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Phoenix Suns – Amare Stoudemire Should Have Retired With Them
There are two kind of What If stories in the NBA, or in sports in general: What if certain decisions were or weren’t made (regarding a trade or player/team decision), and what if a specific player wasn’t plagued by injuries.
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Golden State Warriors Big Four Hate Rankings
The team to hate in the NBA next season? The Golden State Warriors. And the focus of all the negative emotion will be focused on their newly formed big four: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and newcomer Kevin Durant.
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Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks and the Difference Between Kobe Bryant & Dirk Nowitzki
By holding on to Dirk Nowitzki and overpaying him to finish his career, the Dallas Mavericks probably doomed themselves to a few more years of mediocrity, which is similar but still so different from how the Los Angeles Lakers handled the Kobe Bryant situation in his final two years.
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NBA Rumors – Miami Heat, Dion Waiters & Proving Everyone Wrong
The Miami Heat filled up a roster spot by signing Dion Waiters, a superstar in his own mind, but an inconsistent shooting guard up to this point in his NBA career.
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NBA Rumors – Cavaliers & Lue Contract Extension Mostly About LeBron James Being Great
The Cleveland Cavaliers gave Tyronn Lue a huge vote of confidence by giving him a five-year contract extension, although whatever his influence was on the team winning the NBA championship, the presence of LeBron James, and maintaining his ability, or slowing down the decline, means more than anything.
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Star Wars Meme Establishing the Golden State Warriors as the NBA’s Evil Empire
In Baseball, the New York Yankees. In the NFL, it’s the New England Patriots. And in the NBA? Recently it’s been wherever LeBron James is playing, but thanks to Kevin Durant choosing the Golden State Warriors as his new home, there’s a new Evil Empire.
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Draymond Green Used to the Hate; Kevin Durant Will Get Used to it
Even when wearing Team USA jerseys, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green didn’t get a lot of love when playing in one the pre-Olympic preparation games, this time against China, held in Los Angeles. Two of the three Golden State Warriors players on the roster were received by boos from the fans, which isn’t too surprising, or the last time it’ll happen on NBA courts this season.
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Interesting Takes from Brooklyn Nets’ Jeremy Lin Interview With the New York Post
The New York media tour for Jeremy Lin continues, as the most interesting player on the Brooklyn Nets and from next season, their biggest star, goes on a round of interviews shedding some light on who he is as a player and person as he returns to the big apple.
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NBA Rumors – Knicks, Derrick Rose & Superteam Terminology
The New York Knicks, despite what Derrick Rose said, don’t have a Super Team. There’s only one Super Team in the NBA: The Golden State Warriors, and there are those probably capable of stopping them in their upgraded version: The Cleveland Cavaliers and the San Antonio Spurs, at least from the current rosters and what we know about last season.
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NBA Rumors – Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Embiid, Sam Hinkie & Big Man Overload
The Philadelphia 76ers are entering the first season in the post-Sam Hinkie era, but with his fingerprints all over the place, including Joel Embiid, bound to finally make his debut, and an abundance of big men, and the inevitability of at least one trade.