Tag: NBA
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Unlike the past two off-seasons (aside from signing Kendall Marshall late off-season), Philadelphia will sign a free agent to a contract this July. With the cap spike, Philly has nearly $47 million in cap space (that number could be lower…
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Instead of trading players and picks for Kris Dunn, Philadelphia stayed put, using the first, 24th and 26th picks to draft Ben Simmons, Timothe Luwawu and Furkan Korkmaz. It’s shocking that Philadelphia didn’t trade Jahlil Okafor or Nerlens Noel. Okafor…
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Three of the past four Finals I’ve wanted the LeBron James-led team to lose. When Golden State overcame a 3-1 deficit against Oklahoma City it marked the first time since LeBron’s first title that I wanted his team to win.…
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Lee Jenkins writes some of the best feature stories for Sports Illustrated. About a month ago he profiled Kawhi Leonard, and, as usual, it was great. Leonard has to be the most interesting superstar in the NBA. Not because of…
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One of my college professors had a rule after she returned graded papers or tests: don’t email or talk to her about the grade until 24 hours after getting it back. She wanted students to take those 24 hours to…
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Grantland was the best website to read basketball stories. Zach Lowe wrote detailed explanations about a team’s make-up, specifically their offensive and defensive tendencies and philosophies. Bill Simmons wrote extended commentary about what kind of mark a certain player would…
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Even though the Philadelphia 76ers completed 64.6 percent of the season after last Wednesday’s numbing loss to Sacramento, the All-Star Break presents the best opportunity to discuss the team’s season.The 76ers faced different hurdles throughout the first part of the…
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Last night’s Thunder-Warriors game had a bit of everything. The Warriors scored 73 first half points. Oklahoma City wanted to guard the 3-point line, which they did, but unfortunately the Thunder didn’t do a good job at individual or team…
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Selecting All-Star reserves always proves to be a daunting exercise. It’s definitely an exciting time to see what players get recognized, especially last year when four Atlanta Hawks were honored. With the East being way more competitive, it’s unlikely any…
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When Philadelphia selected Richaun Holmes 37th overall last June, fans wished he had been a guard. After all the 76ers already had Dario Saric, Joel Embiid, Nerlens Noel and Jahlil Okafor. Philadelphia even drafted a big man, who they then…
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