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NBA Rumors – Phoenix Suns Closer to Signing Eric Bledsoe on Qualifying Offer
A big ego and greedy agents have brought the situation between Eric Bledsoe and the Phoenix Suns to an uncomfortable position, which looks like will end in him taking the qualifying offer. It hurts the relationship between the team and the player, but also makes him lose money which he’ll find very difficult to make up for when he signs his next contract, even as an unrestricted free agent.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James on a Dangerous Power Trip
Megalomania isn’t officially a disease, but it’s not good to have. LeBron James returning to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers has turned him almost into a god-like figure, who thinks he wields that power as well, acting like a general manager of a team by deciding to push away Andrew Wiggins in order to trade for Kevin Love, which might not be the best thing for the franchise.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Clippers Looking at Backup Centers
It seems that the Los Angeles Clippers are never done adding players, and they’ll be giving some veteran centers – Andrew Bynum, Greg Oden, Emeka Okafor and Andray Blatche – a chance to show their skills as they scrape the bottom of the free agency barrel in their search for a backup center.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Losing Weight & Playing General Manager
Once again the off-season finds something superficial about LeBron James to bring out. Last year it was his hair line getting the attention. This year? Him slimming down, while also trying to show his general manager skills in his attempt to make champions out of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Team USA – Derrick Rose is Being Hyped Up Too Much
Among the things we’ve been hearing about non-stop from everyone involved in the Team USA preparation to the World Basketball Championships is how good Derrick Rose has been coming back from yet another season long injury. Well, the same things were said last year and we all know how that turned out, so maybe some caution in the word selection should be used by everyone, from the players to the coaching staff.
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NBA Rumors – Kevin Love Trade a Done Deal
There’s still time for someone to intervene or change their minds, but it seems like a trade that will send Kevin Love to the Cleveland Cavaliers and Andrew Wiggins to the Minnesota Timberwolves among other moving parts is going to happen, and the only thing preventing it from being announced is a certain league rule.
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San Antonio Spurs – Becky Hammon Makes Them Even More Unique
An island of success and strangeness is what some might describe the San Antonio Spurs, and by hiring Becky Hammon to be the first full-time, fully paid female assistant on an NBA team, the franchise that has been steered perfectly by Gregg Popovich and R.C. Buford for nearly two decades took another step to distance themselves from the rest of the league.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Jeremy Lin Can Make Whatever This is Work
Who are the 2014-2015 Los Angeles Lakers? It’s too soon to even call this a work in progress. This will obviously revolve around Kobe Bryant, but Jeremy Lin can be a vital piece of their possible success, although it does mean that Byron Scott gives him a shot at sometimes leading this team.
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NBA Rumors: Phoenix Suns Will Eventually Re-Sign Eric Bledsoe
Although Eric Bledsoe and his agents thinks he deserves a massive contract extension, he’ll soon realize that what the Phoenix Suns have been offering is as good as it’s going to get for him, at least in this NBA off-season.
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NBA Rumors – Indiana Pacers Interested in Signing MarShon Brooks
The NBA career of MarShon Brooks started out pretty well before taking a wrong turn and becoming a trading chip, nothing more. The Indiana Pacers, in dire need of a small forward, might be the right team and spot for him to kickstart and get to the place he should have been.