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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their 2025 championship chances to start the season. The start of a new NBA season is the ultimate time for optimism. Every team is undefeated, and each organization’s season-long goals are still within reach. The NBA is fully entrenched in its parity era. The league has had a different champion each of the last six ...2024
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• Counting out the Clippers? Think again, says Tyronn Lue

With Kawhi Leonard still rehabbing a knew injury and Paul George leaving for Philadelphia, James Harden and the rest of the Clippers have a tough task ahead....2024
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• Kawhi Leonard Out Indefinitely To Start 24-25 Season

Kawhi Leonard will be out indefinitely to start the LA Clippers' 24-25 season as he rehabs from inflammation in his right knee. Leonard is currently in the midst of a rehab process in hopes of sustainably allowing him to play through the season. Leonard has not participated in any on-court contact during training camp. "He has not been a part of what we've been doing on a daily basis," Clippers as...2024
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• Kawhi Leonard out ‘indefinitely’ with knee injury before Clippers season even begins

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images The season hasn’t even started, and Kawhi Leonard is already out indefinitely with a knee injury. When the Los Angeles Clippers open the 2024-2025 regular season on Wednesday against the Phoenix Suns, they won’t have their best player on the floor. At the moment, no one knows when Kawhi Leonard will return. Leonard is sidelined ‘indefinitely’ with inflammatio...2024
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• Clippers Season Preview: Title Hopes Rest On Fragile Knees Of Kawhi Leonard and Fading Star Of James Harden
Clippers Preview A look at the Los Angeles Clippers entering the 2024-25 season … New Faces: Derrick Jones Jr., Nicolas Batum, Kris Dunn, Kevin Porter Jr., Mo Bamba, Cameron Christie Key Losses: Paul George, Russell Westbrook, Mason Plumlee, Daniel Theis, Brandon Boston Jr. Overview Kawhi Leonard hasn’t finished a playoff run with the Clippers since 2020, and […] The post Cli...2024
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• Clippers, P.J. Tucker agree for veteran to stay away from team as they work on 'best situation for him'

The Clippers acquired Tucker in their 2023 trade for James Harden...2024

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• Counting out the Clippers? Think again, says Tyronn Lue
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• Kawhi Leonard out ‘indefinitely’ with knee injury before Clippers season even begins
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• 9 NBA teams in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes for 2025 draft, ranked by tiers

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images The 2024 NBA Draft lacked excitement from the very start of the cycle due to the absence of a consensus No. 1 overall player. The 2024 class wasn’t terrible, but it always felt more like a role player draft than one with future franchise cornerstones. The fact that this was the draft that immediately followed Victor Wembanyama’s class made it seem...2024
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• 5 NBA teams falling behind their rivals after not doing enough this summer

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images 5 NBA teams who haven’t done enough this summer. The first big wave of player movement in the 2024 NBA offseason has come and gone, and a few things are starting to crystalize. The Oklahoma City Thunder look like the class of the West after adding Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso to last year’s No. 1 seed. The Boston Celtics remain a strong favorite...2024
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• NBA free agency grades for every major player changing teams in 2024

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Let’s grade every major NBA free agent signing, including Paul George, Isaiah Hartenstein, KCP, Chris Paul, and more NBA free agency didn’t start with a bang this year the way it normally does. Maybe teams were worried about tampering penalties. Maybe Paul George was holding up the entire market. Maybe the new CBA is just too complicated for anyone to fully grasp...2024
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• Nets and Knicks kick off 2024 NBA Draft with massive, complicated Mikal Bridges trade

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images The 2024 NBA Draft transaction cycle started with a bang, as the Nets sent Mikal Bridges across the city to the Knicks and regained their own pick from the Rockets in two blockbuster deals. The Nets have regained control of their future heading into the 2024 NBA Draft by making two massive deals on the eve of the big day. In the first, Br...2024
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• Reload or Rebuild? What will the Suns, Lakers and every other first-round loser do now?

Original photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The Suns, Lakers, Sixers and every other team to lose in the first round of the NBA playoffs are facing big decisions this summer. LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton. Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal.Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, Paul George and Russell Westbrook.Joel Embiid a...2024
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• 2023-24 Most Improved Player Finalists Announced

The NBA announced the finalists for 2023-24 Most Improved Player. The finalists are Tyrese Maxey of the Philadelphia 76ers, Alperen Sengun of the Houston Rockets and Coby White of the Chicago Bulls. Maxey improved from 20.3 points and 3.5 assists per game to 25.9 points and 6.2 assists per game. Maxey also made his first All-Star team. In addition, the fourth-year guard took on an increased role f...2024
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• NBA playoffs: Clippers dismantle Mavericks with Kawhi Leonard in street clothes

Vintage James Harden and a stifling Clippers defense help lead Los Angeles to a dominant win as Leonard watched from the sideline with a lingering knee injury....2024
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• DeMar DeRozan is getting squeezed on NBA free agent market, but Lakers still make sense

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports The Lakers may be DeMar DeRozan’s last (and best) option in NBA free agency. DeMar DeRozan is still performing at a near NBA All-Star level even after 15 seasons in the league. The veteran wing is coming off three fantastic seasons with the Chicago Bulls where he scored tons of points, produced so many brilliant moments in crunch-time, and rarely turned t...2024
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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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"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."

• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season
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• Kawhi Leonard out ‘indefinitely’ with knee injury before Clippers season even begins
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• Marcus Morris, Knicks Sign Training Camp Deal

The New York Knicks signed forward Marcus Morris to an Exhibit 9 contract. Morris' deal is fully non-guaranteed unless he makes the Knicks opening night roster. Morris split last season between the Philadelphia 76ers and Cleveland Cavaliers. The 13-year veteran averaged 6.4 points and 2.7 rebounds in 16.7 minutes per game for both the Sixers and Cavs. Morris was traded twice last season. He was fi...2024
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• Nets Have High Asking Price For Cameron Johnson

The Brooklyn Nets have received lots of trade interest in forward Cameron Johnson. However, Brooklyn GM Sean Marks has put a high asking price on Johnson in trade talks. Until that changes, expect Johnson to remain with the rebuilding Nets. Johnson is in the second year of the four-year, $90 million contract he signed with Brooklyn last offseason. He'll make $23.6 million during the 2024-25 season...2024
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• Stephen Curry joins NBA’s most exclusive career earnings club with only 2 other players

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Stephen Curry is the third player in NBA history to earn more than $500 million on the court. Stephen Curry, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant led the charge to help the United States finish on top of the podium in men’s basketball team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The three superstars also have something in common when it comes to their bank accounts — and no o...2024
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• Clippers Expect PJ Tucker To Remain On Roster At Start Of 24-25 Season

The LA Clippers are preparing for PJ Tucker to remain on their roster at the start of the 24-25 season, sources tell Law Murray of The Athletic. The Clippers have explored trading Tucker since last season, but have been unable to find a workable trade. Tucker was acquired by the Clippers from the Philadelphia 76ers as part of the James Harden trade. Tucker, however, fell out of Ty Lue's rotation f...2024
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• 9 NBA teams in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes for 2025 draft, ranked by tiers
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• Why the Celtics succeed, and the Clippers failed, with similar team builds

Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images What the NBA can learn from Celtics’ championship and Clippers’ failure. The team is led by two wings. One was just named to the All-NBA First Team, and the other just won Finals MVP. Both are talents the likes of which define the NBA — shooters, defenders, initiators, cutters. They do it all. The team is a championship favorite, of course, coming into t...2024
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• Marcus Morris Likely To Sign With Cavaliers Or Sixers

Marcus Morris plans to play next season, which would be his 14th NBA season. Morris has seemingly narrowed his decision down to re-signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers or returning to the Philadelphia 76ers. Morris played for both the Cavs and Sixers last season. He was traded to Philadelphia as a part of the deal that sent James Harden to the LA Clippers. In 37 games (seven starts) with the 76ers...2024
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• How math and video games can fix NBA positions

Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images It’s time for the NBA to get rid of positions — or at least overhaul them. Let’s discuss why (and how). In basketball, there are five positions: Point Guard, Shooting Guard, Small Forward, Power Forward, and Center. And it’s time for them to go. Science, logic and enlightened ideas have been challenging outdated concepts since someone came up with th...2024
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season
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• Marcus Morris, Knicks Sign Training Camp Deal
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• Nets Have High Asking Price For Cameron Johnson
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• Why the Celtics succeed, and the Clippers failed, with similar team builds
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• Marcus Morris Likely To Sign With Cavaliers Or Sixers
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• How math and video games can fix NBA positions
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• 5 NBA teams falling behind their rivals after not doing enough this summer
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• DeMar DeRozan is getting squeezed on NBA free agent market, but Lakers still make sense
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• LeBron James Likely To Take Three-Year, $160M Max After Lakers Lose Out On Klay Thompson

LeBron James is now likely to take his full three-year max at $160 million after James Harden, Klay Thompson and Jonas Valanciunas all agreed to sign with other teams. The trio players were identified as targets James would be willing to take less money to help the Lakers acquire. James reportedly reached out to Thompson with a recruiting pitch at the start of free agency on Sunday. "For the Laker...2024
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• LeBron James Reached Out To Klay Thompson At Start Of Free Agency

Klay Thompson is receiving interest in free agency from the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers. Thompson receiving a recruiting pitch from LeBron James when free agency opened. "LeBron James, I'm told, called Klay Thompson right when free agency opened at 6:00 PM eastern," said Adrian Wojnarowski on Sports Center. James is open to taking less money if the Lakers are able to sign an impact pla...2024
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• Kawhi Leonard out ‘indefinitely’ with knee injury before Clippers season even begins
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• 9 NBA teams in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes for 2025 draft, ranked by tiers
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• How math and video games can fix NBA positions
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• DeMar DeRozan is getting squeezed on NBA free agent market, but Lakers still make sense
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• The Celtics’ 2024 NBA championship just gave James Harden a record no NBA player wants

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Al Horford finally getting a championship with the Celtics just put James Harden in the lead among active NBA players for most playoff games without a ring. In the 186th playoff game of his NBA career, Al Horford won his first NBA championship. The Celtics capturing the 2024 title took Horford off an ignominious list, as Boston coming up short this y...2024
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• Paul George Hasn't Begun Considering Free Agent Decision

The Los Angeles Clippers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs on Friday and enter an uncertain offseason with Paul George and James Harden becoming free agents. While Kawhi Leonard has already signed an extension with the Clippers, he was unavailable or the majority of the series, leaving the team in a diminished state. George was asked whether he sees himself with the Clippers long-...2024
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• Tyrese Maxey was obvious NBA Draft steal the entire time

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Tyrese Maxey was the NBA Draft steal that wasn’t so surprising. Deuce McBride flashed to the middle of the lane and caught a pass from Jalen Brunson as the New York Knicks’ star was getting trapped on the perimeter. McBride calmly stepped into a free throw line jumper and swished it, giving the Knicks a six-point lead on the Philadelphia 76ers with 29 seconds lef...2024
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• Dunc'd On: The Weekend Game 4s

New York takes command in another war of a Game 4, Paul George and James Harden provide virtuoso performances to knot up their series with Dallas, Milwaukee fought gamely but ultimately succumbed to Myles Turner and the Pacers, while the Lakers finally played harder than the Nuggets to avert a sweep. What can we take away from 3 blowouts Saturday, and where do we see the Cleveland Orlando series h...2024
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• The Cavs and Clippers both face huge, similar questions in the NBA playoffs

Art via Thilo Latrell Widder, original photos via Getty Images The Cavaliers and Clippers, more alike than you may realize, face similar questions as they enter the NBA playoffs. Before we go anywhere else, I am not comparing Jarrett Allen and Michael Olowakandi, nor Cavaliers Shawn Kemp to Clippers James Harden, but there’s something to be said about how similar the Cavs and Clippers hav...2024
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• Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship

Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports Let’s rank the 16 teams in the 2024 NBA Playoffs by their championship chances. The 2024 NBA Playoffs don’t exactly feel wide open. There’s a superpower hanging over both the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference as the playoffs begin, but at this point NBA fans should know anything can happen in the postseason. Last year saw a wild run of upsets with the ...2024
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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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• Los Angeles Clippers fantasy basketball season recap

Kawhi Leonard and James Harden may have been undervalued to begin the season and with good reason....2024
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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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• Kawhi Leonard Out Indefinitely To Start 24-25 Season
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• Kawhi Leonard out ‘indefinitely’ with knee injury before Clippers season even begins
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• Clippers Season Preview: Title Hopes Rest On Fragile Knees Of Kawhi Leonard and Fading Star Of James Harden
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• Stephen Curry joins NBA’s most exclusive career earnings club with only 2 other players
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• Ty Lue On Clippers Being Counted Out After Losing Paul George: I Can't Wait To Prove Everybody Wrong

Ty Lue and the LA Clippers will enter the 24-25 season trying to remain competitive despite the loss of Paul George to the Philadelphia 76ers in free agency. The Clippers have only missed the playoffs in two of the previous 13 seasons. "When you lose a guy of Paul George's stature, instantly people [think] oh, they can't win or they're not going to be competitive," Lue told ESPN last week. "But th...2024
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• East Notes: Sixers, Assets, Joel Embiid, Pacers, Hawks

76ers If we know anything about 76ers head of basketball operations Daryl Morey, we know he’s a trader. Keep in mind, we said trader and not “traitor.” (Unless perhaps if you ask James Harden.) Anyway, Morey and the Sixers really went out and landed some top-flight veterans this offseason, starting with All-Star forward Paul George. […] The post East Notes: Sixers, Assets, ...2024
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• Clippers Expected To Keep PJ Tucker Into Camp, Season

The Los Angeles Clippers are preparing as if disgruntled forward P.J. Tucker will remain on the roster when training camp begins in a little more than a month, per Law Murray of The Athletic. Murray rode the bench for much of last season after coming over in the James Harden trade with the Philadelphia 76ers […] The post Clippers Expected To Keep PJ Tucker Into Camp, Season appeared first on...2024
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• Marcus Morris Likely To Sign With Cavaliers Or Sixers
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• How math and video games can fix NBA positions
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• 5 NBA teams falling behind their rivals after not doing enough this summer
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• The Linc - Eagles among NFL offseason “winners”

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 6/30/24. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... NFL offseason winners and losers: Bears, Lions bolster NFC North; did Bills or Cowboys improve? - The AthleticWINNERS: Philadelphia Eagles. A highly productive draft — highlighted by steals of defensive backs Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean — followed a strong f...2024
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• Kansas City baseball trivia

Courtesy of Charlie O. Finley. A few weeks ago, I explored some of the strange things that have happened in Major League history. This week, we look at some of the oddball occurrences surrounding the history of Kansas City baseball. Before the Athletics moved to Kansas City, owner Connie Mack had his eye on a pitching prospect named Lou Brissie. Mack and Brissie reached an agreement that Brissie w...2024
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• Possible Trade Destinations for Mikal Bridges
There is plenty of speculation that the Brooklyn Nets are preparing to offload some of their assets. It is time for them to embrace a full rebuilding process after the failed experiment with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden. One player who will garner plenty of interest on the trade market is Mikal Bridges. […] The post Possible Trade Destinations for Mikal Bridges appeared first...2024
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• The Cavs and Clippers both face huge, similar questions in the NBA playoffs
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• 5 NBA trade deadline teams who desperately need to make a deal

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images These the teams who need to make a bold move at the NBA trade deadline. The 2024 NBA trade deadline represents the last chance for teams to reload their rosters ahead of the playoffs, or get an early head start on a rebuild before the offseason. With the deadline quickly approaching on Thursday, Feb. 8, there are a number of teams who should be feeling ...2024
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• Jalen Green Has 'Generated Some Trade Buzz' Ahead Of Deadline

Jalen Green has "generated some trade buzz" leading to the deadline, sources tell ESPN's Zach Lowe. The Houston Rockets are seeking their first playoff berth since trading away James Harden after the 19-20 season. The Rockets are plus picks and have enough good young players that it could be difficult to pay them all long-term. Green is averaging 18.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists this seas...2024
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• Joel Embiid hinted he could be next NBA superstar to request trade with cryptic comments
Joel Embiid put 76ers on clock by hinting at trade request. Joel Embiid is firmly in the prime of his career. The superstar center finally won NBA MVP this past season after consecutive second place finishes. He will turn 30 years old in March. There’s only one thing missing on Embiid’s resume at this point: an NBA championship. Embiid’s lack of success in the NBA Playoffs is hard to ignore. He’s ...2023
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