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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers Interested in Signing Timofey Mozgov
Building on just the big three and no defense isn’t a smart move, so the Cleveland Cavaliers are trying to make sure they have sufficient depth and rim protection to back up their stars, showing a lot of interest in Timofey Mozgov, who last played for the Denver Nuggets, to be their replacement center.
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NBA Rumors – Minnesota Timberwolves Trying to Trade Kevin Martin & Nikola Pekovic
Some might call it tanking, others rebuilding. The Minnesota Timberwolves won’t be competing to make the playoffs next season, instead relying on young players while trying to offload of the expensive ones, which means looking for someone to trade Kevin Martin and Nikola Pekovic to.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers & Ray Allen Almost a Done Deal
Maybe there is still some indecision going on in the mind of Ray Allen about whether or not he wants to still play in the NBA, but he’s getting closer to making his final decision, which will probably be staying on for another season and joining the Cleveland Cavaliers, next to a few familiar faces.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Has Himself to Think About Too
Contract years are a different kind of breed in the NBA scenario. Players often focus on padding up their own stats in order to get a fat juicy contract when they become free agents before reverting back to their “real” selves. Jeremy Lin is in that kind of situation this season with the Los Angeles Lakers and even though it’s slightly against his nature, he has to start playing for himself as well as the team.
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Team USA – Rudy Gay Gets Lucky Kevin Durant Pulls Out
One injury to Paul George and another selfish and damaging decision from Kevin Durant opened the way for Rudy Gay to join the training camp of Team USA heading into the 2014 World Basketball Championship in Spain, with the Small Forward position needing severe improvement after the disasters of the previous week.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James is Great at Making Empty Promises
People in sports announcing things shouldn’t be trusted. Today, LeBron James might say that he’s going to stay with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the rest of his career, but words are wind, and it wouldn’t even be slightly surprising if in the near future he actually thinks about playing elsewhere. When the first thing in line is taking care of yourself, making promises of loyalty doesn’t really mean anything.
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Team USA – Kevin Durant Quits on Those who Counted on Him
Not as lovable or likable as before, quitting on Team USA after already being part of one training camp won’t add popularity points to Kevin Durant, citing physical and mental fatigue as the reasons for his withdrawal from the selection process heading into the 2014 Basketball World Championships.
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Kevin Love Trade – Cleveland Cavaliers the Winners, Minnesota Timberwolves Lose Big
Maybe everything will blow up in the face of the Cleveland Cavaliers a year from now, but for the moment they are obviously the big winners of the Kevin Love trade, giving up Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett, along with a future first round pick, as the Minnesota Timberwolves should feel they could have gotten more out of this deal.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Might be Able to Have Fun Again
On an individual level, Jeremy Lin finding a new team means something of a fresh start to his career. Not just actually playing in the right position, role and minutes for the Los Angeles Lakers, but looking like someone who is having fun on the court again, which usually means Lin at his best. His video on Instagram which includes a posterizing dunk on his mother is in line with that attitude.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers Will Beat Indiana Pacers to Shawn Marion
It’s quite interesting to see the power shifts in the Eastern Conference, as the Indiana Pacers quickly turn into something of a laughing stock while the Cleveland Cavaliers are suddenly the number one player magnet in the NBA, which means there’s a very good chance they’ll end up signing Shawn Marion, maybe the best of the remaining free agents.