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Golden State Warriors: The Big Four Corollary
Last season, without Kevin Durant, the Golden State Warriors were the best team in the NBA. They just didn’t win the championship. Oops. So how good will they be with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green joined by the one-time MVP, and arguably the best player in the league?
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Brooklyn Nets Season Preview: Jeremy Lin & Kenny Atkinson’s Big Break
Our third team under the spotlight in the season preview series are the Brooklyn Nets, who made plenty of changes this offseason, including bringing in a new head coach (Kenny Atkinson), while adding plenty of pieces to Brook Lopez and perimeter youngster, the most notable of them is Jeremy Lin, becoming the most important player on the team.
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Chicago Bulls: The Big Three (Egos) Hypothesis
Brand something the right way, and you’ll convince people it’s true. The Chicago Bulls have a big three heading into this season, with Jimmy Butler, Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo filling in the 3 slots. Is it really a good thing for the Bulls to have such a combination? The season, and the job of quite a few people, relies on it working.
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Season Preview: Boston Celtics, Al Horford, Isaiah Thomas and Brad Stevens Presiding
After three years of letting their draft picks put the Boston Celtics back in the playoffs, it’s time to make more than just an appearance. Signing Al Horford and going after Kevin Durant was a statement that the C’s want to be in the championship discussion again, but it’s probably one year away from happening.
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2016-2017 Atlanta Hawks: Best & Worst Case Scenarios
The Atlanta Hawks seemed to have hit their ceiling over the last two years, which led to some rather drastic changes during the summer: Al Horford and Jeff Teague leaving, Dwight Howard making the opposite trip and joining his hometown team. How does this all end?
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NBA Rumors – Warriors, Draymond Green Need to Put the Last Few Months Behind
The summer of Draymond Green continues to be weird. From losing in the NBA Finals and maybe the biggest reason the Golden State Warriors collapsed, to being charged by the police for hitting someone, to his social media failure, sending a photo of his penis not to the woman it was intended to, but to everyone on Snapchat.
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NBA Rumors – Rockets Interested in a Trade for Rudy Gay
Showing off some serious frustration with his situation on the Sacramento Kings, Rudy Gay is bound to draw some attention, and some rumors suggest the Houston Rockets are considering trying to make a trade for him.
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Brooklyn Nets with Jeremy Lin: Realistically, How Good Will They Be?
For NBA fans, this is the depressing part of the offseason, so it’s a good opportunity to theorize and philosophise about what teams will do next season. One question on my mind is how good can the Brooklyn Nets be next season, with Jeremy Lin responsible for making it work on the court.
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NBA Rumors: Portland Trail Blazers Love Their Lillard-McCollum Backcourt
The Portland Trail Blazers see a bright future in their crystal ball, believing that building the team around Damian Lillard, with C.J. McCollum joining him, puts them in the best position to compete for the next few years.
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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.