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Houston Rockets: The Battle Between James Harden & Mike D’Antoni Paradigms

The biggest question heading into next season for the Houston Rockets: Whose team is it going to be? James Harden, or Mike D’Antoni? Different styles, and possibly very different outcomes.
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Cleveland Cavaliers Season Preview: LeBron James, Kyrie Irving & the Championship Hangover

The Cleveland Cavaliers are finally champions. LeBron James lived up to his promise, shutting up anyone else who needed quieting. Kyrie Irving showed how big of a player he is. Kevin Love showed there’s more to him than offense. Tyronn Lue had a dreamy ascent last season. What do the Cavs even have to play for anymore?
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Jeremy Lin: What Kind of Numbers can the Brooklyn Nets Expect From Him?

The Brooklyn Nets are going to play Jeremy Lin in a bigger role than he’s ever had, and more minutes than he’s ever played. This means a whole different set of stats for Lin, and this is an attempt to gauge what kind of numbers we’re going to see from him next season.
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Team USA in the Olympics: China Didn’t Stand a Chance

Not long after beating China in an exhibition game, Team USA, the 2016 Olympic version of the Dream Team, had no problem handling their first opponent en route to a third consecutive gold medal, winning 119-62, led by Kevin Durant.
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NBA Rumors – Celtics, Bucks Interested in Ray Allen

It’s been two full seasons of Ray Allen sitting on the sidelines, outside of the NBA, but not officially retired, perhaps waiting to come back, and for the right situation to present itself. Two teams he’s been in contact with recently are the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks.
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Draymond Green’s Snapchat F*** Up Leads to Porn Offer

Now that the Olympic tournament has started, Draymond Green can completely focus on Team USA games instead of his mistakes, including accidentally sharing a photo of his penis on Snapchat to his followers, although it has led to an interesting offer: Star in a porn film called Drayzilla.
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Oklahoma City Thunder: The Star Player Postulate

The king is dead, long live the king. Russell Westbrook is the new face of the franchise for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kevin Durant? Probably the most disliked figure in the state of Oklahoma, at least when it comes to sports hate perspective.
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Chicago Bulls Preview: Dwyane Wade, Rajon Rondo & Following the Jimmy Butler Lead

The Chicago Bulls are going to look very different compared to recent years, as they head into the 2016-2017 NBA season with a weirdly put together team, led by Jimmy Butler on the court and Fred Hoiberg on the sidelines, while Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo arrive, still unclear if to help or to provide unwanted distractions.
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Charlotte Hornets, Kemba Walker & Seeing Jeremy Lin Go

The Charlotte Hornets made some big changes this offseason, not necessarily changes they were hoping to make. Kemba Walker remains the team’s go to guy and biggest star, but he knows quite well that letting Jeremy Lin leave through free agency might be costly in the long run.
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San Antonio Spurs: The Tim Duncan Retirement Effect

For the first time in 20 years, the San Antonio Spurs are entering a season without Tim Duncan as part of the team. It was going to happen at some point, but this puts a lot of pressure on Kawhi Leonard, LaMarcus Aldridge and some newer (not necessarily younger) kids on the central Texas block to take the franchise into its new era.