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Point Guard Duos: Best Starter-Backup Combination in the NBA
After everyone has done their signings, released and trading, we’re left with these five teams that enjoy a better starter-backup duo at point guard than anyone else in the NBA: The Denver Nuggets with Ty Lawson and Andre Miller, the Cleveland Cavaliers with Kyrie Irving and Jarrett Jack, the San Antonio Spurs with Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, the Los Angeles Clippers with Chris Paul and Darren Collison and the Portland Trail Blazers with Damian Lillard and Mo Williams.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers & Sacramento Kings Trade for Jimmer Fredette Isn’t Happening
The equation is quite simple: The Sacramento Kings are trying to get rid of Jimmer Fredette via trade, but despite recent rumors, the Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t an interested party, feeling quite happy about their guard rotation at the moment.
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NBA Rumors – San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks & Utah Jazz Interested in Signing James Johnson
After moving around the league quite a lot since entering the NBA four years ago, James Johnson is hoping that his next team is one that actually gives him a defined role that hopefully entails quite a lot of minutes with it. The San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks and the Utah Jazz are all interested, but it’s not quite sure about the minutes.
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NBA Rumors – Phoenix Suns Getting Closer to Releasing Michael Beasley
At the current rate, Michael Beasley is going to find himself without a place for him not just with the Phoenix Suns, but the entire NBA, as all of his behavioral and disciplinary problems keep adding up, painting a very grim picture of a talented player who just isn’t cut out for the obligations of a professional player.
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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 – Sacramento Kings Trying to Trade Jimmer Fredette
Even though Jimmer Fredette thinks he has a future in the NBA as a point guard, the Sacramento seem to think otherwise, and with him falling rather low in the rotation when it comes to both guard positions, there’s a very good chance he’ll be traded to somewhere he might become more useful in very soon.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Makes it Impossible For Dwight Howard to Play Power Forward
One of the bigger questions regarding the new season for the Houston Rockets is the question of the minutes Dwight Howard and Omer Asik will spend together on the court and which one of them will step outside the paint. By having a point guard like Jeremy Lin who doesn’t exactly help stretch the floor isn’t the best ingredient for that kind of planned recipe.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers & Los Angeles Clippers Trying to Sign Lou Amundson
In the very slim pickings left for teams to take advantage of at this stage of the NBA offseason, Lou Amundson is getting a lot more attention than anyone else, with both the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers taking a long hard look at the big man, weighing their options and possibilities of moving forward with an offer.
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Stephen Curry Making Sure He Stays Healthy And Finally Becomes an All-Star
Being an All-Star or not doesn’t actually mean anything, but in a game that’s supposed to recognize the excellence and popularity of NBA players, it was weird not seeing Stephen Curry being a part of it last season, and it’ll be even weirder if he’s not part of it in 2013-2014.
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NBA Rumors – Brooklyn Nets Need a Healthy Brook Lopez to be Great
It’s hard to determine how big is the potential of the Brooklyn Nets, but a lot of it has to do with Brook Lopez remaining as healthy, if not more, as he was last season, although he finds himself recovering from another foot surgery this summer.