping skills as well, which is what Bryce Cotton of the Jazz showcased on their Monday night victory against the Mavericks. Around the beginning of the second period, the 6-foot-1 rookie guard threw down one of [...]

Duke freshman phenom Tyus Jones, fresh off helping Duke University win their 5th NCAA Title, is in the midst of making a life altering decision of whether to go pro or return to the Blue Devils for his sophomore season. Jones had 23 points and 5 rebounds in the collegiate Final against Wisconsin but is [...]

The New York Knicks are already zeroing on their free-agent consolation prizes. Big names like LaMarcus Aldridge, Marc Gasol, Goran Dragic, Kevin Love and Paul Millsap are tossed around haphazardly when it comes to the Knicks’ offseason plans. Each of those players would certainly expedite their rebuilding process, and each, subsequently, is a pipe dream. [...]

Russell Westbrook’s 54-point outburst in Sunday night’s loss to Indiana raised eyebrows because it took him 43 shots to get there. In Westbrook’s defense, he’s the only consistent option for OKC. But on the other hand, there are nights where an entire NBA team will take 70-something shots combined. But if there’s anybody who will [...]

With the Heat’s loss to the Raptors last Saturday night, they are now probably heading for an early off-season, unless of course, the Nets lose their last two games. And if the Nets do win at least one of their remaining games—the Heat have no choice but to start looking towards next season and analyze [...]

Russell Westbrook scored a career-high 54 points in a loss to Indiana yesterday, and in the process, he picked up his 16th technical foul of the season. Sixteen techs in one season will earn you a one game suspension. So if this technical is not rescinded, Russ will have to sit out OKC’s next game [...]