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• NBA Rumors: Clippers, James Harden, Nuggets, Timberwolves, Julius Randle

Clippers The Clippers head into yet another offseason filled with familiar names and difficult choices. James Harden remains front and center, with Spotrac’s Keith Smith breaking down the decisions ahead. Whether L.A. brings back Harden — and at what price — will likely dictate how the rest of the summer unfolds. Harden, who turns 36 […] The post NBA Rumors: Clippers, James Harde...2025
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• Clippers Emerge As Possible Kevin Durant Trade Destination

The LA Clippers have emerged this week as a potential wildcard trade suitor for Kevin Durant, sources tell ESPN. Zach Lowe of The Ringer also suggested the Clippers as a team who could acquire Durant. The Clippers have enough contracts available to acquire Durant, though their future draft capital is limited. Durant would join Kawhi Leonard and James Harden. Durant previously played with Harden as...2025
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• Report: Clippers ‘Team To Monitor’ For Suns’ Kevin Durant
According to Brian Windhorst and Tim Bontemps of ESPN, the Los Angeles Clippers are a “team to monitor” for Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant. The Suns will trade Durant before the 2025 NBA Draft. Durant played with James Harden on the Oklahoma City Thunder and Brooklyn Nets. “One additional team to monitor, sources said, is […] The post Report: Clippers &...2025
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• Report: Suns Will Trade Kevin Durant Before 2025 NBA Draft, Clippers Could Have Interest
According to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports, the Phoenix Suns will trade Kevin Durant before the 2025 NBA Draft. The 2025 NBA Draft is on June 25. Gambadoro also thinks the Los Angeles Clippers could be interested in trading for Durant. Clippers guard James Harden played with Durant on the Oklahoma City Thunder and Brooklyn […] The post Report: Suns Will Trade Kevin Durant Befo...2025
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• 3 NBA Draft prospects overrated by consensus 2025 big boards

Photo by Andrew Wevers/Getty Images Here are three possible lottery prospects we are fading in the 2025 NBA Draft. Scouting the NBA Draft is equal parts art and science. Most potential first-round picks can look promising if you cherry-pick the right Bart Torvik queries, but character, work ethic, injury luck, and team fit always play a vital role in determining how a player’s career will...2025
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• How OKC Thunder GM Sam Presti became the best executive in sports

Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images Sam Presti is the GM every fan wishes they could have, or even be. Sam Presti has nothing left to prove. But his team might do some proving anyway. General Manager of the Oklahoma City Thunder; the 2025 NBA Executive of the Year; drafter of Tony Parker, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden; traded for Paul George when the team was flo...2025
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• Thunder-Timberwolves ending had NBA fans screaming for a rule change

Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images Many NBA fans are sick of watching teams foul up three in the final seconds, and they want a rule change. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves produced an incredibly high-level basketball game for the first 47 minutes of Game 4 in the Western Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs. The final minute was set for a thrilling fi...2025
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• Should the Warriors, Celtics, Cavs and Nuggets blow it up? Or continue to build?

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images. Graphic by Anton Tabuena Let’s chart the biggest issues and likely next steps for the NBA teams that faced an early exit in the 2025 Playoffs. The last three teams to win NBA championships have all been eliminated early in the 2025 Playoffs. Joining them is a top-seeded title favorite, who despite their improvements and massive spending, only managed one w...2025
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• Cooper Flagg’s 6 best landing spots in NBA Draft lottery, ranked

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Let’s rank the best landing spots for Cooper Flagg in the 2025 NBA Draft lottery. Not all NBA Draft lotteries are created equal. A year ago, when the Atlanta Hawks jumped from up from No. 10 to win the lottery, there was no sure-fire No. 1 overall player sitting there as the obvious prize. That’s not the case this year: the teams entering the lottery are...2025
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• Colin Cowherd Gets Brutally Pessimistic on Clippers’ Chances of Running It Back With Kawhi Leonard, James Harden
Colin Cowherd slams Clippers' future with Kawhi Leonard and James Harden, predicting failure due to injuries and leadership gaps....2025
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• Totally Not Fake News: The “real” story of the Houston Texans’ offseason moves to date

Caserio on the prowl thinking...or waiting for his office to yet again get cleanup by the biohazard crew | Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images So this is totally how it happened…honestly… HOUSTON - The 2025 NFL Year is two months along. For the 32 NFL franchises, the action has been fast and furious. So it was with the Houston Texans. Yet, we, the general public, really didn’t know wha...2025
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• Kawhi Leonard: I'm Just Happy That I'm Able To Move

Kawhi Leonard delivered a dominant 39-point performance to lead the LA Clippers to a crucial 105-102 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series, marking a return to health after years of injury struggles. Leonard shot 15-for-19 from the field and either scored or assisted on 51 of the Clippers' 105 points (49%). Leonard's return to playoff form...2025
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• Previewing every NBA Playoffs 2025 first round series

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post Here’s everything you need to know about the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs There’s been a lot of hand-wringing of late about the NBA regular season. And while I, personally, feel that the concern about its entertainment value is wildly overblown, even I can admit that for the average basketball fan, keeping up with all 30 teams for six months...2025
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• NBA Playoffs teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Ranking every 2025 NBA Playoffs team by their chances to win it all The 2025 NBA Playoffs are here with three big favorites and a pool of contenders ready to play the spoiler. The Boston Celtics are trying to become the league’s first back-to-back champion since the 2017-2018 Golden State Warriors. Boston ran over the league on their way t...2025
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• NBA Playoffs predictions for 2025 bracket in every series, including the Finals

Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s predict the 2025 NBA Playoffs The NBA Playoffs used to be boring, at least according to the skeptics. Upsets were few and far between, the best team was determined by who had the best individual player, and the best team almost always won. NBA fans endured four years of the Golden State Warriors vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals....2025
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• Why Oklahoma City Thunder Are the NBA's Most Unsolvable Puzzle
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• Chris Bosh Turned Down Houston Rockets to Avoid More Big 3 Pressure
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"Simmons will head to Los Angeles to team up with Kawhi Leonard and James Harden"

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"This is the funniest thing to happen this season Throughout his career, Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden has never been known for his defense."

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"76ers guard James Harden and Nets center Nic Claxton were both ejected from Thursday’s Game 3 in Brooklyn."

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"The Nets are trading James Harden to the 76ers for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round draft picks, sources tell ESPN."

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"James Harden and the Brooklyn Nets had a frustrating 2020-21 NBA season."

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"NBA Star Power Index: LeBron James, Anthony Davis peaking for Lakers; James Harden fading in fourth quarters"

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"The Rockets will file a protest of Tuesday's loss to the Spurs due to a James Harden dunk that should've counted, sources told ESPN."

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"Houston's James Harden, Trevor Ariza and Gerald Green pushed into the LA Clippers' locker room Monday night looking to confront Austin Rivers after the Rockets' 113-102 loss, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski."

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"The post James Harden And Mario Chalmers Scuffle in Grizzlies Win appeared first on SLAMonline."

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"Kobe Bryant scored 35 points in his third-to-last game, but James Harden responded with 40 to lead Houston past the Lakers."

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" Thompson also said Chicago's Jimmy Butler and Houston's James Harden were in the mix for best shooting guard in the league."

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"Houston Rockets star James Harden needed some help to get past three defenders on the court while blindfolded."

• Clippers Emerge As Possible Kevin Durant Trade Destination
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• 3 NBA Draft prospects overrated by consensus 2025 big boards
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• How OKC Thunder GM Sam Presti became the best executive in sports
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• Top 10 2025 NBA free agents: LeBron James, James Harden top list, but what are the chances they'll leave?

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• James Harden 'Trending' Towards Declining Player Option, Interested In Staying With Clippers

James Harden is "trending" towards declining his player option worth $35.6 million this offseason, league sources told Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Both Harden and the Clippers are looking to continue their partnership. There is belief that Harden's next contract could keep him with the team through the 2026-27 season. The Clippers are looking to maintain cap space for the 2027 offseason, with Ivi...2025
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• Fred VanVleet Fully Expected To Remain With Rockets Next Season

Fred VanVleet is highly likely to remain with the Houston Rockets next season, according to both team and league sources. The Rockets could pick up their $44.9 million team option on VanVleet, or they could decline it to negotiate a longer term contract at a lesser annual average. VanVleet would like to remain with the Rockets, who have a good working relationship with his agents Rich Paul and And...2025
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• Remembering the last time the Pacers and Thunder made it to the NBA Finals

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Time for a trip down nostalgia road. The Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder might not be the NBA Finals that anyone predicted or wanted, especially leaving teams like the Knicks, Celtics, Rockets and Lakers in their wake — but damn if it isn’t the Finals we need. Not only do these Finals represent a reality where small market teams ...2025
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• NBA Veteran Extensions Have Increased 900 Percent Since 2011 CBA

Front office executives have communicated to multiple reporters the expectation that the 2025 NBA offseason will likely be an eventful one and even "might be the craziest ever." Both Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Durant could be traded with intriguing pieces certain to be dealt in return, while the Boston Celtics are expected to trade one or more key pieces as well. It will be part of the NBA's ...2025
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• Report: Kyrie Irving, James Harden Expected To Remain With Mavericks, Clippers
According to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line, Kyrie Irving and James Harden are expected to remain with the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers, respectively. Irving and Harden have player options for next season, but both All-Stars are expected to sign new contracts with their current team. “No one, to be clear, is forecasting […] The post Report: Kyrie Irving, James ...2025
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• SGA, Jokic, Headline 24-25 All-NBA Teams; Cade Cunningham Qualifies For Rose Rule

The NBA has announced All-NBA for the 24-25 season with Cade Cunningham amongst the most notable inclusions due to his qualification for the Rose rule provision on his contract extension. Jaren Jackson Jr. was not named to a team and will need to work with the Memphis Grizzlies on a renegotiate-and-extend contract this offseason. 2024-25 All-NBA First Team:• Giannis Antetokounmpo • Shai ...2025
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• 3 NBA Draft prospects overrated by consensus 2025 big boards
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• How OKC Thunder GM Sam Presti became the best executive in sports
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• Fred VanVleet Fully Expected To Remain With Rockets Next Season
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• Remembering the last time the Pacers and Thunder made it to the NBA Finals
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• NBA Finals 2025 schedule, dates, TV times with Oklahoma City Thunder as the favorite

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The schedule for the 2025 NBA Finals is set. Here’s how you can watch it. The Oklahoma City Thunder are back in the NBA Finals for the first time since a young Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden were in town. OKC has a new ‘big three’ this time, and it’s ready to lead the franchise to its first ever NBA championship. Maybe Shai Gilgeous...2025
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• Thunder-Timberwolves ending had NBA fans screaming for a rule change
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• Should the Warriors, Celtics, Cavs and Nuggets blow it up? Or continue to build?
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• Fred VanVleet, Rockets Postpone $44.9M Team Option Deadline To June 29
Fred VanVleet and the Houston Rockets have agreed to move back Friday's deadline for the team's option on his $44.9 million contract for the 25-26 season to June 29th. Both sides will have additional time to consider exercising the option or engage on a longer team contract. VanVleet, who is represented by Rich Paul, previously said that he hopes to remain with the Rockets. Rafael Stone has indica...2025
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Vs. Nikola Jokic: NBA's 28th MVP Vs. Runner-Up Playoff Matchup

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be presented with the NBA's Most Valuable Player award during the Oklahoma City Thunder's second-round playoff series against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, setting up a rare postseason clash between the league's top-two MVP finishers. Historical data compiled by analyst Todd Whitehead's reveals mixed results for MVP winners in playoff matchups against their clos...2025
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• Clippers Committed To Building Around Kawhi Leonard, James Harden

Kawhi Leonard enters the offseason healthy for the first time since 2020, a significant development after the LA Clippers' first-round playoff exit against the Denver Nuggets. The team's president of basketball operations, Lawrence Frank, expressed continued confidence in building around Leonard and James Harden despite having the NBA's oldest roster. "I definitely believe in those two," Frank sai...2025
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• Remembering the last time the Pacers and Thunder made it to the NBA Finals
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• Totally Not Fake News: The “real” story of the Houston Texans’ offseason moves to date
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• Stephen Curry’s dagger 3 over Jalen Green is even more awesome from courtside fan camera

Stephen Curry’s leaning 3 over Jalen Green is even better from this courtside angle. Stephen Curry has tortured the Houston Rockets more than any team during his legendary career. Curry’s Golden State Warriors eliminated the James Harden-led Rockets from the NBA Playoffs in 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019. The Rockets tore it down and went into a rebuild because they weren’t able to get past the Warrio...2025
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• Luka Dončić, Nikola Jokic and James Harden are redefining athleticism

Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NBAE via Getty Images When top playoff performers are considered unathletic, it’s a reminder that we’re missing something As the 2025 NBA Playoffs are get underway, we are all looking forward to seeing players like Luka Dončić, James Harden and Nikola Jokic rise to the occasion and put on performances to remember. All of them are key players for Western Conferenc...2025
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• Alperen Şengün threw NBA’s best assist, and Nikola Jokic’s fingerprints are all over it

Alperen Şengün’s wild assist is full of Nikola Jokic’s influence. The Houston Rockets are one of the best stories of the NBA season. When the franchise hired head coach Ime Udoka ahead of last season, Houston was coming off three horrendous campaigns where they won 17 games, 20 games, and 22 games respectively. Udokda was hired to accelerate their post-James Harden rebuild, and he’s done that desp...2025
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• Where Will Kevin Durant Finish On All-Time Scoring List?
Kevin Durant recently joined esteemed company by becoming the eighth player on the all-time scoring list to reach the 30,000 point mark. It’s a moment to appreciate for all basketball fans as the only other active player to have hit that mark is LeBron James. James Harden (13th overall) is the next closest with 26,949 […] The post Where Will Kevin Durant Finish On All-Time Scoring List...2025
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• The best and worst 2025 Super Bowl commercials

Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Mayonnaise, coffee, and a whole lot more commercials are premiering to big money in 2025. It’s finally time for the biggest event of the year. No, we don’t mean the Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. We don’t mean the Kendrick Lamar halftime show. We don’t mean the pot of jambalaya or Philly cheesest...2025
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• Why is the National Baseball Hall of Fame the most revered among sports?

Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images Very well might be a question without an answer. On Tuesday, the National Baseball Hall of Fame will announce its newest class of inductees. Here at Royals Review, our writers took a look at the ballot and voted a few weeks ago. That’s just one of—what?—hundreds, if not thousands, of articles across the land about the Hall of Fame and who will get the call. Like...2025
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• The Magic should go all-in at the NBA trade deadline, and there is 1 perfect target

Mike Watters-Imagn Images With an awesome team already and nearly all their own assets available to upgrade it, the Orlando Magic are ready to win now. The Orlando Magic should be on the cusp of something special. Before his oblique injury, Paolo Banchero looked like the next thing. And then before his own oblique injury, Franz Wagner looked like the next-next thing. Jalen Suggs might be t...2025
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• Klay Thompson Says He and Steph Curry Are the Best Guards in the NBA
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• 76ers’ James Harden, Nets’ Nic Claxton ejected from Game 3
76ers guard James Harden and Nets center Nic Claxton were both ejected from Thursday’s Game 3 in Brooklyn. Here’s what you need to know: Harden was assessed a Flagrant 2 and ejected late in the third quarter after appearing to hit Royce O’Neale in the groin while trying to dribble past him. Claxton received a second technical foul early in the fourth quarter for taunting after c...2023
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• Is Kevin Durant Still the NBA's Second-Best Player Behind LeBron James?
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• Kevin Durant Says He Believes He Is the Best Basketball Player in the World
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• Kevin Durant's Return Is Just What The NBA Needs In 2015-16
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• Stephen Curry Reportedly Wins MVP Award for 2014-15 NBA Season
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• Dwight Howard Reportedly Unhappy Playing Alongside James Harden
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• Kevin Durant Helps Blindfolded James Harden Score in Commercial
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• Is Kevin Durant Bound for Golden State? Not If He Remains True to Himself
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• Russell Westbrook Records 10th Triple-Double of Season: Highlights and Reaction
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• How OKC Thunder GM Sam Presti became the best executive in sports
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• Remembering the last time the Pacers and Thunder made it to the NBA Finals
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• NBA Finals 2025 schedule, dates, TV times with Oklahoma City Thunder as the favorite
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• Thunder-Timberwolves ending had NBA fans screaming for a rule change
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• Should the Warriors, Celtics, Cavs and Nuggets blow it up? Or continue to build?
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• Big report emerges about James Harden’s future

James Harden once again came up short in the playoffs this year, but it doesn’t sound like he will be flocking for greener pastures once again....2025
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Vs. Nikola Jokic: NBA's 28th MVP Vs. Runner-Up Playoff Matchup
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• Clippers set to continue building team around Kawhi Leonard, James Harden
Despite being eliminated by Denver in the first-round of the playoffs, the Clippers showed fierce competitiveness as they fought until Game 7 of their first-round Western Conference series. The team seems to have confidence that they way forward is to maintain they core stars for next season. With Kawhi Leonard staying healthy during the entire […] The post Clippers set to continue building...2025
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• Cooper Flagg’s 6 best landing spots in NBA Draft lottery, ranked
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• Remembering the last time the Pacers and Thunder made it to the NBA Finals
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• Nets Hoping To Avoid 'Long-Haul Tank'

The Brooklyn Nets were able to bottom out during the 24-25 season with a chance at a high lottery pick after they reacquired their 2025 first rounder in a trade last June with the Houston Rockets. The Nets have the most salary cap space this offseason and are not expected to embark on an extended rebuild. The Nets only have Cameron Johnson and Nicolas Clayton on long-term contracts. "The buzz fro...2025
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• Nets Not Expected To Have 'Long-Haul Tank'

The Brooklyn Nets were able to bottom out during the 24-25 season with a chance at a high lottery pick after they reacquired their 2025 first rounder in a trade last June with the Houston Rockets. The Nets have the most salary cap space this offseason and are not expected to embark on an extended rebuild. The Nets only have Cameron Johnson and Nicolas Clayton on long-term contracts. "The buzz fro...2025
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• Watch: Clippers guard James Harden goes off for 15 points in first quarter against Nuggets

Clippers point guard James Harden hit a buzzer-beater step-back three to cap a monster first quarter in Game 1....2025
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• NBA trade deadline instant grades for every 2025 major deal made as they happen

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Let’s give out instant grades for the big moves at the 2025 NBA trade deadline. The 2025 NBA trade deadline will forever be remembered for a deal that took place a few days before the buzzer. The Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks completed the trade of the century by exchanging Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis over the weekend. The NBA has been on fire...2025
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• Select Answers: Kenny Omega, WWE, CM Punk, more
Welcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers. These answers are from the first week of January on Fightful Select. If you aggregate these stories on websites, link back to us. If you aggregate them on social medi...2025
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