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• Damian Lillard trade has 3 big winners, and 4 real losers

Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images Let’s give out winners and losers from the blockbuster Damian Lillard trade. Damian Lillard’s trade request was the NBA storyline that just wouldn’t end. For three months, Lillard’s trade request was stuck at the same crossroads: the superstar guard claimed he only wanted to play for the Miami Heat, but his Portland Trail Blazers had no interest in anyth...2023
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• Raptors Notes: Lillard, Siakam, Anunoby, Barnes, Holiday
The Raptors were willing to part with a slew of draft assets to acquire Damian Lillard, according to Michael Grange of SportsNet, but a Western Conference source tells him they were hoping to reach a deal with the Trail Blazers that didn’t include Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby or Scottie Barnes. Grange hears that Toronto’s offer […]...2023
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• Bucks ahead of Nuggets, Celtics as favorites to win NBA title after Damian Lillard trade
The Milwaukee Bucks are favorites to win the 2023-24 NBA championship following Wednesday’s trade for star guard Damian Lillard, according to the latest odds from BetMGM. Here’s what you need to know: Milwaukee is 4-1 to win the title, up from 6-1 at the beginning of the offseason. The defending champion Denver Nuggets are the Western Conference favorite and have 19-4 odds to win the ...2023
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• Austin Reaves argues that the Lakers have the most talented roster ahead of the NBA season
If we judge the Lakers by the way they ended last season, you can understand why they are hyped for this upcoming campaign. After they made it to the Western Conference Finals and only lost to the eventual champions, the purple and gold administration decided to maintain their core of players ahead of next month’s […] The post Austin Reaves argues that the Lakers have the most talented...2023
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• Community Shootaround: Jazz’s Rotation, Season
The Jazz embraced a major rebuild last season with the blockbuster trades of Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. For a good portion of the season, the Jazz didn’t play like a team headed for the lottery. They hung around the race for a play-in spot in the Western Conference until the final weeks of the […]...2023
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• Poll: Western Conference Outlook For 2023/24
Earlier this week, we discussed the contenders to come out of the Eastern Conference in 2023/24, noting that many of the presumed favorites have major question marks hanging over them as training camps near. The same is true in the Western Conference, where there’s no powerhouse poised to run roughshod over its rivals like Golden […]...2023
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• Damian Lillard trade has 3 big winners, and 4 real losers
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• Pelicans’ Griffin: Player Health Has Been Offseason Focus
The Pelicans were vying for the top seed in the Western Conference during the first half of the 2022/23 campaign before injuries to forwards Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram derailed their season, which ended in a play-in tournament loss. New Orleans didn’t make major changes to its roster this offseason, but head of basketball operations […]...2023
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• NBA Executives No Longer Think Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Will Request A Trade

When Shai Gilgeous-Alexander signed a rookie scale extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder, many NBA executives thought it would be a matter of time before a trade request followed. The Thunder were just starting a multi-year rebuild and were deep into asset-collection mode. Now, with Oklahoma City rapidly improving, those rival executives have given up hope that Gilgeous-Alexander will ask for a...2023
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• MHH Roundtable: Bold Predictions

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Come find out how right, or wrong, we will be. It’s that time of year to place our bets on how we see the upcoming 2023-24 season unfolding. If anyone has heard our Mile High Hockey Lab podcast you might be familiar with our favorite segment — Bold Predictions! Here we are taking that to written form and putting our calls in writing. Colorado ...2023
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• Jonas Valanciunas Interested In Extension With Pelicans

Jonas Valanciunas is interested in signing a new contract extension with the New Orleans Pelicans. Valanciunas is eligible for a new extension after signing a two-year extension $33.1 million extension in 2021. Valanciunas will be a free agent in 2024 if he doesn't sign an extension. The Pelicans were at the top of the Western Conference early in the season before Zion Williamson's injury. "It w...2023
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• Jonas Valanciunas Interseted In Extension With Pelicans

Jonas Valanciunas is interested in signing a new contract extension with the New Orleans Pelicans. Valanciunas is eligible for a new extension after signing a two-year extension $33.1 million extension in 2021. Valanciunas will be a free agent in 2024 if he doesn't sign an extension. The Pelicans were at the top of the Western Conference early in the season before Zion Williamson's injury. "It w...2023
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• Avs sign Joel Kiviranta to a PTO

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Another forward could end up being depth down the line. Another day, another professional tryout. During the dog days of summer this August, the Colorado Avalanche have brought on their second PTO of the summer. This time, it belongs to Joel Kiviranta, who was a member of the Dallas Stars. The name may sound familiar. In case you forgot for very obvious ...2023
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• After comeback from injury, Poturalski hopes to earn chance with Kraken

On May 15 — 109 days after Andrew Poturalski felt a pop when an opponent in Iowa dragged his foot when their skates tangled — he returned to game action. Four days later, he scored the overtime winner in Game 5 to send Coachella Valley to the Western Conference Finals....2023
• Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #10 Ben Meyers

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images The first Avalanche member joins the list in the top 10. The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by members of the Mile High Hockey staff. Five writers have ranked players under the age of 25 as of July 1, 2023, in the Colorado Avalanche organization. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked. People forget what a successful hockey ca...2023
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• Pelicans had 30 nationally televised games during Zion Williamson’s 2019-20 rookie season, now have only 12 for 2023-24
The New Orleans Pelicans received 30 nationally televised games during Zion Williamson’s 2019-20 rookie season, but now the Western Conference contender has only 12 for the 2023-24 season. Injuries have wrecked havoc on Williamson’s NBA career. Knee, foot, and hamstring injuries limited him to 114 games in his first four seasons. He’s missed 194 regular-season […] The post Pelicans had...2023
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• The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
Let’s rank the best young cores in the NBA. The future always seems so far away in the NBA until it’s not. It wasn’t long ago that Boston Celtics duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Denver Nuggets tandem Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, and Phoenix Suns trio Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, and Deandre Ayton made up the league’s best young cores. Only a few years later, all three teams have appeared in t...2023
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• Erik Spoelstra is the Heat’s biggest cheat code in NBA Finals
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Erik Spoestra can’t lose. If you forced me to define what I think makes a good coach in this modern league, my answer would be “Rigid flexibility”. It’s a paradox that demands being able to hold two things in your head at the same time, to understand two conflicting ideas can be true. If you’re too dogmatic, you live and die by the same double-edged s...2023
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• One Klay Thompson text gave Andre Iguodala harsh Warriors realization
Andre Iguodala and Klay Thompson are still adjusting to watching the Western Conference playoffs from summer vacation....2023
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• How the Nuggets are shutting down the Suns’ star-studded offense
Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images The Denver Nuggets are stifling the Phoenix Suns by shrinking the floor around Kevin Durant and Devin Booker Late in the third quarter of Monday’s Game 2 between the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets, Devin Booker and Nikola Jokic delighted viewers by closing the period trading a slew of invigorating buckets. After bot...2023
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• NHL Playoffs scores: Bruins roll and the Kings shock the Oilers
Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images The Kings and the Wild deliver overtime stunners as the NHL playoffs begin There is really only one true way to describe playoff hockey. With perhaps the most accurate tweet of all time: why watch overtime playoff hockey when you can simply snort cocaine and ride a motorcycle out of a helicopter— Jon Bois (@jon_bois) April 17, 2014 Playoffs a...2023
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• 4 NBA playoff races that will determine postseason picture in final week of season
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports The last week of the NBA regular season comes with huge stakes. The NBA had a pretty good weekend. A new CBA was agreed to between the NBPA and the Governors, guaranteeing labor peace through a new television rights deal and for almost the rest of this decade. That should be celebrated - strikes and lockouts can stymie momentum, especially for a league that is...2023
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• Anthony Davis Bulks Up, Adds 12 Pounds of Muscle Ahead of 2015-16 Season
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"com/XfKe5ect53— NBA (@NBA) May 23, 2023 Jokic was named Western Conference Finals MVP."

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"The Slovenian star has led Dallas to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2011"

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"The Phoenix Suns recently overcame the Los Angeles Clippers in a 4-2 series victory in the Western Conference Finals to finally advance to the championship stage for the first time in 28 years."

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"The Dallas Mavericks-vs-Los Angeles Clippers Western Conference playoff series has indeed been filled with several controversies."

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"EL SEGUNDO – Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis has been named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for games"

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"Western Conference-leading Golden State battles Oklahoma City, which has lost four straight games."

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"This will mark the NBA's first All-Star Game without a matchup between the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference."

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"The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade and the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant were today named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Jan."

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"More than any one other player, Leonard is why the Spurs find themselves within two games of second place in the Western Conference."

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"They'll contend for the worst record in the Western Conference as they cope with injuries (Julius Randle) and an obviously flawed offensive model that relies too heavily on Bryant making something out of nothing like it's 2004."

• Damian Lillard trade has 3 big winners, and 4 real losers
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• Raptors Notes: Lillard, Siakam, Anunoby, Barnes, Holiday
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• Clippers are the only NBA team to re-sign all four of their own free agents
The Los Angeles Clippers are having quite a unique offseason, considering the Western Conference contender is the only NBA team to re-sign all four of their own free agents. Moussa Diabate, (one year, two-way), Xaiver Moon (one year, Exhibit 10), Mason Plumlee (one year, $5 million), and Russell Westbrook (two years, $8 million) all stayed […] The post Clippers are the only NBA team to re-si...2023
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• Damian Lillard Would Spend Entire Career With Blazers 'In A Perfect World'

Damian Lillard requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers on July 1st after it became clear they were unwilling to do everything they could to maximize their chances of winning a title with him. The Blazers drafted Scoot Henderson with the No. 3 pick and are in a rebuilding phase. Lillard was asked on It Is What It Is if he could spend his entire career with the Blazers. "In a perfect world...2023
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• Mavericks waive JaVale McGee a year after signing him to be their starting center
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks waived center JaVale McGee on Tuesday, about a year after signing the free agent to a three-year contract with plans for him to start. McGee started seven of the first nine games, but fell out of the rotation about a month into the season and played sparingly the rest of the way. The Mavericks missed the postseason a year after reaching the Western Conference fin...2023
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• Tyler Ennis Wants NHL Return, Western-Based Team PTO Rumors
The post Tyler Ennis Wants NHL Return, Western-Based Team PTO Rumors appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Tyler Ennis is looking to make a return to the NHL this season and word is a western-conference team might offer a PTO. The post Tyler Ennis Wants NHL Return, Western-Based Team PTO Rumors appeared first on NHL Trade Talk....2023
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• JaVale McGee To Sign With Kings

SEPTEMBER 1: McGee’s is signing a guaranteed minimum-salary contract, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. AUGUST 31: Free agent center JaVale McGee is signing with the Kings, according to Chris Haynes of TNT and Bleacher Report (Twitter link). The Mavericks officially waived McGee on Tuesday and now he’s set to join another Western Conference contender. McGee, 35, […]...2023
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• Pelicans’ Jonas Valanciunas on future: ‘I want to stay longer there’
New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas has one more season left on his two-year, $30.14 million contract, and the 6-foot-11 big man hopes to remain in the Big Easy. Last December, New Orleans posted a surprising 23-12 record at this juncture of the 2022-23 season. However, the Western Conference contender went on to finish 42-40. […] The post Pelicans’ Jonas Valanciunas on futur...2023
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• Jonas Valanciunas Interested In Extension With Pelicans
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• Impact of the 2023–24 NHL schedule on fantasy hockey

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• MHH Roundtable: Bold Predictions
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• Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #10 Ben Meyers
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• Allen Americans Weekly Update - Roster Now Up to 10 with Addition of Myllari, Robidoux, Fournier, Farmer and Gagnon, 3ICE Update and More
It has been a busy week for the Allen Americans. Since my last update a week ago, the Americans have doubled the roster by announcing five more players for 2023-24. The flurry of announcements started on August 3rd with defenseman Kris Myllari, who was recently voted by his ECHL peers as the best defensive defenseman in the Western Conference. The Americans followed up Myllari's announcement...2023
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• The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
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• NBA offseason grades for every team after free agency, trades, and draft
Let’s give out offseason grades for every team in the NBA. The biggest fireworks of the NBA offseason are still to come. Damian Lillard requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers only 24 hours into free agency, but there has been no real momentum on his desired deal to the Miami Heat. James Harden has also asked out from the Philadelphia 76ers, but the team is resolved to keep him unless th...2023
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• Community Shootaround: Rockets Or Spurs?
The Rockets and Spurs finished on even terms last season. They tied for the worst record in the Western Conference at 22-60 apiece. San Antonio’s plunge in the standings proved worthwhile in the long run as they landed the top pick in the draft. Generational talent Victor Wembanyama has instantly energized and revived the franchise […]...2023
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• Looking at one of the most quietly-spoken what-ifs of the year
Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images How things could’ve been different if a few things didn’t go the Avs’s way. Last season for the Colorado Avalanche had lots of ups and downs, and plenty of what-ifs as well. What if they were injured to hell and back? What if they had gotten some more depth scoring? But there’s one I think hasn’t been looked at much at all: what if Colorado di...2023
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• A Trip to Scotland Remembered, Allen Qualifies Six Players, Details on What it All Means for the 2023-24 Roster and More

It has been far too long since I did an update on the Allen Americans. My wife and I have just returned from a tour of Scotland with a few days in London before our tour started. Dyson Stevenson, who has played for the Glasgow Clan the last two seasons and his fiance, Taylor, were kind enough to give us some tips on where to go and what to see on our free time in Scotland. FYI, Dyson and Tay...2023
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• 6 NBA teams who got better in free agent frenzy this summer
Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Here are six teams that should be better next season after making strong signings in free agency. The biggest trade of the NBA offseason is still on the horizon, but the free agency has mostly settled. As the league waits on the Damian Lillard trade to finally go through — and maybe a James Harden trade, too — rosters around the NBA have been reshuffled...2023
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• Damian Lillard trade has 3 big winners, and 4 real losers
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• Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #1 Cale Makar

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images It is simply astonishing that after everything Makar’s accomplished, he’s still eligible for the Top 25 under 25 The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Five writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalanche organization as of July 1, 2023. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked. Ca...2023
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• MHH Roundtable: Bold Predictions
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• Victor Wembanyama’s 9 best matchups in rookie season

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Here are the must-see matchups of Victor Wembanyama’s rookie season. Even the most tepid praise for Victor Wembanyama labeled the 7’5 French giant as the NBA’s best prospect since LeBron James. There is truly no historical comparison for a player with his tools: Wembanyama’s 8-foot wingspan, quick feet on the perimeter, shooting range out past the three-p...2023
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• NBA offseason grades for every team after free agency, trades, and draft
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• A Trip to Scotland Remembered, Allen Qualifies Six Players, Details on What it All Means for the 2023-24 Roster and More
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• Ja Morant needs to grow behind closed doors to be the leader the Grizzlies need
Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images Ja Morant is in the endgame. Ja Morant was suspended 25 games by the National Basketball Association on Friday. The league has made it clear that Ja’s behavior is “destructive” and the union for the players has stated that the suspension was “excessive”. Perhaps there will be an appeal. Perhaps there won’t. Maybe Ja has grounds to win such a pro...2023
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• Wenatchee Gets The Yeti

As was reported here on HBIC on June 6, it seemed the wheels were turning on a potential relocation for the Winnipeg Ice. While the article that day had ChekTV's Rick Dhaliwal speculating that Chilliwack may be the Ice's new home, it seems he was about 142 miles away from the actual landing spot with the announcment today that the Ice had been sold to David White of the California-based Shoot the ...2023
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• Jamal Murray is no sidekick
Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Murray proved himself again on the NBA biggest stage to help lead the Nuggets to their first ever championship. During Jamal Murray’s last two playoff runs, the focus rightfully fixated on his remarkable blend of scoring volume and efficiency. In 2020, he averaged 26.5 points on 62.6 percent true shooting. As the Denver Nuggets rampaged through the West...2023
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• Ish Smith is finally an NBA champion after 13 teams in 13 seasons
Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images After 13 seasons and an NBA-record 13 teams, Ish Smith has a title 13 seasons. An NBA-record 13 different teams. 762 regular-season games. And finally, Ish Smith has an NBA title. “Thirteen long years. Hopefully, my journey inspires people,” Smith said in a video posted by the NBA on Monday night. “It’s been great. It’s been fun. I’m happy...2023
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• Kobe Bryant All That's Left of NBA's Greatest Draft Ever
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• Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Praises Kawhi Leonard's 'Bored to Death' Demeanor
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• San Antonio Spurs Present Immediate Challenge to Golden State Warriors' Throne
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• Is Kevin Durant Still the NBA's Second-Best Player Behind LeBron James?
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• Golden State Warriors Are Primed to Reach Historic Echelon Next Season
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• Seth Curry to Kings: Latest Contract Details, Analysis and Reaction
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• Steve Nash Retires: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Durant, Wade named Players of the Week
The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade and the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant were today named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Jan. 25 through Sunday, Jan. 31....2016
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• Kevin Durant's Return Is Just What The NBA Needs In 2015-16
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• LeBron James Pays Respect to Tim Duncan, Calls Him Greatest PF Ever
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• LeBron, Curry named Players of the Week
The Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James and the Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry were today named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Nov. 16 through Sunday, Nov. 22....2015
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• Stephen Curry Reportedly Wins MVP Award for 2014-15 NBA Season
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• Nikola Jokic’s circus shot to beat Lakers might be his most amazing play yet
Nikola Jokic’s falling three-pointer killed the Lakers’ comeback and put Nuggets in NBA Finals for the first time ever. The Denver Nuggets have existed for 47 years. Now they’re finally going to the NBA Finals for the first time ever. The Nuggets completed the sweep of the Lakers with a 113-111 win in Game 4 on Monday night. Denver won another tense game in a tense series by erasing a 15-point hal...2023
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• NBA Players and Coaches Vote Matthew Dellavedova Dirtiest Player in the League
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• Impact of the 2023–24 NHL schedule on fantasy hockey
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• Kyrie Irving’s ploy to get LeBron James to Mavericks has no chance
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Kyrie Irving’s LeBron James trade idea for Mavericks is pure fantasy. It is not much of a secret that LeBron James and Kyrie Irving would like to play with each other again. James essentially said as much when the Lakers’ trade deadline bid for Irving fell short. The Brooklyn Nets eventually traded Irving to the Dallas Mavericks, who failed to make the NBA Pla...2023
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• NBA Monday: Daily fantasy basketball picks for Lakers-Nuggets, Game 4
Nikola Jokic had a relatively quiet Game 3 but is a contender to bounce back in Game 4 as the Nuggets try to sweep the Lakers. Mike Barner previews his favorite plays in the Western Conference Finals matchup....2023
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• Russell Westbrook Records 10th Triple-Double of Season: Highlights and Reaction
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• Damian Lillard trade has 3 big winners, and 4 real losers
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• Bucks ahead of Nuggets, Celtics as favorites to win NBA title after Damian Lillard trade
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• Community Shootaround: Jazz’s Rotation, Season
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• Poll: Western Conference Outlook For 2023/24
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• Where Kings rank among West contenders on 2023-24 playoff tiers

The 2023-24 NBA season is almost here, so that means it's time to rank Western Conference teams by playoff tiers....2023
• RealGM Radio: West Over-Unders With Arturo Galletti (2023-24)

Host Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux) and Arturo Galletti (@AmericanNumbers) continue their annual tradition of breaking down the over/under lines for the Western Conference. They go through over/unders and other relevant odds for the Spurs (11:45), Rockets (21:55), Trail Blazers (33:02), Jazz (47:26), Thunder (56:40), Kings (1:09:27), Lakers (1:16:52), Mavericks (1:27:11), Clippers (1:36:53), Pelicans...2023
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• Suns HC Frank Vogel reveals starting lineup plans
The Phoenix Suns have some questions going into the 2023-24 season, even after the crazy trades and moves we have seen the last year. The Kevin Durant trade kept them in as one of the best teams in the Western Conference. The Bradley Beal trade made them one of the best teams in the league. […] Suns HC Frank Vogel reveals starting lineup plans - Valley of the Suns - Valley of the Suns - A Ph...2023
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• NBA Executives No Longer Think Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Will Request A Trade
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• Rui Hachimura Expected to Start for Lakers Next Season
Rui Hachimura has seemingly found a true home with the Los Angeles Lakers. After being traded at the NBA Trade Deadline, the versatile forward really settled into his role. He was even instrumental to their playoff success which catapulted them all the way to the Western Conference Finals. Hachimura is a “Swiss army knife,” in […] The post Rui Hachimura Expected to Start for Lakers Next Seas...2023
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• Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #1 Cale Makar
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• Meet Team USA’s FIBA Basketball World Cup roster, featuring one of its youngest groups ever

Photo by Joe Amati/NBAE via Getty Images USA Basketball’s World Cup roster has tons of young talent, but no international experience. The United States is supposed to be the preeminent international power in men’s basketball, but the last FIBA World Cup issued a harsh reminder that rest of the globe is catching up. The Americans finished in seventh place in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, and sna...2023
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• 6 NBA teams who got better in free agent frenzy this summer
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• The 6 worst NBA free agent signings of the summer
Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images Not every free agent deal can be a winner for teams. NBA free agency is supposed to be a time of hope and optimism. Even adding a couple decent role players to a team that continues driving down a dead-end road is something to get a little bit excited about, hypothetically speaking. Save the disdain for your team’s first four-game losing streak. It’s all p...2023
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• The Jokic brothers tossing Mike Malone in the air was funniest part of Nuggets’ championship celebration
The Jokic brothers are ready to party. Nikola Jokic’s comically large older brothers are part of the Denver Nuggets’ extended universe. Nemanja and Strahinja Jokic were in the building to support their baby bro on Monday night as the Nuggets clinched their first championship in franchise history with a 94-89 win over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals. Nikola Jokic was named NBA Fina...2023
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• Nuggets Beat Heat 94-89 In Game 5, Win 2023 NBA Championship

The Denver Nuggets have defeated the Miami Heat 94-89 in Game 5 to win the 2023 NBA Finals. The Nuggets finish their championship run with a 16-4 record. Denver was the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, but their uneven play to close the regular season led to some speculation of whether they were capable of winning a title. But Nikola Jokic has been the clear best player throughout the playoff...2023
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• Erik Spoelstra is the Heat’s biggest cheat code in NBA Finals
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• Back in its normal spot, Rampage got its best numbers in more than a month
AEW on TV’s Twitter For the first time in a month-and-a-half, Rampage was back in its regular 10pm ET time slot on Fri., May 26. That was due to Matthew Tkachuk and the Florida Panthers, who swept their NHL Eastern Conference Final opponents the Carolina Panthers and cleared TNT’s schedule for the night. A sweep in the NBA Western Conference Finals also meant their was no basketball on l...2023
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• NBA Finals MVP odds (Oddsmakers expect Nikola Jokic to win Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award)
The 2023 NBA Finals are set with the No. 8 seed from the Eastern Conference Miami Heat shocking the basketball world by making its second finals appearance in four years, this time facing the Western Conference No. 1 seed Denver Nuggets. While the Heat have stolen headlines with upsets galore, the Nuggets have rolled through […] NBA Finals MVP odds (Oddsmakers expect Nikola Jokic to win Bill...2023
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• NBA Finals 2023: Full schedule, TV times, streaming for Nuggets vs. Heat in title round
Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports The 2023 NBA Finals are set: the Denver Nuggets vs. the Miami Heat. The Denver Nuggets are in the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. The Miami Heat are going to the NBA Finals for the seventh time since 2006. This isn’t the matchup anyone expected as the final battle for the Larry O’Brien NBA Championship Trophy, but it should be a fascinating ...2023
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