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The NBA’s New Direction – Super Teams
Parity? There’s no parity in the NBA, despite the salary caps and luxury taxes. Steve Nash choosing to leave Phoenix and play for the Los Angeles Lakers was just another example of how: a) The Lakers know how to get players by giving up nothing and b) Players like going to the same teams.
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2012 NBA Free Agency – Los Angeles Lakers Get Steve Nash & Other Rumors
The Los Angeles Lakers wanted a point guard of this caliber for a long time, and they got Steve Nash, still one of the best in the NBA via a sign-and-trade deal with the Phoenix Suns, who will get four draft picks (two first round, two second round) over 2013-2015, while the Suns wasted no time by trying to find a replacement for Nash and an upgrade for the team.
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2012 NBA Free Agency – Deron Williams & Other Rumors
One of the biggest questions in this summer’s free agency period has been answered. Deron Williams decided to remain with the Brooklyn Nets instead of playing for the Dallas Mavericks, feeling that the team is doing enough (Joe Johnson trade) (and offering enough) to convince him to stay.
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2012 NBA Free Agency – The Best Unrestricted Free Agents
Now that the NBA draft is over, it’s time for free agency. One of the biggest names, Kevin Garnett, is already on the verge of re-signing with the Boston Celtics. There’s still plenty of talent left in the unrestricted section, with Deron Williams choosing between the Nets or the Mavs while Steve Nash is the most coveted free agent of them all.
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Steve Nash Prefers Money to Championship Promises
The overall perception of Steve Nash and the free agency period is that he’s willing to give up on a lot of money in order to win a title ring. Well, guess again. Nash is probably going to have to take a pay cut from the $11.7 million he made last season, but he’s not planning on making too much of a trim.
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Chicago Bulls – Steve Nash or Andre Miller to Fill in For Derrick Rose?
The Chicago Bulls have a point guard problem – Derrick Rose’s injury didn’t just kill their title hopes for 2012 by bowing out in the first round of the postseason despite being the number 1 seed in the East. Rose is going to miss a substantial portion of the 2012-2013 NBA season, and the preparations for next season must be made accordingly.
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On Dwyane Wade’s 41 Points and the Full Court Alley Oop to LeBron
Dwyane Wade scores 41 points, leading a sometimes brilliant, sometimes terrible Miami Heat team to beat the Pacers, manages to throw a quarterback alley oop pass to LeBron and also Steve Nash and his improving place on all-time stat lists.