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Philadelphia 76ers Season Preview: Drowning in Big Men, Considering Tanking Again
Two questions need answering by the Philadelphia 76ers as the head into the 2016-2017 NBA Season: Should tanking continue to be their strategy, and out of their big men crop that includes Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Nerlens Noel, Jahlil Okafor and Dario Saric, who should stay and who should leave?
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Brooklyn Nets, Jeremy Lin & Proving They’re Not the NBA’s Worst Team
Mob mentality is term used to explain how people are influenced by their peers to adopt certain behaviors, or form specific opinions. One of these popular opinions in the NBA offseason is that the Brooklyn Nets will be the worst team in the league this season, which gives Jeremy Lin another motivational push heading into 2016-2017.
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Oklahoma City Thunder Season Preview: Russell Westbrook Saving Franchise From Rebuilding
The Oklahoma City Thunder opened the offseason with a huge blow, losing the franchise’s best player since moving from Seattle. Russell Westbrook not demanding a trade and extending his contract saved the team from beginning a rebuilding process.
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NBA Rumors: Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry Motivated by Finals Failure
It’s hard to imagine Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors having an even better regular season than last year, but maybe using their collapse and eventual defeat in the NBA Finals as a motivational source can actually push them to new heights.
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NBA Rumors: Boston Celtics Not Planning to Give Tyler Zeller More Playing Time
The Boston Celtics had some hard choices to make about re-signing some players this offseason. They chose to keep Tyler Zeller, but retaining him doesn’t mean he’ll be getting more minutes in 2016-2017.
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NBA Rumors: Philadelphia 76ers Expect Big Things From Robert Covington
One of the few bright spots over the last two miserable seasons for the Philadelphia 76ers has been Robert Covington, who might be in for a breakout season as he enters what is pretty much a contract year.
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Orlando Magic Season Preview: Trying to Finish the Endless Rebuilding Era
It seems that the Orlando Magic have been rebuilding since Dwight Howard left the team four years ago. This season, with Serge Ibaka arriving alongside Bismack Biyombo and Jeff Green, joining the likes of Evan Fournier and Elfrid Payton, the goal has to be about more than improving on the win column.
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NBA Rumors: Detroit Pistons, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Holding Off the Contract Extension
Entering the final season of his rookie deal, it seems both the Detroit Pistons and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope are in no rush to get a contract extension negotiation going and sealed, holding off the talks for next summer.
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NBA Rumors: Miami Heat, Chris Bosh Can’t Agree on Return
The Miami Heat don’t seem too enthusiastic about bringing Chris Bosh back, and seem to be looking for ways to remove his salary from their cap. Meanwhile, Bosh is going with a social media campaign to show everyone he’s ready to be back on the court.
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NBA Rumors: Cleveland Cavaliers, J.R. Smith Close to Signing a Contract
Just like last summer, J.R. Smith might be holding out for big money and an offer from another team, but in the end, it doesn’t make any sense for him and the Cleveland Cavaliers not to stay together.