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NBA Rumors – Milwaukee Bucks Want to Draft Shane Larkin & Tim Hardaway Jr.
More likely than not, the Milwaukee Bucks are going to need and fill at least one of their starting guard positions next season, which is why they’ve invited both Shane Larkin and Tim Hardaway to their pre-draft workouts this weekend.
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NBA Rumors – Atlanta Hawks Want to Draft Giannis Antetokounmpo
One of the more intriguing prospects in the coming NBA draft is Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greek of Nigerian heritage), and 18 year-old guard-forward who is also 6’9 and played in the Spanish second division last season. Out of all the NBA teams likely to take him, the Atlanta Hawks seem the most interested.
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Indiana Pacers – Paul George & Roy Hibbert Stranded by Their Teammates
The Indiana Pacers have been posing quite a big problem for the NBA champions in their Eastern conference finals series, but once again their inability to get something extra from more than two players, this time being Paul George and the more consistent Roy Hibbert, cost them a game they had in their grasp until they broke down on both ends of the floor.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets Trading Thomas Robinson to Get Dwight Howard
It hasn’t been the dream rookie campaign for fifth overall pick, Thomas Robinson, already changing teams once in his short career. This summer might be a second time, as the Houston Rockets want to clear some cap space in order to get Dwight Howard in free agency.
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NBA Rumors – Sacramento Kings Interested in Signing Monta Ellis
After hiring a new head coach, it’s time for the Sacramento Kings to start thinking about what they’re going to do in free agency, and one of the options they have in front of them is signing Monta Ellis, if he does as expected and opts out of his contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Turns Udonis Haslem Into a Star
For the second time in three games, the ability of LeBron James to center the focus on his drives to the basket of almost an entire defense turned Udonis Haslem into an unstoppable scoring machine, while the Miami Heat found one stretch in the third quarter in which they simply couldn’t miss, enough for them to take the lead in the conference finals once again.
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NBA Flopping – LeBron James, David West & Lance Stephenson Fined
After the NBA has been criticized for stopping their flopping-fine policy in the NBA playoffs, the league reminded everyone big brother is still watching, by delivering three $5000 fines for flops in the same game, game 4 between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers, handing them out to LeBron James, David West and Lance Stephenson.
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NBA Rumors – Boston Celtics Interested in Drafting Steven Adams
There are a lot of rumors going around involving the Boston Celtics and the future of the franchise, but besides handling the current roster, there’s also the immediate and long-term future, which might be determined in the draft, if the team manages to trade up and get someone like Steven Adams.
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Indiana Pacers – Roy Hibbert Can’t Afford to Slow Down
It’s all about Roy Hibbert remaining as good as he’s been throughout the series for the Indiana Pacers. All the mismatch advantages of David West, the talent of Paul George, the surprising spurts of brilliance from George Hill or the aggression of Lance Stephenson don’t matter if their center isn’t as dominating as he’s been so far.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers Want to Trade Number One Pick For Luol Deng, Zach Randolph, Thaddeus Young or Ersan Ilyasova
Some teams don’t want to make the most of the luck they had, or simply don’t see the draft as the best way to improve. The Cleveland Cavaliers get to pick at number one in the NBA draft for the second time in three years, but the prospect of Nerlens Noel or Otto Porter isn’t that charming, preferring to make a deal with a team for a forward who can put up points, with Luol Deng (Chicago Bulls), Zach Randolph (Memphis Grizzlies), Thaddeus Young (Philadelphia 76ers) and Ersan Ilyasova (Milwaukee Bucks) coming to mind.