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NBA Rumors: Heat & Kings Interested in Rudy Gay, Darren Collison & Goran Dragic Trade
It’s no secret that Rudy Gay wants to leave the Sacramento Kings, and that they’ve bee looking for a trade partner. They might have found one in the Miami Heat, and talks are involving Darren Collison in the deal as well, with Goran Dragic going the other way.
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NBA Rumors: San Antonio Spurs Deny LaMarcus Aldridge Trade, Everyone Else Insists They Will
By slowly planting the seeds and then helping them grow, ESPN have made the offseason a little bit more interesting, suggesting that the San Antonio Spurs are interesting in trading LaMarcus Aldridge. If not now, then later in the season. Maybe it’s true and based on actual inside information, but this could be all about doing what the media usually does: Stirring stuff up, and hoping it develops a life of its own.
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NBA Preseason Game Scores
The NBA preseason moves on, bringing us closer and closer to the real thing. In a five-game night of exhibition basketball, the Washington Wizards beat the NBA champions, the Miami Heat walked all over the Orlando Magic and the Oklahoma City Thunder showed that while Russell Westbrook is playing, they’re doing just fine.
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Top 10 Highest Paid NBA Players Heading Into the 2016-2017 Season
The list of the NBA’s top 10 highest paid players for the 2016-2017 season consists of eight players who signed a new contract or extended a current one this summer, taking advantage of the new TV money and the huge rise in the salary cap. As a result, the league also has its first $30 million man in almost 20 years, with a massive change in the top 10 compared to previous seasons.
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Jeremy Lin is Just Fine; Brooklyn Nets & Brook Lopez Don’t Seem to Be
While the Brooklyn Nets can take comfort that it’s still the preseason, their constant struggles when turning away from anything that involves Jeremy Lin, and their inability to get Brook Lopez into any kind of groove, has to be just a little bit worrisome for Kenny Atkinson.
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NBA Preseason Scores
An interesting night of preseason basketball had some division rivals testing things out: The Golden State Warriors big three doing anything they wanted to against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Boston Celtics looking very good against the New York Knicks, and the Chicago Bulls, without their key players, looking extremely dominant vs the Milwaukee Bucks.
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NBA Rumors: Chicago Bulls-Milwaukee Bucks Michael Carter-Williams & Tony Snell Trade Doesn’t Make Sense
The Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks seem to be close to completing a trade that involved Tony Snell and Michael Carter-Williams, a move that might cover specific peripheral needs for both teams, but looks like something that only makes sense for one of the teams.
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NBA Preseason Scores
A busy day of preseason basketball, that included a strong performance by Rajon Rondo and the Chicago Bulls against a D-League Cleveland Cavaliers team. A bit later, the Golden State Warriors stars struggled against the Denver Nuggets, but managed to pull off the preseason win thanks to a game-winner by Patrick McCaw.
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Brooklyn Nets Hopelessly Dependent on Jeremy Lin
An improved defensive effort didn’t help the Brooklyn Nets beat the Boston Celtics, losing 100-97, once again showing that when Jeremy Lin isn’t the floor, the offense starts struggling in ways that go beyond mere preseason jitters.
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NBA Preseason Scores
The Houston Rocket looked good in preseason again with a win over the New Orleans Pelicans in China, although James Harden was less impressive than last time. The Phoenix Suns provided rare preseason drama, beating the Utah Jazz on a clutch dunk by Archie Goodwin. In the comedy section, Chinanu Onuaku and Dragan Bender took the lead, each in his own unique way.