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NBA Rumors – Portland Trail Blazers Live and Die by the Three Pointer
The Portland Trail Blazers aren’t the only team in the NBA heavily relying on shooting 3-pointers. But after the mass exodus of this offseason which leaves Damian Lillard with newly promoted C.J. McCollum as the vanguard of the offense, it’s even more of a shooting team that goes by how hot and cold they are that night.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers Shouldn’t Lean on LeBron James Against the Worst Team in the NBA
The Cleveland Cavaliers are scorching, winning seven games in a row and 13 of their last 15. However, their most recent one, over the Philadelphia 76ers, aka the worst team in the NBA, came thanks to a special night from LeBron James, and that shouldn’t be the case.
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NBA Rumors – Minnesota Timberwolves Still Trying to Get Rid of Kevin Martin
The Minnesota Timberwolves have given up on Kevin Martin, yet the awful contract they gave him in 2013 is impossible to offload today, and a buyout with him after the trade deadline might be the only way for both sides to be torn apart.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers Considering Trading Timofey Mozgov
Last season, the trade that brought Timofey Mozgov was one of the things that saved the Cleveland Cavaliers season. In 2015-2016, he’s been struggling, which means teams are reaching out to try and see if he’s available.
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NBA Rumors – Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Pelicans Ryan Anderson for Markieff Morris Trade on the Horizon?
Maybe the two most disappointing teams in the Western conference this season are the Phoenix Suns and New Orleans Pelicans. In order to make things better, we might see a trade between them, with Markieff Morris and Ryan Anderson going in opposite directions.
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NBA Rumors – Boston Celtics Now, Golden State Warriors Then Rightfully Benching David Lee
At the moment, it seems David Lee is on a one-way ticket towards another trade before the deadline. The Golden State Warriors got rid of him before the season began, and the Boston Celtics are struggling to find good use for him as well.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose Looking Better and Better
The winning streak is now up to six, and Derrick Rose looks like a helpful part of the Chicago Bulls instead of someone dragging them back. They’re still not first in the Eastern Conference and maybe won’t get there, but they’re distancing themselves away from the rest.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers & Philadelphia 76ers Taking Tanking to New Depths
One of the ugliest things in the NBA is tanking. It’s even more annoying when teams do it without even trying to hide behind certain words. The Philadelphia 76ers are simply too bad for too long to say anything, while the Los Angeles Lakers admitting this season is sacrificed just so Kobe Bryant can have a nice goodbye from the league should be making a lot more people angry.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers Getting Scary Kind of Good
The Cleveland Cavaliers are not just playing their best basketball of the season, they’re also impossible to beat at the moment, with LeBron James and Kyrie Irving doing a little bit more than before this time around.
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NBA Rumors – New York Knicks Better, Not Special
Reaching the win total from last season is something of an accomplishment for the New York Knicks. But despite the “new” Carmelo Anthony, the exciting Kristaps Porzingis and a revamped, improved roster, this team is still a few more signings away from being a force in the Eastern conference.