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NBA Rumors – Miami Heat Quickly Retool for Transitional Season
The Miami Heat won’t be a contender next season, maybe not even a playoff team. But they’ve worked quickly top bounce back from the massive exodus of veteran talent by re-signing Udonis Haslem, matching the offer sheet to Tyler Johnson, and signing Wayne Ellington, Derrick Williams and James Johnson.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Not Giving Them What They Need
The second game of the NBA season for the New York Knicks was something of a wake up call: They’re not that good. It especially went banging on the head of Carmelo Anthony, putting in another awful performance in the loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
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New York Knicks – Derrick Williams & Kristaps Porzingis Make up for Terrible Carmelo Anthony
One of the more surprising results on the first night of full NBA action is the New York Knicks beating the Milwaukee Bucks 122-97. Not just that, but doing it while Carmelo Anthony is doing terribly? Turns out Kristaps Porzingis can be good right away, and adding Derrick Williams to the Phil Jackson rebuild project was a good idea.
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NBA Rumors – Sacramento Kings Trying to Trade for Deron Williams of the Brooklyn Nets
The Sacramento Kings are in trade talks with the Brooklyn Nets with Deron Williams being the main subject of the debate, although it’s hard to see what is there to gain exactly by acquiring an overpaid, declining, injury-carrying point guard. In return, it seems the Kings will be sending Darren Collison, Jason Thompson and Derrick […]
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NBA Rumors – Boston Celtics & Sacramento Kings Close to Completing Rajon Rondo Trade
A potential trade that has been “cooking” for quite some time has been that of Rajon Rondo going to the Sacramento Kings from the Boston Celtics. It’s not quite clear how certain this impending deal is, but it seems that Ben McLemore and Derrick Williams will two players making the opposite trip.
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Kings Over Knicks – Jimmer Fredette Ending the Mike Woodson Era
Every time the New York Knicks think they’re seeing that light at the end of the tunnel, a freight train comes and squashed their hopes of making something out of this season. The Sacramento Kings were the next team to find the Madison Square Garden very accommodating, as a huge night from Jimmer Fredette might the final nail in the coffin that is Mike Woodson’s tenure as a head coach.
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Bulls vs Kings – Joakim Noah Should Think Before Opening His Mouth
The game between the Sacramento Kings and the Chicago Bulls will be remembered for two incidents – Derrick Williams messing up a dunk with only the backboard to get in his way and Joakim Noah going off on the officials after being ejected from the game.
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Isiah Thomas & Derrick Williams With the Off The Glass, Reverse Alley Oop (Video)
Some nights around the NBA aren’t filled with big games between title contending teams, but that doesn’t mean nothing is actually happening. The Sacramento Kings still don’t have all the new pieces they traded for, but they’ve got players like Isiah Thomas and Derrick Williams to do the job for now, as the two combined for what might be the best dunk we’ve seen this season so far – Thomas setting up a dunk by using the glass before Derrick Williams comes in for the reverse jam.
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Minnesota Timberwolves – Rubio Needs to be More Than Flashy
The razzle dazzle associated with Ricky Rubio is one of the few things that make the Minnesota Timberwolves appealing on a more than regional level. However, the Spanish point guard has reached the point in which he needs to be more than just someone dishing out beautiful assists, as adding a long range game and improving his defense would be a bit more beneficial.
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Ricky Rubio & Kevin Love Hoping to Stay Healthy This Time
The Minnesota Timberwolves have been expecting to make the playoffs for the last couple of years, but it seems that injuries seem to keep getting in the way. Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love are starting a third season side by side, which might be the last if once again something goes wrong on the way to the postseason.