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Oklahoma City Thunder – Trying to be the Miami Heat Won’t End With an NBA Championship
When using the perfect vision glasses of hindsight, was trading James Harden the right decision? As of now, no, but titles in the near future, with Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka leading the ship, will change that view on the controversial transaction, with the Oklahoma City Thunder putting the model of the Miami Heat in front of them as something to follow.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin is Much More Than a Role Player
One postseason in which he wasn’t at his healthiest, and people are treating Jeremy Lin like a marginal player who should be sitting at the end of the bench. True, he isn’t James Harden and never will be, but the Houston Rockets have a very good point guard on their hands that they will benefit greatly from if they forget about trading him and push towards making him feel more comfortable on the court.
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John Wall – A Max Contract & The Best Point Guard in the NBA?
One is fact, one is speculation. The Washington Wizards believe that whatever struggles John Wall had in the past, they shouldn’t be standing in his way to be a franchise player on a playoff team for them, giving him a max deal, which seems to also give him enough confidence to call himself the best point guard in the NBA.
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NBA Rumors – Dallas Mavericks & New York Knicks Trying to Sign Mike James
It doesn’t seem like Mike James is growing tired from fighting for his place in the NBA, as the veteran point guard is back in talks with the Dallas Mavericks regarding a return to the team he played for last year, while the New York Knicks are also watching from the outside, keeping him as an option for their final roster spots.
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NBA Rumors – Minnesota Timberwolves Can’t Get Nikola Pekovic Signed
The addition of Kevin Martin to Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love has the Minnesota Timberwolves thinking about the playoffs once again, but that isn’t going to happen if Nikola Pekovic doesn’t play at the level that he did last year, or feel disgruntled about the contract he isn’t signing.
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NBA Rumors – Miami Heat & New York Knicks Interested in Signing Sebastian Telfair
While overall, Sebastian Telfair can be considered somewhat of a draft bust, he still has a place in the league after nine seasons, and he’s getting interest from two teams that might finally give him a chance to play in the playoffs: The Miami Heat and the New York Knicks.
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NBA Rumors – Detroit Pistons Still Trying to Trade for Rajon Rondo
Despite already getting the point guard they wanted, more or less, the Detroit Pistons haven’t given up on their dream of adding Rajon Rondo, still trying to look for a way to trade with the Boston Celtics for the player.
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NBA Rumors – DeShawn Stevenson Wants LeBron James to Be his Teammate
Being recently waived by the Atlanta Hawks, DeShawn Stevenson is one of the veteran free agents who hasn’t been getting a lot of interest so far this offseason, but he may be raising it himself by declaring that he wants to play for the Miami Heat next season, and especially next to LeBron James.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers & Los Angeles Clippers Don’t Really Want Lamar Odom
Facts – Lamar Odom want to live in LA and remain an NBA player, which means playing either for the Los Angeles Lakers or Los Angeles Clippers. Speculation, based on that he hasn’t been signed yet: Both teams don’t really want him on the team.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Clippers Closest to Signing Antawn Jamison
The Chicago Bulls and even the Charlotte Bobcats, surprisingly, are in the picture to sign Antawn Jamison, but there’s a good chance that the Los Angeles Clippers, and not because of the dinner meeting between Doc Rivers and the player, are the first in line to sign the veteran free agent.