With Kevin Durant sidelines for most of last season with a broken foot, we were able to see what Russell Westbrook was fully capable of. But there may be more to come and he is adding a new dimension to his game. Look forward to seeing him posting up on the block more this year. [...]
October 13, 2015
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Rumors
Carmelo Anthony is a forgiving man…in a manner of speaking. The New York Knicks’ only superstar apparently wasn’t the biggest fan of Sasha Vujacic back in the day. But now that the two are teammates, he’s all about giving Sasha some love. Per the New York Daily News‘s Frank Isola: Carmelo Anthony has a history [...]
October 12, 2015
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The Boston Celtics are, on paper, one of the NBA’s most intriguing teams heading into 2015-16. This is both a good and bad thing. The Celtics are intriguing because they’re so damn deep, and that’s good. But that leaves head coach Brad Stevens with the task of deciding whom to play, and that’s a steep [...]
October 12, 2015
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As yet another NBA season shapes up, and the fanbases of 30 cities hold their breaths to find out how their teams will fare this year, the predicament of those in sunny Sacramento is an interesting one. The franchise is steeped in mediocrity in terms of performance on the court, and has a history of [...]
October 12, 2015
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Blogs, Daanyal Saeed
LaMarcus Aldridge is set in his ways—which is important, because his ways aren’t yet the San Antonio Spurs’ ways. After nine years with the Portland Trail Blazers, Aldridge decided to journey elsewhere in free agency over the summer. It seemed like a no-brainer decision. The Blazers started stripping down their contention-ready roster and gearing up [...]
October 12, 2015
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Don’t you dare tether DeMarcus Cousins to one position. Clearly, he’s a multipositional bastion, a versatile and venomous NBA superstar that can play any spot he wants to. Allow me to explain. Rather, allow Cousins himself to explain, per the Sacramento Bee‘s Jason Jones (h/t CBS Sports): “I don’t really consider myself a center,” Cousins [...]
October 12, 2015
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KD is back in full force. And he proved it last night in one of the NBA preseason global games against Istanbul Fenerbahce Sports Club. Check out this drive to the tin and flush on NBA prospect Jan Vesely. Sick. Wicked. Nasty. Durant wants that MVP this season. No doubt. Please enable Javascript to watch [...]
October 10, 2015
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Highlights, Hoops TV
The NBA’s preseason has not been kind to the New Orleans Pelicans’ big men. First Alexis Ajinca went down with a right hamstring strain, which, per a team announcement, is expected to sideline him for the next four to six weeks. Now, to make matters worse, starting center/$60 million man Omer Asik is projected to [...]
October 9, 2015
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Yeah, so, the Jimmy Butler-Derrick Rose feud that isn’t needs to die. Sure, NBA rumor mills are relentless, and the Chicago Bulls’ dynamic duo, which has yet to spend 1,500 total minutes on the court since Butler entered the league, is not above that ruthlessness. But, like, come on. Enough speculation has been presented and [...]
October 9, 2015
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