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• 10 NBA takeaways after 10 games of the season, starring Nikola Jokic, Celtics, Knicks, and more

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images Here are our 10 biggest takeaways from the new NBA season so far. The 2024-25 NBA season is underway, and it’s already proven to be full of surprises. The Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks were supposed to be fringe championship contenders, but so far both are among the worst teams in the league. The Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves were s...2024
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• NBA Injury Update: Kevin Durant, Ja Morant, Luka Doncic & More
The NBA injury ward is full of stars in the early part of the 2024-25 season, including Kevin Durant, Ja Morant, Luka Doncic, Zion Williamson, Kawhi Leonard, Paolo Banchero, Scottie Barnes and Tyrese Maxey. Let’s take a closer look at some of these injuries and return timetables. KEVIN DURANT In a huge blow for the […] The post NBA Injury Update: Kevin Durant, Ja Morant, Luka Doncic &#...2024
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• Steve Ballmer Cites Aging Roster As Factor In Change Of Direction In Addition To Second Apron

The Los Angeles Clippers refused to give Paul George either a no-trade clause or a four-year max deal and he responded by leaving the franchise to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers. The decisions was a major reversal for how the Clippers have operated under Steve Ballmer. While the Clippers were willing to continue with George and Kawhi Leonard for another three seasons, they were not prepared to d...2024
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• NBA Ratings For Opening Night Up Seven Percent Before Year-Over-Year Drop On Wednesday, Thursday

While the NBA's opening night doubleheader on TNT last Tuesday was up seven percent year-over-year, the next two nights were ratings disappointments. The NBA benefitted from not going against Game 7 of the NLCS as they did in 2023, while also featuring a number of big market teams. The later game also featured LeBron James playing with his son, Bronny James, for the first time. Wednesday's doubleh...2024
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• Clippers Offering Some Early Reasons To Believe In Decent Things

We don’t know when Kawhi Leonard will return from his bothersome knee, or how well he’ll play once he does. But early in the season, it’s pretty evident we shouldn’t expect the Clippers to just fade away, per NBA reporter Dave McMenamin of ESPN. “The Clippers will stay relevant despite their injuries,” McMenamin predicted. “Not […] The post Clippers ...2024
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• Stephen Curry ran head-first into Draymond Green’s crotch on Warriors pick-and-roll

The beautiful game. The two-man game between Stephen Curry and Draymond Green is the stuff of legend. While the Golden State Warriors were never the heaviest pick-and-roll team in their dynasty era, Curry and Green had a special ability to play off of each other all over the floor. Their connection often felt telepathic as they sliced and diced the NBA’s best defenses for more than a decade. Curry...2024
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• 10 NBA takeaways after 10 games of the season, starring Nikola Jokic, Celtics, Knicks, and more
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• NBA Injury Update: Kevin Durant, Ja Morant, Luka Doncic & More
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• Clippers Offering Some Early Reasons To Believe In Decent Things
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• Former Clippers Trainer Suing Team Over Concerning Kawhi Leonard Claims
A former trainer with the Clippers is suing the team for wrongful termination and claims he was fired after raising concerns about the treatment Kawhi Leonard was receiving for injuries. There were also further claims in the suit that the franchise was tampering for years before signing Leonard in the summer of 2019 after he […] The post Former Clippers Trainer Suing Team Over Concerning Kaw...2024
• Trainer suing Clippers after alleging Kawhi Leonard faced ‘unsafe and illegal treatment’

Ex-Clippers trainer Randy Shelton is suing the team for wrongful termination, among other claims, according to a report from NBA insider Chris Haynes....2024
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• Ex-Clippers trainer suing team, alleges tampering and 'unsafe and illegal' injury treatment for Kawhi Leonard

Randy Shelton, Kawhi Leonard's longtime trainer, left San Diego State to join the Clippers in 2019...2024
• Trainer claims Clippers fired him over Kawhi Leonard health concerns

A former Los Angeles Clippers trainer claimed in a new lawsuit that the team fired him for raising concerns about the organization’s handling of Kawhi Leonard’s injuries....2024
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• Former Clippers trainer suing team, says he was fired for voicing concerns over Kawhi Leonard injuries

A former trainer for the Los Angeles Clippers is suing the team for wrongful termination, claiming he was fired for voicing complaints about treatment Kawhi Leonard received for injuries....2024
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• Former Clippers trainer Randy Shelton sues franchise for wrongful termination

Shelton claims he was let go after complaining Kawhi Leonard was subjected to unsafe and illegal injury treatments....2024
• Former Staffer Sues Clippers Alleging Wrongful Termination Over Kawhi Leonard Health Concerns

Randy Shelton, a former strength and conditioning coach for the Los Angeles Clippers has sued the franchise and president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank, alleging wrongful termination in part for raising concerns about the management of Kawhi Leonard's health and injuries. Shelton joined the Clippers on July 1, 2019 after serving in a similar role at San Diego where he worked with Leonard...2024
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• Celtics Notes: White, Brown, Harper Jr., Olympics
Derrick White had to alter his summer vacation plans when he got an offer to join the U.S. Olympic team in the wake of Kawhi Leonard‘s injury, writes Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe. Instead of traveling to Cabo San Lucas, White and his family are spending two weeks in Paris, but he won’t get […]...2024
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2024
"Kawhi Leonard has already signed an extension in Los Angeles"

2023
"Here’s what you should know: Los Angeles star forward Kawhi Leonard led his team with 38 points, five rebounds and five assists while sinking nine of 10 free-throw attempts."

2022
"It is still unknown when Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard will make his return, but if the latest sighting of him is any indication, it doesn’t look like it will be long."

2021
"The LA Clippers have finalized agreements with most of their free agents, coming to terms on deals with Kawhi Leonard, Nicolas Batum, Reggie Jackson, and Justise Winslow."

2020
"Paul George says Kobe Bryant was 'my Michael Jordan;' Kawhi Leonard reveals special call with Lakers icon"

2019
"The Lakers are reportedly very upset with the manner in which Kawhi Leonard conducted his free agency"

2018
"Spurs star Kawhi Leonard is back working with the team in San Antonio and eyes a March return to the team's lineup, according to sources."

2017
"Spurs coach Gregg Popovich says he has "never" in his career seen any of his players deal with the quadriceps injury that is currently hampering veterans Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker."

2016
"Kawhi Leonard is a simple man."

2015
"Spurs Re-Sign Kawhi Leonard"

2014
"Part of what has helped San Antonio sustain success is sound drafting and depth, highlighted by the most recent NBA Finals MVP in Kawhi Leonard."

• 10 NBA takeaways after 10 games of the season, starring Nikola Jokic, Celtics, Knicks, and more
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• Steve Ballmer Cites Aging Roster As Factor In Change Of Direction In Addition To Second Apron
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• NBA Ratings For Opening Night Up Seven Percent Before Year-Over-Year Drop On Wednesday, Thursday
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• The Denver Nuggets might be cooked

Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images Starting the season 0-2 doesn’t mean things are hopeless for the Nuggets, but it does confirm some discouraging signs about their viability as an NBA championship contender. Are the Denver Nuggets bad? No, but that’s not going to cut it. The Western Conference is stacked to the nines with not-bad teams. The Spurs and the Trail Blazers are the on...2024
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• Former Staffer Sues Clippers Alleging Wrongful Termination Over Kawhi Leonard Health Concerns
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• The Clippers’ new arena gimmick even had Kevin Durant missing clutch free throws

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images ‘The Wall’ is an innovative feature at the Clippers’ new arena, and Kevin Durant was its first victim. Los Angeles Clippers governor Steve Ballmer spent $2 billion in an attempt to finally get out of the Lakers’ shadow. The Intuit Dome — the Clippers’ state-of-the-art arena — is the result, and on Wednesday night it hosted its first ever game as LA’s other t...2024
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• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Western Conference Edition

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images The start of the NBA season is here, so let’s predict one breakout player from each Western Conference team ahead of the 2024-25 campaign. Editor’s Note: This is the Western Conference edition of our series on breakout player candidates for each NBA team in the 2024-25 season. The Eastern Conference edition can be read here. Every year, each team op...2024
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• Jonathan Kuminga, Warriors Won't Agree To Extension

Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors will not sign an extension before Monday's deadline, which will lead him to restricted free agency in 2025, reports Shams Charania on NBA Today. Kuminga is represented by agent Aaron Turner. Both Kuminga and the Warriors are interested in seeing how the season plays out. Kuminga has been seeking an extension at or near his maximum. Kuminga sees his o...2024
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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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• Injuries have turned Kawhi Leonard’s career into the ultimate NBA ‘what if?’

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Kawhi Leonard is running out of time to salvage his Clippers era, and despite his (still-sterling) resume, we may always be left wondering what could have been. Has there ever been a career like Kawhi Leonard’s? No player this century has embodied the highest highs and lowest lows of superstardom, or seen the peaks and valleys of their public approval rating ...2024
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• 10 NBA takeaways after 10 games of the season, starring Nikola Jokic, Celtics, Knicks, and more
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• The Denver Nuggets might be cooked
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• The Clippers’ new arena gimmick even had Kevin Durant missing clutch free throws
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• Dray points out brutal irony of Perk claiming Kawhi should retire

Draymond Green clapped back at ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins for suggesting that Kawhi Leonard should retire from the NBA due to injuries....2024
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• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Western Conference Edition
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• Jonathan Kuminga, Warriors Won't Agree To Extension
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season
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• Jaylen Brown Cleared Air With Derrick White After USA Basketball Roster Decision

After Jaylen Brown publicly responded to the decision by USA Basketball to select Derrick White as the replacement on its Olympics roster instead of him, Brown texted his Boston Celtics teammate to make sure he knew it was not personal against him. USA Basketball had decided to bring White to Paris after Kawhi Leonard was deemed not healthy enough to play. Brown averaged 7.9 points and 4.1 rebound...2024
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• NBA 2K25 stands out in a year of great sports video games

Our review of the latest in the NBA 2K franchise. The NBA 2K series has become so many things to so many players that it’s near-impossible to do it all justice in one review. The most feature and mode-packed annual sports title, in past years development has focused less on reinventing the wheel, and more on refining its formula — but this year is a little different. Wholesale changes to dribbling...2024
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• USA Basketball coach Cheryl Reeve criticizes media focus on playing time, roster decisions during Olympics: ‘This is what we’ve become’

Photo by Jim Poorten/NBAE via Getty Images In a press conference on Wednesday, Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve reflected on the experience of coaching Team USA — and called out the outsized attention that roster decisions and playing time have received by the media. Both the men’s and women’s U.S. basketball team came home from Paris with the ultimate hardware: Olympic gold medals....2024
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• 10 NBA takeaways after 10 games of the season, starring Nikola Jokic, Celtics, Knicks, and more
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• Stephen Curry ran head-first into Draymond Green’s crotch on Warriors pick-and-roll
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• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Western Conference Edition
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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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• Danny Green was the perfect role player for the modern NBA

Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images Danny Green redefined what an NBA role player was supposed to be. Danny Green got a crash course in what it meant to be a role player from the moment he enrolled at North Carolina. Green had all the markings of a more traditional star coming out of New York’s St. Mary’s High School in 2005: he was a five-star recruit, a McDonald’s All-American,...2024
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• Kawhi Leonard Plans To Play In Season Opener
Kawhi Leonard plans to play in the LA Clippers' regular season opener as he recovers from his surgically repaired right knee. "We'll figure it out. I'm happy that I'm feeling good and it's feeling a lot better than it was." Leonard missed the final eight regular-season games due to inflammation in the knee, which has undergone ACL and meniscus surgeries. Leonard returned for Games 2 and 3 of their...2024
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• NBA media day’s best and worst moments ahead of 2024-25 season

The best and worst moments from NBA media day NBA media day signals the beginning of training camp and the unofficial start of the new season. The Boston Celtics are reigning champions, but there’s no shortage of contenders coming from their crown in 2025 after an offseason loaded with big name players changing teams. Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges are now members of the New York Knicks. Pau...2024
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• Hollinger & Duncan: Won't Be Ready for Camp

John and Nate discuss the news that Kawhi Leonard won't be cleared to start camp, the possibility of trading Kawhi (4:18), and whether the Kawhi trade and full-draft trades in general are worth it (5:51). Also, Mitchell Robinson won't be back until the winter (15:00), and Joel Embiid agrees to an extension. (23:55) Plus, more mailbag questions on whether injuries are ruining the playoffs (27:36), ...2024
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• NBA 2K25 stands out in a year of great sports video games
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• Celtics Notes: White, Brown, Harper Jr., Olympics
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• Spurs Re-Sign Kawhi Leonard
SAN ANTONIO (July 16, 2015) – The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have re-signed...2015
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• Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Praises Kawhi Leonard's 'Bored to Death' Demeanor
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• Kawhi Leonard & Tim Duncan Earn NBA All-Defensive Team Honors
SAN ANTONIO (May 20, 2015) - The NBA today announced that the 2014-15 Defensive Player of th...2015
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• Kawhi Leonard: Latest News, Rumors and Speculation on Spurs Star's Future
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• Kawhi Leonard Drives 1997 Chevy Tahoe from HS, Freaks If He Loses Wings Coupons
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• Kobe Bryant Comments on Difference Between His Contract and Tim Duncan's
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• DeAndre Jordan Signs with Clippers Despite Prior Agreement with Mavericks
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• Kawhi Leonard: ‘I Want to Be an NBA All-Star and MVP’
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• 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball: The most difficult players to rank this NBA season
Mike Barner searches the fantasy basketball landscape looking for the most challenging players to rank. Where should you draft Kawhi Leonard or LaMelo Ball?...2024
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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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• Should Kawhi Leonard be dropped in fantasy?
It's been a frustrating, injury-filled season for Kawhi Leonard. Is it time for his fantasy managers to send him to the waiver wire, following the latest news that he'll be out indefinitely?...2018

• 10 NBA takeaways after 10 games of the season, starring Nikola Jokic, Celtics, Knicks, and more
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• Stephen Curry ran head-first into Draymond Green’s crotch on Warriors pick-and-roll
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• The Denver Nuggets might be cooked
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• Kawhi Leonard Out Multiple Weeks, Clippers Hopeful He Can Sustain Availability Once Cleared
Kawhi Leonard is expected to be out multiple weeks to start the season, but the LA Clippers are aiming for him to consistently remain available once he is cleared. The Clippers are hoping to avoid a repeat of past years where Leonard has missed chunks of time. "I'm told Kawhi Leonard will be missing weeks," said Shams Charania on NBA Today. "This is not an injury that's going to be measured by a w...2024
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• Predicting one breakout player for each NBA team in 2024: Western Conference Edition
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season
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• Injuries have turned Kawhi Leonard’s career into the ultimate NBA ‘what if?’
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• NBA Exec Says Kawhi Leonard Should Retire: ‘He’s Damaged Goods’
Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard will be sidelined indefinitely to begin the 2023-24 NBA season as he rehabilitates from inflammation in his right knee. Leonard deals with chronic inflammation from the multiple surgeries he’s had. He played in just two playoff games in 2023 due to a torn right meniscus and missed the entire […] The post NBA Exec Says Kawhi Leonard Should Retire: ̵...2024
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• Kawhi Leonard out 'indefinitely' to start season, still dealing with inflammation in right knee

Leonard has not been in a game since April when he played in two games of the Clippers' first-round playoff series vs. Dallas....2024
• 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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• 10 NBA takeaways after 10 games of the season, starring Nikola Jokic, Celtics, Knicks, and more
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• The Denver Nuggets might be cooked
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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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• Pacific Notes: Leonard, Clippers, DeRozan, Roddy
Law Murray of The Athletic explores some offseason questions related to the Clippers, starting with the health of Kawhi Leonard. The six-time All-Star and two-time Finals MVP was removed from Team USA ahead of the Paris Olympics, leading to speculation about the status of his right knee, which has caused him issues over the years, […]...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 rumors: Warriors after Paul George, Rockets dangling Alperen Sengun, latest on DeMar DeRozan, and more

Photo by Tim Heitman/NBAE via Getty Images It’s draft day and the NBA rumors are out of control right now. The 2024 NBA Draft begins in just a few hours. And as you might expect, the rumors are flying. Two stunning trades on Tuesday night, including the huge move that sent Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks, have kicked the NBA pre-draft rumor mill into overdrive. While there are just a ...2024
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• Clippers’ All-Star Veterans Address Baffling Game 3 Loss to Dallas
The Clippers leaders Paul George, Kawhi Leonard and Russell Westbrook had shocking games against Dallas in Game 3. Russ, Kawhi and Paul George combined for just 17 points TOTAL in their 101-90 loss to the Mavs. Kawhi played 25 minutes and totalled nine points, nine rebounds and four turnovers, but was clearly not 100 percent due […] The post Clippers’ All-Star Veterans Address Baffling...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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• Kawhi Leonard in MVP form as Clippers have struck perfect superstar balance

Leonard isn't going to win MVP, but he should be getting a lot more buzz than he is...2024
• Raptors-Pacers trade grades for Pascal Siakam deal shows rare NBA win-win

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Grading the Pascal Siakam deal for both the Raptors and Pacers. The Toronto Raptors finally did it. After years of speculation about when and how the Raptors would blow up their middling roster, Toronto finalized its decision to embrace a rebuild by trading its only remaining link to its 2019 NBA championship team and one of its best players in franchise...2024
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