Marreese Speights Throws Down Thunder On JaVale McGee Twice
Just a few days into “The Lockout League” and we’ve already seen a handful of highlights. But does it get any better than dunking on someone twice in one game? Marreese Speights sized up JaVale McGee...
View ArticleThe Best Of Week 1 At The “Lockout League” In Vegas
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View ArticleRudy Gay Shows Out In His First Game Back From Injury
He’s back. After getting up with Rudy Gay last week in NYC, he told me that he could not wait to get back on the court. And after a positive report from the doctor on Monday, that’s exactly what he...
View ArticleThe Definitive “Lockout League” Mixtape
While exhibition games are cool, there’s nothing quite like basketball in league form. And with the NBA on hold, this month’s “Lockout League” at Impact Basketball in Las Vegas brought us the next best...
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NBA Fantasy Team Analysis: The Philadelphia 76ers
Jrue Holiday (photo. Nicky Woo) The Philadelphia 76ers have fantasy value pretty evenly spread across each position on their roster – except for the center spot. While there’s no outright stud, the...
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NBA Trade Rumor: Marreese Speights To The Denver Nuggets
Marreese Speights Now that Philadelphia has re-signed Thaddeus Young and Spencer Hawes, they’re focusing their attention toward trading Marreese Speights. And who better to acquire the 6-10, 255-pound...
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Report: Sixers, Hornets, Grizzlies Agree to 3-Team Deal
Marreese Speights It’s been well-known that the Sixers and Grizzlies have been talking about a deal involving Philly big man Marreese Speights going back to last year. Now, pushed along by the Memphis...
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Report: Zach Randolph Will Miss Up To 2 Months With Knee Injury
Zach Randolph (photo. Nike) This all started with a collision. O.J. Mayo on Zach Randolph. Z-Bo went crashing to the floor in the same way Andrew Bynum seems to every spring, courtesy of a teammate and...
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Derek Fisher Beats Dallas; Boston Loses Their 5th Game In A Row
Derek Fisher Well that was ugly. On a night where the big stories were supposed to be Lamar Odom‘s return to Staples and Kobe‘s shot at a fifth-consecutive 40-point game, neither side could hit a shot...
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Dime NBA Power Rankings, Vol. III: OKC Looks Worthy Of The Finals
John Wall (photo. Rob Hammer) Ranking the NBA from worst to first … 30. Washington Wizards (1-12) LW: 30, — Well, at least John Wall finally had a big game yesterday against Houston (38 points) because...
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Jeremy Lin Shows Off A New Trick; Two Overlooked Stars Go Crazy
We knew he could drop buckets and strut around like a much smaller Rick Ross, but last night was the first time those Steve Nash comparisons actually started to make sense. Lob. Wrap-around. Another...
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Daily Fantasy Basketball Diagnosis: 2.16
Josh Smith (photo. Blake Peterson) Beast of the Night: Josh Smith exploded for 30 points, 17 rebounds, seven assists, four steals, three blocks and two three-pointers last night. He shot 52 percent...
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Daily Fantasy Basketball Diagnosis: 3.14
Josh Smith (photo. Blake Peterson) Beast of the Night: Josh Smith busted out something nasty last night, to the tune of 33 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists, one steal, two blocks and two...
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Memphis Does Not Make A Qualifying Offer To O.J. Mayo, Boston Is Now In...
O.J. Mayo O.J. Mayo could never quite find the right role on the Memphis Grizzlies. With Rudy Gay and Zach Randolph eating up shot attempts and Mike Conley controlling the ball at the point, Mayo never...
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The Questions Every Western Conference Team Needs Answered This Preseason
Preseason is when teams want to work through mistakes and identify the most pressing issues. Camps have now given way to games, which offer a different level of looking at a team’s identity. It would...
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Phoenix Gives The Green Light To Michael Beasley; Minnesota Figures Out Life...
Michael Beasley (photo. Dime China) Friday meant the final day of the preseason, which means there are no more chances to prove why fringe players are worthy of making a 15-man roster. There are about...
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Report: Memphis Trades 2 Key Bench Players To Save Money, Plans To Sign...
According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, Memphis has agreed to a multiplayer trade with Cleveland that’ll take $6 million off their payroll and get them under the luxury tax line. Remember all those...
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Boston Grasps Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory; The Lakers Figure Out How To...
Kyle Korver (photo. Converse) Each time we checked in with the Hawks vs. Celtics it was like watching a different game. In the first half the Celtics were on cruise control and it almost looked as if...
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NBA Power Rankings Vol. I: Move Over LeBron James
Ricky Rubio (photo. adidas) The NBA regular season, at least for the teams that hold visions of championships, is just an 82-session practice for the playoffs. So rather than worry about who is the...
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Monta Ellis Saves The Bucks; Amar’e Stoudemire Leads A Huge New York Comeback
Monta Ellis One of the best games all season went down in Milwaukee last night. With both the Bucks and the Jazz literally playing for their playoff lives, they staged a wild back-n-forth overtime...
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