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NBA Season Preview: Best Small Forwards
In what should be called ‘LeBron James and the rest,’ we take a look at the top 5 small forwards in the NBA heading into the 2013-2014 season, which will consist of the four-time MVP, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks and two new players to our usual listings: Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs and Nicolas Batum of the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Needs to Score More Than Ever
Scoring 36 points in 24 minutes isn’t something we’re going to see from Kevin Durant or anyone else in this NBA season, but it does serve as an example of just how much the Oklahoma City Thunder are going to rely on him, especially while Russell Westbrook is out.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant Taking Preseason Seriously
Maybe it’s the fact that Russell Westbrook is out, and it means taking on more scoring responsibilities, but it just might be that playing abroad comes with certain contracts that force teams to play with their stars like it’s a regular season game, as the Oklahoma City Thunder try and keep working out any way they can to make their absentee point guard less of a problem.
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Russell Westbrook Injury Means Kevin Durant is Under Too Much Pressure
Last season, the Oklahoma City Thunder were knocked out prematurely from the playoffs because of Russell Westbrook being injured, and Kevin Durant not being able to carry the team on his own. As the new NBA season approaches, at least the start of the year is going to look quite similar.
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Kevin Durant Shouldn’t Rank Dwyane Wade Before He Wins an NBA Title
Social media feuds are the way to get under a rival’s skin these days, as Kevin Durant decided he’ll open his mouth about Dwyane Wade and diminish him through ranking the top 10 current NBA players, something he really should have avoided doing.
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LeBron James – Who Can Deny Him Another MVP Award?
At some point, LeBron James and his dominant hold on the NBA regular season MVP award is going to end. The natural usurper to the crown? Kevin Durant, who has been mentioned as the “next best player” for the last three years. But Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and maybe even Stephen Curry can be thrown into the discussion.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Reggie Jackson is the Key to Turn Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook into NBA Champions
The general concept the Oklahoma City Thunder have tried to follow in recent years is having a third perimeter scorer next to Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, usually coming off the bench. Reggie Jackson seems to be the one that’ll step into those shoes in 2013-2014, hopefully improving enough to help the franchise win the NBA championship.
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NBA Rumors – Oklahoma City Thunder Might Get Some Offense Out of Kendrick Perkins
One of the more glaring weaknesses in the very effective Oklahoma City Thunder offense is the presence of Kendrick Perkins. Despite usually being somewhat of a forgotten man on offense due to his ineffective play, the team and the big man are trying to change that issue, hoping it’ll be enough to carry them into the NBA finals and hopefully the title.
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Kevin Durant – Giving Seattle Fans a Cruel Tease
Basketball fans in Seattle seem to think that there’s some sort of special connection between them and Kevin Durant because he played his rookie year for the Supersonics before the franchise moved to Oklahoma City, becoming the Thunder. His appearance in a Seattle Pro-Am game, his first in the City since 2008, generated the same false hopes that the NBA and Kings’ owners did not too long ago.
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LeBron James – Keeping Kevin Durant as the Second Best Player in the NBA
If it wasn’t for the hate spewed at LeBron James during his first season with the Miami Heat, he would have had five consecutive MVP awards. Kevin Durant has been touted as the guy who will replace James at the top of the NBA, but for now, both he and the Oklahoma City Thunder have to settle for second best, at the most.