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Jamal Crawford is known for his marksmanship. The guy is as pure a jump shooter as you’re going to find. It’s not often you see him in situations where he is using his vertical leap to beat defenders off the bounce. I’d like to see more of this attacking mentality from Crawford in the NBA. [...]

Kobe Bryant just recently turned 36 and nobody knows what he’ll look like once he finally returns to the court. He probably doesn’t even know. Since he’ll be a different player from the last time we saw him, Kobe is looking to refine his game to match his age. In order to do so, he’s [...]

Brazilian guard Leandro Barbosa has reached a one-year-deal with the Golden State Warriors, according to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein. The Warriors will be the fifth team that he has played with in his entire career. Last season, he averaged 7.5 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.6 assists for the Phoenix Suns. However, due to unfortunate injuries—he was [...]

Stop what you’re doing. Stop whatever you’re doing. Doesn’t matter if you’re cooking, rocking your baby to sleep or rescuing gaggles of talking seagulls from a burning building. Stop it. Stop all of it. You’ll want to take this in. Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant apparently worked out together. Gasp. Eric Pincus of BasketballInsiders.com was [...]

In Houston, James Harden has blossomed to develop into a player many didn’t think he could become while still in OKC. While he’s still one of the worst perimeter defenders you’ve ever seen, what he does on the court was still good enough to earn him first team honors. By nature of that distinction and [...]

Why yes, Mark Cuban does hold (playful) grudges. Speaking on KRLD-FM 105.3 The Fan, the Dallas Mavericks owner admitted that he wanted to best Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey in free agency this past summer, per The Dallas Morning News: On if things are personal with the Rockets with Daryl Morey: “Oh, all good [...]

His failures in management/ownership have been well documented, but of late, Michael Jordan has been doing things the right way. The roster is young and talented, and he didn’t overspend on Lance Stephenson. The change from Bobcats to Hornets (along with the original colors) is a major boost as well. MJ is in heavy pursuit [...]

Yesterday, T’Wolves owner Glen Taylor through some unceremonious parting shots at the direction of Kevin Love following the trade to Cleveland. Naturally, Taylor is bitter and upset that Love wanted out. This morning, Love was a guest on ESPN’s Mike & Mike and he was played the audio of Taylor’s criticisms of his game. Love [...]

Kevin Love isn’t going to pull a LeBron James in Cleveland. The Cleveland Cavaliers showed off their fancy new stretch-forward toy on Tuesday. To no one’s surprise the spectacle was met with immeasurable fanfare and crazy-ass hype. The deal everyone had been waiting for to be officially done is finally done. Love is actually a [...]

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