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NBA Rumors – Sacramento Kings Might Trade Marcus Thornton
One of the changes we’re going to see from the Sacramento Kings next season is a greater focus on defense, which might push out some less than willing participants of the makeover, with Marcus Thornton looking like a very good candidate to not fit the new scheme, and possibly get himself traded.
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LeBron James Will Never Run Out of Things to Prove
From the moment LeBron James entered the NBA, he’s been out on a mission, set out to accomplish it by himself or by those viewing from the outside, judging and surveying every move. Even after winning championships, MVPs and anything else the NBA has to offer, the challenges remain the same. It’s only the measuring stick to judge him by that’s been altered.
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NBA Rumors – Boston Celtics Might Trade One Of Their Shooting Guards
We’re not going to see any player movement in the NBA at the moment when it comes to trades, but the Boston Celtics have a really unbalanced backcourt, with their point guard options beyond Rajon Rondo very limited at best, which just might mean that someone from the group that includes Courtney Lee, Avery Bradley, Jordan Crawford and MarShon Brook might get traded.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Makes it Impossible to Rebuild
The word rebuilding doesn’t exist in the universe of the Los Angeles Lakers; it’s always about winning as much as possible as soon as possible, and the hell with player development. The team has a shot at making a clean break from Kobe Bryant and his disastrous hold over the franchise for the last few years, but it probably won’t go down that road.
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Miami Heat – Michael Beasley Getting a Career Lifeline
It might be arrogance, but it might be that the Miami Heat have an eye for talent, even if it’s masked by a huge amount of personal problems. They’re willing to take a shot on Michael Beasley and give him an invite to training camp, in what might become one of the best under-the-radar pickups of this offseason.
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Los Angeles Lakers & Liverpool FC Piss Off People on 9/11
It’s hard to decide whether or not both Liverpool and the Los Angeles Lakers were trying to intentionally strengthen their brand at the expense of the commemoration of the September 11 attacks or simply made an honest mistake on their twitter page.
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NBA Rumors – Miami Heat Won’t Re-Sign Shane Battier
Even though it’s hard to ignore the contribution of Shane Battier to the two NBA titles the Miami Heat have won, it’s just as difficult to avoid the fact that he wasn’t as vital during the second championship run the team made on both ends of the floor, and that might mean he isn’t going to be re-signed once he becomes a free agent at the end of the season.
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Knicks vs Nets – Jason Terry Needs to Fear J.R. Smith Dunking on Him
One of the developing storylines this summer in the NBA is the rivalry between the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks. The interesting thing? While J.R. Smith is doing the talking for Knicks, the two players trash talking the most on behalf of the Nets haven’t even played for the team: Jason Terry and Paul Pierce.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Isn’t Promising Anything
In order to join the Miami Heat and their big three project, LeBron James gave up a lot of money during his first “decision”. This time, with a chance to opt out of his contract at the end of the 2013-2014 NBA Season, it might be a little bit more difficult to predict what the MVP will decide, and where he’ll end up after next summer.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Don’t Want to Re-Sign Luol Deng
The Chicago Bulls don’t mind having Luol Deng on the team, but not at his current rate (and probably not close to it), and are strongly considering for this season to be the last for him on the team, enabling them to go after a high-profile free agent next season or get something via trade for Deng.