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Every Free Agency Comment LeBron James Makes Results in Wild Theories
There are three more years left on the contract LeBron James signed with the Miami Heat, but he can opt out of the deal next summer, creating the same kind of craziness there was around his potential free agent status three years ago, leading to the over analyzing of every thing he says about the subject.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Isn’t Changing Anytime Soon
The Los Angeles Lakers like to distinguish themselves from the rest of the NBA, by never thinking about taking a “year-off” in order to better prepare for the future. It’s always about the now, and nothing else. Kobe Bryant is perfect for the team in that respect, but his inability to change might be holding them back.
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NBA Players on Max Contracts
In the changing landscape of the NBA’s salary cap as more and more regulations from the latest CBA come into play, there are currently 22 players in the league with a max contract, including a few teams – New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers, with two or more players getting a max deal.
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Winners & Losers From the New CBA in the NBA
While having money to spend over the luxury tax is never a bad thing, the CBA entering its third year in the NBA has made it more about wise financial management more than ever. Teams like the Brooklyn Nets, Houston Rockets and Memphis Grizzlies have made the right choices, each in its own way, while the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks have been on the wrong end of the new agreement.
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Derrick Rose is the Most Important Player in the NBA This Season
With a regular season as long as the one the NBA has (82 games), there isn’t just one storyline to hold the fabric of interest together. With all due respect to LeBron James rising among the game’s legends, Kevin Durant still trying to be the best and Kobe Bryant trying to not lose with the Lakers, Derrick Rose and his comeback attempt with the Chicago Bulls should be the best one to follow in 2014.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Makes it Impossible to Rebuild
The word rebuilding doesn’t exist in the universe of the Los Angeles Lakers; it’s always about winning as much as possible as soon as possible, and the hell with player development. The team has a shot at making a clean break from Kobe Bryant and his disastrous hold over the franchise for the last few years, but it probably won’t go down that road.
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Los Angeles Lakers & Liverpool FC Piss Off People on 9/11
It’s hard to decide whether or not both Liverpool and the Los Angeles Lakers were trying to intentionally strengthen their brand at the expense of the commemoration of the September 11 attacks or simply made an honest mistake on their twitter page.
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Memphis Grizzlies – Championship Caliber Team a Bit Too Early
The Memphis Grizzlies’ lineup from the 2004-2005 NBA season proved to be a breeding ground for champions, especially on the Miami Heat, as Jason Williams, James Posey, Shane Battier, Mike Miller and Pau Gasol all went on to win titles after leaving the team.
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Lamar Odom & Mike Budenholzer – DUI Brothers
One is a player that can’t find a team; the other is a head coach who only recently got his new job, and is already setting a bad example. Lamar Odom didn’t surprise anyone as the melodrama in his life turned into a DUI arrest, while Mike Mudenholzer, the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks, was stopped for the same violation.
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Los Angeles Lakers Rumors – Dwight Howard Tried to Get Rid of Kobe Bryant & Mike D’Antoni
Considering the way the Dwight Howard tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers progressed and went down, it’s hard to believe there was anything they could have done to keep him on the team once his contract ran out. But the rumors of Howard’s demands from the board have been floating around, indicating that if the Lakers would have fired Mike D’Antoni and used their amnesty clause on Kobe Bryant, he might have made a different choice than the Houston Rockets.