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Reasons to be hopeful about the NBA's 8 possibly atrocious teams
Some NBA teams enter the season with little hope of competing. But there are other things to look forward to for them.
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3 NBA teams that could be way better than you think
A case that the consensus is underselling the Wizards, Pacers and Hawks.
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Introducing the 2020-21 League Pass Cup
What if not just one championship were awarded in each NBA season? What if there was a trophy (a metaphorical trophy) for the best team that no casual fans ever watched? What if the teams left for dead by ESPN, TNT and ABC had a competition to see which of
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The Clippers replace 1 dream and/or nightmare with another
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James Harden, Anthony Davis and why there's no end to superstar empowerment in sight
Are NBA trade requests becoming more egregious and cringeworthy? Yes. Is there anything anyone can do about it, short of reforming NBA salary rules? No.
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Don't re-crown the Lakers yet
The Lakers won the title and got better. But don't let that cloud your judgment on this season.
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The NBA's worst contracts
Last week's trade featuring John Wall and Russell Westbrook begs the question: do they have the worst contracts in basketball?
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James Harden doesn't care enough to effectively force a trade
If The Beard wanted to put pressure on the Rockets to trade him without damaging his own reputation, he could have done a much smoother job.
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Friday mailbag: Best PG coaches, play-in chances, Lakers syndrome, PACERS TALK
Good questions, folks!
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Is this what Russell Westbrook and John Wall had in mind?
The enigmatic lead guards were traded for each other on Wednesday after previously being rumored to have made trade requests. I hope they're happy now.
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Reviewing the NBA's Christmas schedule
A couple of inspired choices, a couple of airballs.
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The bubble was a supposedly successful thing the NBA will never do again
How is this season going to work?