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The juggling act that will define once-promising Raptors season
You get the sense, being around the Toronto Raptors, they wouldn’t have minded getting off to a bit of a slower start in their 2014-15 campaign than they did. After blasting...
Hawks navigated 'racist' summer and became NBA's hippest team
ATLANTA — For years, the Atlanta Hawks have been one of the NBA’s forgotten franchises. Sure, the Hawks have had plenty of success over the years — they rank fourth all-time in...
The players who deserve to be added to All-Star team
With the announcements of the starting fives for both the Eastern and Western Conferences for next month’s All-Star Game in the Big Apple, the countdown to the game is officially...
The Grizzlies' secret to success that has them talking NBA title
The Memphis Grizzlies have been granted something few teams in today’s hyperactive NBA are allowed to have: time to grow together. Just look at their roster. Yes, the Grizzlies have...
Knicks trade shows just how desperate Cavaliers, Thunder are
In the modern NBA, where player movement happens constantly and continuity is king, contending teams try not to do too much to rock the boat during the season. But this...
Why the Pacers are the zombies of the NBA
Now in the middle of his 12th NBA season, David West isn’t in the mood to think about the future. But, after a disastrous summer for his Pacers, that’s exactly what...
The likely contenders for Josh Smith after Detroit debacle
An NBA coach marches into his general manager’s office and says, “Get rid of this guy!” OK, happens all the time. But the coach has the power and the general manager...
Cuban's bold Rondo move could blow up in Mavericks' faces
A quick look at the trade that sent Rajon Rondo to the Mavericks on Thursday night would seem to guarantee a high grade for Mark Cuban’s team. The Mavericks gave...
The NBA's best through the first quarter of the season
By the end of Friday’s action, every NBA team will have completed 25 percent of its 2014-15 schedule. So let's take the opportunity to survey the landscape of the league and...
Only one way to silence the Derrick Rose haters
Nothing has sparked doubt, controversy and conversation in the NBA this season like Derrick Rose’s return to the court. He has sat out eight of the Bulls' first 19 games because of...
Five burning NBA questions after one topsy-turvy month
The opening month of the NBA season has already given us plenty of highs and lows, exciting moments and disappointing injuries. So, with the Thanksgiving holiday coinciding with a dip...
Warriors' Klay Thompson gamble paying off in spades
The Golden State Warriors found themselves in quite the enviable position this summer. Already armed with possibly the best shooter in NBA history in Stephen Curry, the best shooting power...
Suns hoping guard gamble leads to playoff payoff
In Jeff Hornacek’s first season in Phoenix, everything fell right into place. After being predicted widely to be the worst team in the Western Conference and to vie with the...
T-Wolves boss dissects Kevin Love trade that nearly wasn't
Flip Saunders found himself sitting at a high-stakes poker game this offseason. As time passed, the players in the seats around him changed, but the pot at the center of...
The decision that doomed the Thunder long before the injuries
It was just two-and-a-half years ago, the Thunder arrived in the NBA Finals with a quartet of stars — Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka and James Harden — who were 23...
Derrick Rose's health will decide who rules the NBA
As the NBA’s regular season draws near, we’re counting down the top 10 storylines to watch around the league over the course of the 2014-15 campaign. Today’s entry is about Derrick...
The challenges and thrills ahead for LeBron's new Big 3
As the NBA’s regular season draws near, we’re counting down the top 10 storylines to watch around the league over the course of the 2014-15 campaign. Today’s entry is about...
The one thing standing between Spurs and a true dynasty
As the NBA’s regular season draws near, we’re counting down the top 10 storylines to watch around the league over the course of the 2014-15 campaign. Today’s entry is about...
New key to Miami Heat's season is same as the old key
As the NBA’s regular season draws near, we’re counting down the top 10 storylines to watch around the league over the course of the 2014-15 campaign. Today’s entry is about...
Lance Stephenson and Pacers could both regret his departure
When Lance Stephenson entered the NBA four years ago after the Pacers took him with the 40th pick in the 2010 draft, he was coming off one collegiate season at...