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• The best NBA Draft hauls in history, now including Thunder’s epic 2022 class

BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK The Thunder drafted Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams in the 2022 lottery. Is it the best NBA Draft team class ever? The idea of the Oklahoma City Thunder winning their first ever NBA championship seemed like an impossible dream as the franchise entered the 2022 NBA Draft. The Thunder were coming off a 24-58 season that followed a 22-60 season. ...2025
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• Heat Are Favorites To Sign Russell Westbrook Over Mavs, Kings
The Miami Heat are the favorites to sign veteran guard Russell Westbrook, who declined his $3.46 million player option for next season with the Denver Nuggets to become an unrestricted free agent. Miami Heat Can Afford Russell Westbrook According to Bovada, the Heat have the best odds (+260) to add Westbrook this offseason, followed by […] The post Heat Are Favorites To Sign Russell Westbroo...2025
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• International Notes: Micic, Westbrook, Jokubaitis, Valanciunas, Theis
Hapoel Tel Aviv general manager George Hinas tells Vuk-Milos Petrovic of Basketball Sphere that his team remains in contention to sign Vasilije Micic, but he dismissed speculation about Russell Westbrook. Micic is still under contract with the Suns, but they’re expected to decline their $8.1MM team option for next season, making him a free agent […]...2025
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• Nuggets Free Agency Rumors: Russell Westbrook To Decline 2025-26 Player Option
Denver Nuggets veteran reserve guard Russell Westbrook is declining his $3.46 million player option for next season to become an unrestricted free agent on June 30, according to reports. Russell Westbrook Declining Option Benefits Nuggets Financially The Nuggets now have flexibility to use the $5.7 million tax mid-level exception since they are $10.6 million below […] The post Nuggets Free A...2025
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• Russell Westbrook Opts Out of Nuggets Deal, Set to Hit Free Agency
Russell Westbrook is officially betting on himself again. The nine-time All-Star has declined his $3.5 million player option with the Denver Nuggets and will become an unrestricted free agent on June 30, according to veteran NBA insider Marc Stein. This means that for the second time in two seasons, Westbrook will enter the open market […] The post Russell Westbrook Opts Out of Nuggets Deal,...2025
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• Mavericks, Kings Considered Landing Spots For Russell Westbrook If He Leaves Nuggets
According to Marc Stein of The Stein Line, Russell Westbrook is declining his 2025-26 player option with the Denver Nuggets worth $3.5 million. Westbrook will become an unrestricted free agent this offseason and Adam Wells of Bleacher Report considers the Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings as potential landing spots for the 2017 MVP if he doesn’t re-sign […] The post...2025
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• Nuggets' Russell Westbrook has surgery to fix two breaks on his right hand
Westbrook averaged 11.7 points a night for Denver this postseason but shot just 39.1%. His hand may have impacted that....2025
• Nuggets PG Westbrook has surgery on right hand
Nuggets point guard Russell Westbrook underwent surgery on his right hand to repair multiple ligament tears, the team announced Tuesday....2025
• Nuggets’ Russell Westbrook Requires Hand Surgery For 2 Fractures
Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook will undergo surgery to repair two fractures to his right hand. He confirmed the news himself using his newsletter Word of Westbrook. It is believed he sustained the injuries during the regular season. “I’m grateful for everyone’s support all year and I can’t wait to be back out there at […] The post Nuggets’ Russell Westbr...2025
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• Russell Westbrook To Undergo Surgery To Repair Two Fractures In Right Hand

Russell Westbrook is set to undergo surgery on his right hand to repair two fractures the occurred during the season. Westbrook averaged 13.3 points on 44.9% shooting, 6.1 assists and 4.9 rebounds in 27.9 minutes over 75 games for the Denver Nuggets this season. "I'm grateful for everyone's support all year and I can't wait to be back out there at 100% soon," Westbrook said in his Word of Westbroo...2025
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• Nuggets’ Russell Westbrook Undergoing Surgery On Broken Hand; Future Murky

Nuggets veteran and former NBA MVP Russell Westbrook is undergoing surgery on his right hand to repair a pair of breaks, he announced in his Word of Westbrook newsletter. Westbrook, 36, said he intends to be back “soon,” though he offered no specific details beyond that. For the record, he also offered no specifics on […] The post Nuggets’ Russell Westbrook Undergoing Surge...2025
• Russell Westbrook has surgery on shooting hand, says he played through broken bones

Westbrook was apparently playing and shooting with fractures in his right hand during Denver's playoff run....2025
• Russell Westbrook undergoes surgery to repair two breaks he suffered in his right hand this season

Westbrook announced the surgery two weeks after the Nuggets season ended...2025
• Nuggets' Westbrook having surgery on right hand
Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook, who averaged 13.3 points this season, is having surgery on his right hand Tuesday to repair two fractures, he said....2025
• Russell Westbrook Undergoing Hand Surgery

Veteran guard Russell Westbrook is undergoing surgery on his right hand on Tuesday morning, he announced today in the latest installment of his personal newsletter (hat tip to Law Murray of The Athletic). According to Westbrook, the procedure will repair two breaks in the hand that occurred during the season. The 36-year-old doesn’t provide information […]...2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Instant projection after Mavs win Cooper Flagg sweepstakes

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images The 2025 NBA draft lottery is settled. Here’s our instant mock draft. The 2025 NBA Draft lottery was always going to be one of the most meaningful of the 21st century. Teams at the bottom of the standings wrestled for position all season to increase their odds at landing the No. 1 overall pick and the rights to Duke super freshman Cooper Flagg. We now ...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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• Kobe's Unforgettable Finale a Perfectly Drawn Portrait of a Unique NBA Career
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• Why Oklahoma City Thunder Are the NBA's Most Unsolvable Puzzle
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• Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Keep Evolving Together in Order to Breed Success
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• An Icon at 40: The Untold Story of Allen Iverson
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• Clippers Defensive Anchor DeAndre Jordan Breaks Down the Art of Shot Blocking
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"Russell Westbrook is perhaps the NBA's most polarizing player."

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"Nikola Jokic's latest triple-double accomplishment puts him in a club with LeBron James and Russell Westbrook"

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"Russell Westbrook shot 3-of-19 from the floor, scoring nine points, but recorded eight assists, 10 rebounds, two steals and three blocks."

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"Lakers' Russell Westbrook has first game without a turnover since 2016 in win over Kings"

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"The Lakers are nearing a deal with the Wizards to acquire Russell Westbrook in exchange for Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and a 2021 first-round pick, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski."

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"Rockets star Russell Westbrook says he tested positive for the coronavirus and is in quarantine."

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"Russell Westbrook is exactly who everybody -- except for the Houston Rockets -- thought he was"

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"A heated Russell Westbrook went off on Zaza Pachulia on Saturday night, accusing the Warriors center of intentionally falling on his leg and trying to hurt him late in the third quarter of a game Golden State won 112-80."

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"The post WATCH: All-Stars Celebrate After Kevin Durant Alley-Oop To Russell Westbrook appeared first on SLAMonline."

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"Look, I understand this isn't about money, because people like LeBron, Durant, Russell Westbrook and the retired Kobe Bryant make more money through their shoe contracts than they do on the court."

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"Russell Westbrook has been a beast this season."

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"Often criticized for his shot selection, Thunder guard Russell Westbrook conceded Monday that he needs to cut back on the number of 3-pointers he attempts."

• The best NBA Draft hauls in history, now including Thunder’s epic 2022 class
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• Heat Are Favorites To Sign Russell Westbrook Over Mavs, Kings
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• International Notes: Micic, Westbrook, Jokubaitis, Valanciunas, Theis
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• Nuggets Free Agency Rumors: Russell Westbrook To Decline 2025-26 Player Option
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• Russell Westbrook Opts Out of Nuggets Deal, Set to Hit Free Agency
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• Mavericks, Kings Considered Landing Spots For Russell Westbrook If He Leaves Nuggets
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• Russell Westbrook Declining 2025-26 Player Option With Nuggets
According to Marc Stein of The Stein Line, Russell Westbrook is declining his 2025-26 player option with the Denver Nuggets. Westbrook will become an unrestricted free agent this offseason. The Nuggets lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round of this year’s playoffs in seven games. Westbrook signed with Denver last offseason. A […] The post Russell Westbr...2025
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• Russell Westbrook becomes free agent after tumultuous Nuggets ending

Russell Westbrook played a role in Nuggets' chaos and now might be bailing....2025
• ‘His World Tour Continues’ — NBA Fans React To Russell Westbrook Declining His Player Option With Nuggets
Russell Westbrook declined his $3.5M Nuggets option, becoming a free agent. Fans are buzzing online, wondering where the nine-time All-Star will land next....2025
• Russell Westbrook declines player option with Denver Nuggets, will become free agent, per report

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• Russell Westbrook To Decline $3.4M Player Option With Nuggets
Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook will decline his $3.4 million player option for next season and will opt for free agency. Westbrook signed a two-year, veteran minimum contract with the Nuggets last season, which included a player option for the 2025-26 season. In 75 games (36 starts), the veteran point guard averaged 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Westbrook ...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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• 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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• Nuggets' Russell Westbrook has surgery to fix two breaks on his right hand
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• Russell Westbrook To Undergo Surgery To Repair Two Fractures In Right Hand
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• Nuggets' Westbrook having surgery on right hand
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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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• Aaron Gordon Confronted 'Immature' Russell Westbrook After Game 2 Loss To Clippers
Aaron Gordon confronted Russell Westbrook about his attitude during a heated locker room discussion following the Denver Nuggets' Game 2 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in their first-round playoff series, multiple sources told ESPN. The confrontation occurred while interim head coach David Adelman was at the postgame podium. One player characterized Westbrook's behavior bluntly, telling ESPN, "H...2025
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• OKC Reacts to First Conference Finals Berth Since 2016
The OKC Thunder have reached the Western Conference Finals for the first time since the Russell Westbrook-Kevin Durant era and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the man of the moment. Despite his calm demeanour, SGA was anxious during his side’s dominant Game 7 125-93 victory. “I was nervous, to be honest,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “Just knowing what was […] The post OKC Re...2025
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• Russell Westbrook’s Wife Slams Reporter Who ‘Spread So Many Lies’
Russell Westbrook’s wife has called an ESPN reporter for their words about her husband. ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne published an article on Tuesday titled “Why the Nuggets’ title hopes might hinge on the most volatile player in the NBA” which has led his wife Nina Westbrook to call her out publicly for the ‘lies’ it contains. […] The post Russell Westbro...2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Instant projection after Mavs win Cooper Flagg sweepstakes
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• NBA Playoffs’ final 8 teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances

Let’s rank the last eight teams standing in the 2025 NBA Playoffs by their chances of winning it all. The first-round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs proved the difference between the regular season and the postseason. The games were slower and more physical, with offensive rebounding and the turnover battle often being spotlighted as possessions came at a premium. Depth and youth also reigned supreme, w...2025
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• Nuggets Credit Coaching Change With Beating Clippers In First Round Series

After the Denver Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 120-101 in Game 7 of their first round series, there appeared to be a sense that the abrupt dismissals of Michael Malone as head coach and Calvin Booth as general manager contributed to the result. The Nuggets were floundering towards the start of the playoffs and appeared to rally around interim head coach David Adelman. "I think the owne...2025
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• The WNBA Draft is officially bigger than 2 major men’s sports leagues

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Yes, more people tuned into the WNBA Draft when Caitlin Clark was in it. But what stands out most was that Monday’s viewership numbers topped both the NHL’s and MLB’s Draft numbers. NEW YORK CITY — Cameras surrounded Paige Bueckers as she made her way into the WNBA Draft on Monday. Bueckers, the inevitable No. 1 pick in the draft, was already one of women’s bask...2025
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• The NBA has a replay review problem (and one simple change would fix it)

Photo by Jim Poorten/NBAE via Getty Images There are likely going to be playoff games that get completely derailed by instant replays, but after spending some time in the NBA’s Replay Center, it’s clear that there is an easy fix. Even Mike Breen is getting a little impatient. It’s the fourth quarter of an important, nationally televised Western Conference tilt in Golden State midway throug...2025
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• Russell Westbrook has finally silenced the critics by playing totally unlike Russell Westbrook

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The Nuggets are the first team to not “let Russ be Russ,” and it’s working. When Voltaire published the novel Candide in 1759, he likely didn’t expect it to meet so much resistance — and for so much time. It was banned almost immediately in Paris. Within a few years, the Roman Catholic Church banned it. But the real shocker was the banning of Candide i...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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• Russell Westbrook Gives Single Mom the Car He Won at the All-Star Game
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• Lakers moving toward deal for Russ, sources say

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• Allen Iverson Says He Would Go ’82-0′ Playing With Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal
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• Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Praises Kawhi Leonard's 'Bored to Death' Demeanor
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• Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Keep Evolving Together in Order to Breed Success
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• Allen Iverson: ‘I’m the Biggest Russell Westbrook Fan There Is’ (VIDEO)
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• Michael Jordan Can't Determine Who Gets Shoe Deals Due to NBA Salary-Cap Rules
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• An Icon at 40: The Untold Story of Allen Iverson
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• Fantasy Basketball Trade Tips: Sell High on Westbrook, Markkanen
Russell Westbrook has played great lately. Is now the time to deal him? RotoWire expert Mike Barner analyzes potential fantasy trade situations around the NBA....2025
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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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• Heat Are Favorites To Sign Russell Westbrook Over Mavs, Kings
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• Russell Westbrook Declining 2025-26 Player Option With Nuggets
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• ‘I Was Probably 12’ — Jalen Williams Reflects On Thunder’s 2012 NBA Finals Run Led By Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook
Jalen Williams reflects on the 2012 Thunder Finals vs OKC's 2025 run, after a record-setting season and dominant playoff performance....2025
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• How OKC Thunder GM Sam Presti became the best executive in sports
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• Russell Westbrook should embrace the chance to play in Europe

Short of ring chasing for the final few years of his career, he's done everything he can in the NBA....2025
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• Russell Westbrook has surgery on shooting hand, says he played through broken bones
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• Nuggets Believe 'A Lot Of Our Answers Are Internal Right Now'

The Denver Nuggets parted ways with both their head coach and general manager before the start of the playoffs, but they have since elevated an assistant coach to head coach and may do the same with their interim general manager. When it comes to their roster, Josh Kroenke similarly believes the Nuggets could get back to title contention again without major changes to their core players. Kroenke e...2025
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• International Notes: Micic, Westbrook, Jokubaitis, Valanciunas, Theis
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• ‘His World Tour Continues’ — NBA Fans React To Russell Westbrook Declining His Player Option With Nuggets
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• Should the Warriors, Celtics, Cavs and Nuggets blow it up? Or continue to build?
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Instant projection after Mavs win Cooper Flagg sweepstakes
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• Rockets Declare Amen Thompson Untouchable In Trade Discussions

The Houston Rockets have informed rival front offices that second-year forward Amen Thompson is untouchable in potential trade discussions despite the team's interest in acquiring a star player, sources told ESPN. Thompson, the No. 4 pick in the 2023 NBA draft, finished fifth in Defensive Player of the Year voting this season. Thompson's scoring average jumped from 9.5 points as a rookie to 14.1 p...2025
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• Aaron Gordon On Game-Winning Dunk: 'I'm Just Trying To Clean Up Everything'

Aaron Gordon recorded the first buzzer-beating, game-winning dunk in playoff history as the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 101-99 in Game 4 to even the series. "I'm just trying to clean up everything on the glass," said Gordon about the play. Officials took several minutes to review the play of Gordon catching Nikola Jokic's air ball for a dunk. Referee Zach Zarba reported afterwards...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
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• Nuggets fire head coach Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth ahead of 2025 NBA Playoffs

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post The Nuggets made the shocking decision to fire Mike Malone with three games left before the playoffs. The Denver Nuggets have fired the head coach the led the franchise to its first ever NBA championship only two years ago days before the 2025 NBA Playoffs. In a stunning announcement, Michael Malone has been fired by Denver with only three games rem...2025
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