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NBA Season Preview: Golden State Warriors & Not Enough Teams In Their Way
As the 2017-2018 NBA Season opening night approaches, it’s difficult to find anyone willing to predict a champion other than the Golden State Warriors. Some people will probably go for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Even fewer will mention the Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets. But that’s about it. Four months after the end of a dominant playoff run, hardly anyone sees the upcoming season as a competitive race between a few equally good contenders.
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Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown Showing Off his 1-on-1 Skills vs a Friend
It’s always impressive to see how good an NBA player is against a normal person. Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics looked just like that playing against a fan and a Division 2 basketball player, Trevin Steede.
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10 Oldest Players in the NBA Heading Into the 2017-2018 Season
This season’s list of 10 oldest NBA players (if they don’t get cut before the season starts) includes two players from the San Antonio Spurs (not surprising), and only four players remaining who were born in the 1980’s: Vince Carter, Manu Ginobili, Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry.
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Briante Weber Ejected for Friendly Trash-Talk With DeAndre Jordan
There’s no such thing as a friendly moment of trash talking in the NBA according to the officials, as Briante Weber of the Los Angeles Lakers learned in the preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Carmelo Anthony Curses Referee, Gets T’d Up
Not getting the call from the referee can be a frustrating thing. Carmelo Anthony showed his frustration during a preseason game, and got a technical foul for it.
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Top 10 Highest Paid NBA Players In 2017-2018
This year’s list of the NBA’s top 10 highest paid players includes only four who were on it last season: DeMar DeRozan, LeBron James, James Harden and Russell Westbrook. The rising salary cap and players reacting accordingly is causing a great turnover when it comes to the top earners list.
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The Tanking Teams of the 2017-2018 NBA Season
The NBA doesn’t like the word tanking, but the wording isn’t as important. Six teams are heading into this NBA season more concerned about losing and a good draft position than winning and making the playoffs. The Atlanta Hawks, suddenly stripped of all their recent talent; Chicago Bulls who waited too long before going in this direction; New York Knicks, free of Carmelo Anthony; the direction-less Orlando Magic; the super-young and talented Phoenix Suns; and the not too-far-from-competing Indiana Pacers.
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NBA General Managers Predict Warriors Championship, LeBron MVP
Each year NBA.com does a survey of the league’s general managers, focusing on which team will win the NBA championship and which player will be awarded with the MVP. Nothing too surprising came from the poll this year: The Golden State Warriors were the popular choice to win the title while LeBron James was chosen as the most likely to take home the individual award.
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Derrick Rose Relying on the Cleveland Cavaliers to Save His Dying NBA Career
18 points per game, 4.4 assists per game, shooting 47.1% from the field. Based on that stat line alone, it would seem Derrick Rose had a pretty good season in 2016-2017, his first and only on the New York Knicks. But those who watched him play and followed him over the course of last season, know it wasn’t a good campaign, nor did Rose enjoy his time in the Big Apple.
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NBA Rumors: Cleveland Cavaliers Closest to Signing Dwyane Wade
If nothing surprising happens in the next 24 hours, Dwyane Wade will sign as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers and re-join forces with LeBron James.