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  • Dwight Howard – The Best NBA Center; the NBA’s most Hated Player

    Instead of being a marquee franchise player you want to build around, Dwight Howard has lost every shred of credibility over the last 12 months and the whole saga of trade me – keep me with the Orlando Magic, who built a team around him and tore it apart and fired everyone above him and somehow, are worst off than where they were before.

  • NBA Loyalty – It Doesn’t Exist

    Those of you who were surprised to see Steve Nash give up on a chance to end his career with the Phoenix Suns, instead opting to play for the Los Angeles Lakers for money and a better chance at at an NBA title were probably just as surprised as Ray Allen in Miami Heat uniform seems to be a done deal.

  • Steve Nash’s Statement Leaving the Phoenix Suns to the Los Angeles Lakers

    Don’t think it was an easy decision for Steve Nash to leave the Phoenix Suns. It’s all speculative, but I don’t think Nash is the kind of guy who simply puts 8 years of being in a place and connecting to fans and citizens behind him easily. But like it or not, Steve Nash will be a Los Angeles Lakers player next season.

  • The NBA’s New Direction – Super Teams

    Parity? There’s no parity in the NBA, despite the salary caps and luxury taxes. Steve Nash choosing to leave Phoenix and play for the Los Angeles Lakers was just another example of how: a) The Lakers know how to get players by giving up nothing and b) Players like going to the same teams.

  • 2012 NBA Free Agency – Los Angeles Lakers Get Steve Nash & Other Rumors

    The Los Angeles Lakers wanted a point guard of this caliber for a long time, and they got Steve Nash, still one of the best in the NBA via a sign-and-trade deal with the Phoenix Suns, who will get four draft picks (two first round, two second round) over 2013-2015, while the Suns wasted no time by trying to find a replacement for Nash and an upgrade for the team.

  • Trade Scenarios for the 2012 NBA Draft

    Anthony Davis is the only sure thing in this draft, the wall-to-wall agreed upon number one pick. Beyond that? Just a bunch of questions, including at number 2 where the Charlotte Bobcats don’t really know what to do with their pick. Keep it and go for Thomas Robinson? Trade down and go for someone else who doesn’t want to play for them?

  • Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook Ready to Make Thunder the New Western Conference Dynasty

    Usually, when young teams rise in hope for contending for the NBA title, they have to go through the old guard. Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant didn’t just go through the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks. They ripped them to pieces, en route to meet the San Antonio Spurs.

  • Kobe Bryant Faces Reality – Lakers Aren’t That Good

    Kobe Bryant and the Lakers have been here before. Five years ago to be exact. They know they have one great player, but the team around him, built to grant him yet another championship ring, isn’t good enough, and crumbled around him in the few moments he tried to get a breather.

  • Kobe Bryant Can’t Beat Durant & Westbrook in a Duel

    Kobe Bryant scoring 38 points and the rest of the starting five in double figures. Sounds awfully familiar to Game 3. On the other side, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 68 points, the Thunder’s defense clamped up in crunch time and Durant showed Bryant how it’s done when the game’s on the line.

  • Kobe Bryant Gives Lakers Some Breathing Room

    Kobe Bryant was, well, what you expect from Bryant after two losses, especially at home. Deadly efficient, clutch, close to unstoppable. When Bryant gets angry but remains focused, this is how it goes. He finished with 36 points while shooting a perfect 18-18 from the line, giving the Lakers a bit more breathing room with a 99-96 win.