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Once the dust settles on the draft and free agency, the basketball offseason shifts focus toward NBA Trades; though normally, players as monumental as Kevin Durant aren’t on the market. Not only did the surefire Hall of Fame forward request a trade, but doubled down in a recent meeting with Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai, as […]
NBA Trades: Four teams that...
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It’s August in the NBA, which means draft prospects have new homes, free agents are locked into fresh deals and most of the high-profile trades have been finalized. Basically, we’re in no man’s land, where basketball fans gather around NBA Twitter to watch two high-profile players grow contentious in a Pro-Am game and fued on […]
NBA Twitter reacts to the...
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The Brooklyn Nets are stuck between keeping their staff members or losing Kevin Durant. Could a trade with the Boston Celtics help Brooklyn move forward in the offseason? Negotiating during the offseason can become a grueling task for front offices. As coaches start to implement game plans for the regular season, athletes evaluate their value with […]
3 reasons why the Boston...
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Imagine being a young child and witnessing the late Kobe Bryant walk into Harlem’s Rucker Park to play summer basketball. Now picture, 11 years later, watching Kevin Durant light the same venue up for 66 points. Summer basketball does more than solidify legacies for NBA players There used to be a time when, much like […]
Summer basketball does more than...
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It’s not often that players have the best season of their career at age 32—particularly four seasons removed from their last All-Star appearance. That’s what made the leaps and bounds of DeMar DeRozan so special last season. For the first time in his career, DeRozan got to pick a new home with the Chicago Bulls […]
Can DeMar DeRozan sustain his...
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The Golden State Warriors have had quite the summer. They won their fourth championship in eight years, added talent in the NBA Draft, re-signed most of their key free agents, and improved their depth and overall roster. Not bad at all. Of course, what goes up must come down, and it’s only a matter of time […]
Could the luxury tax end...
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LeBron James and the Lakers have had trouble producing enough wins during the last few seasons. Will the King decide to become a free agent next season? There would not be an NBA offseason if fans did not have the pleasure of engaging in a
LeBron James conversation. For years, enthusiasts, analysts and spectators have […]
LeBron James wants to win...
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There’s no need to be thespian about this: Injuries suck. Athletes put in countless hours to reach the pinnacle of their craft just for their progress to be reset when they rehabilitate from painful and oftentimes debilitating ailments. NBA championship aspirations turn to dust and fans miss out on seeing their favorite players. All credit […]
Five NBA stars who are...
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The Atlanta Hawks made one of the splashier moves of the off-season by acquiring Dejounte Murray from the San Antonio Spurs. While exciting for Hawks fans, maybe Murray isn’t the best fit with All-Star Trae Young. To be clear, the Atlanta Hawks needed to do something drastic to get better but even if Murray and Young […]
Why the Atlanta Hawks may...
