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NBA Rumors – New Orleans Pelicans Trying to Trade Austin Rivers
One of the bigger draft disappointments from the last couple of seasons is Austin Rivers, as the New Orleans Pelicans are making it known they’d be quite happy with any kind of trade offering for the player who just isn’t working out for them.
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NBA Rumors – Boston Celtics Getting Plenty of Interest for Brandon Bass
Right about now is the time contending teams look at their rosters and try to find out what’s missing. It seems there are a few thinking that Brandon Bass of the Boston Celtics might do a world of good for them, with at least three NBA franchises making approaches in order to get him via trade.
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Spurs vs Pistons – Brandon Jennings Looks Like a Different Player
One game doesn’t mean anything, but the Detroit Pistons put on what was probably their best performance of the season with the switch from Maurice Cheeks to interim coach John Loyer happening in the background and abruptly making Brandon Jennings into a superstar point guard overnight, while the rest of the team started playing defense like it should be.
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NBA Rumors – Marcus Smart And His Plummeting Draft Stock
Believe it or not, the shoving incident might not hurt Marcus Smart when it comes to his draft stock, but other issues which have to with his inability to improve as a shooter and certain size problems that might get in the way when he goes into the NBA seem a bit more relevant to scouts getting their notes ready for the draft.
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NBA Rumors – Steve Nash Retiring is Good for the Los Angeles Lakers
Rumors about Steve Nash retiring have been popping up more and more recently, but the point guard himself is saying that he isn’t thinking about giving up on what’s left of his career just yet. The Los Angeles Lakers, paying too much money to a player who isn’t playing all that well when he isn’t injured, are hoping that this season is his last.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Didn’t Even Have to Work Hard
The sad Western trip of the Philadelphia 76ers continues, losing 123-80 to the Golden State Warriors, who got a big nice out of Marreese Speights in the easiest game they’ll have all season, while Stephen Curry probably didn’t have to break a sweat against the non existent defense he faced.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Teaches James Harden a Thing or Two
Many times statistics don’t tell the whole story, and even though Jeremy Lin didn’t put up the most impressive of stat lines, it was his presence that made the Houston Rockets play their best basketball in a dominant fourth quarter, while James Harden sat it out entirely, watching from the bench, hopefully taking some pointers.
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NBA Rumors – New York Knicks & Chicago Bulls Interested in Carmelo Anthony Trade
Some trade rumors don’t make too much sense for either teams, but it doesn’t mean that the Chicago Bulls aren’t considering a move that will give them Carmelo Anthony, while the New York Knicks receive Carlos Boozer, Jimmy Butler, Tony Snell, Kirk Hinrich and a first round pick.
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LeBron James Saves His Best Dunks For Practice
The community of NBA fans will have to live with the fact that LeBron James isn’t going to compete in the Slam Dunk Contest yet again and probably never will. However, it doesn’t mean he can’t perform like one of the best in the business, putting on quite a show after a Miami Heat practice, which obviously went viral and has everyone convinced it’s actually better than anything we’ll see during the All-Star weekend.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Lob City in Full Effect
The NBA should be happy about the performance put on by the Los Angeles Clippers in full Lob City mode, with Chris Paul making Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan impressing high above the rim with alley oop dunks, but also concerned about how bad the Philadelphia 76ers looked in a game that was about everything except for parity and avoiding tanking.