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Manny Pacquiao – A Fight to Stay Relevant & Save a Career
When Manny Pacquiao steps into the ring with Brandon Rios, he won’t be fighting to impress. It’ll be about remaining relevant as a big-time, big-money PPV fighter, not to mention possibly resurrecting his career after two straight losses and one humiliating knockout against Juan Manuel Marquez.
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Atlanta Hawks – Al Horford Still Waiting for a Center to Play Next to
The departure of Josh Smith made Al Horford think that he’ll finally be moved to the power forward position in which he feels much more comfortable, but the arrivals of both Elton Brand and Paul Millsap predict more time for him at the center position.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – Jarrett Jack Makes Them Playoff Contenders
The best move the Cleveland Cavaliers made this offseason wasn’t using their number one draft pick on Anthony Bennett (early on looking like a bad choice), but signing Jarrett Jack from the Golden State Warriors.
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Boston Celtics – Keith Bogans is Another Overpaid Trading Chip
The wonders and complexities of the Salary cap make it so that a player averaging 4.2 points per game can make $5.1 million a season. The Boston Celtics have plenty of bad deals on their roster now, all of them with the potential to be moved next season, and Keith Bogans is included.
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NBA Rumors – Toronto Raptors to Amnesty Linas Kleiza
After another season of barely playing any basketball, Linas Kleiza seems to have run out of NBA credits, and will be amnestied by the Toronto Raptors, which will presumably send the Lithuanian forward back to Europe.
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Metta World Peace – New York Knicks or China Next Season
It’s hard to believe Metta World Peace won’t end up playing for the New York Knicks, but there’s still a chance he’ll pull off something unpredictable, which at the moment seems giving up on the NBA and moving to China and play for Yao Ming’s team.
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NBA Rumors – Sacramento Kings Trying to Trade Jimmer Fredette
Like a lot of college basketball superstars, Jimmer Fredette is finding it hard to reach anything remotely close to that kind of success in the NBA, and after two years with the Sacramento Kings, it isn’t surprising to see the franchise try and shop him around, hoping to see someone willing to take that trade.
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NBA Rumors – Memphis Grizzlies Trying to Trade Tayshaun Prince
It wouldn’t be surprising to see the Memphis Grizzlies slowly moving away from their “defense-first” approach next season, at least slightly, and their attempt to move Tayshaun Prince, whose main fault is having a bad contract attached to him, failing to do so with the Minnesota Timberwolves, is a good example.
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NBA Rumors – Phoenix Suns Trying to Trade Kendall Marshall
In what seems like an admission of making the wrong choice in last year’s draft, the Phoenix Suns are putting Kendall Marshall on the trading block, hoping to get something out of a player who has fallen to the third spot in their point guard rotation.
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NBA Rumors – Milwaukee Bucks & Detroit Pistons in Trade Talks About Brandon Jennings
The NBA Summer Leagues aren’t just to evaluate talent, but are a good opportunity for club executives to meet and talk about potential deals, like the alleged discussion between the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks for Brandon Jennings in a sign & trade deal.