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NBA Rumors: Toronto Raptors Finally Getting Something From Lucas Nogueira
The Toronto Raptors have had quite the hot start to the 2016-2017 NBA season. One of the less obvious reasons in their strong play has been the improvement of Lucas Nogueira, who into his third season in the NBA is finally becoming a legitimate part of the team’s frontcourt rotation.
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NBA Rumors: Golden State Warriors Worried Keeping Stephen Curry & Kevin Durant Will be Impossible
When the Golden State Warriors signed Kevin Durant in the offseason, it wasn’t a short term move. It was an attempt to position re-signing both him and Stephen Curry in 2017, creating a duo to rule the NBA for years. But changes in the CBA could mean it’ll be impossible to make that happen.
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NBA Rumors: Chicago Bulls Need Rajon Rondo to Stop Shooting
The Chicago Bulls didn’t sign Rajon Rondo for his ability to score points. However, his shooting ability and decision making when it comes to shots has been horrendous. For now, it might be better he does as little of it as possible.
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NBA Rumors: Cleveland Cavaliers & Mo Williams Really Hate Each Other
Things have really taken an ugly turn in the relationship between Mo Williams and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He wasn’t invited to the opening night championship ring ceremony, and the player is not welcome at the franchise he played four seasons of his career for.
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NBA Rumors: Utah Jazz Good Enough to do More Than Just Make the Playoffs
During the offseason, we wrote about it’s now or never for the Utah Jazz. This is the season to make the playoffs and establish themselves as a rising force in the Western conference, or everything they’ve been building for the last few years will fall apart into the arms of another, long rebuild.
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NBA Rumors: Pelicans On the Path to Anthony Davis Demanding a Trade
The terrific individual start from Anthony Davis stands in sharp contrast to the New Orleans Pelicans not winning a single time through their first five games this season. If this continues, Davis asking for a trade isn’t too fantastical of a scenario.
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NBA Rumors: Chicago Bulls Size Helping Overcome Other Weaknesses
The Chicago Bulls have bullied their way through their opponents on the first week of the new NBA season. No problems on the Butler-Rondo-Wade front. Very good big-man combination between Gibson and Lopez. Excellent shooting all around. Mirotic and McDermott sizzling off the bench. The Bulls are undefeated, and off to a much better, drama-free start than expected.
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NBA Rumors: Golden State Warriors Better When Stephen Curry Goes Off
Whether or not the Golden State Warriors care about the criticism, exposure and jokes doesn’t matter. They needed a big win, and a Stephen Curry 3-point barrage did the trick, hopefully setting the path for more comfortable wins down the road, and much better basketball.
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NBA Rumors: Golden State Warriors Players Just Don’t Realize How Much People Hate Them
Some players are affected by sudden hate they encounter through social media and opposing fans. Others don’t really care. The Golden State Warriors are stuttering at the start of the season, and it seems that their new status as public enemies #1 in the eyes of the NBA fandom has taken a toll.
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NBA Rumors: Chicago Bulls Relying on Size in Butler-Rondo-Wade Experiment
The Chicago Bulls opened the Jimmy Butler-Rajon Rondo-Dwyane Wade era with a win over the Boston Celtics, which had an interesting combination of some terrible shooting efficiency, surprisingly accurate 3-point barrage and mostly using their size to bully their way to a meaningful home win, which probably sets something of a blueprint going forward, until everyone is on the same page.