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Four Numbers To Watch Down The NBA’s Stretch Run
19.6 19.6 is the number of midrange (10-19 foot) jumpers that Devin Booker, Chris Paul, and Kevin Durant average per game. For reference, only the…
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In Praise of the Washington Wizards
There isn’t a team in the league as quickly dismissed by NBA pundits as the Washington Wizards. Critics snicker at the Wizards’ willingness to forego…
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Patrick Beverley Coming Home, Signs with the Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls needed to do something. Anything on the buyout market is probably rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic for this Bulls team…
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LeBron James Breaks The NBA All-Time Scoring Record
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar broke the NBA’s all-time scoring record in 1984, and he went on to amass a total of 38,387 points in his stellar career,…
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2023 NBA All-Star Saturday Night Preview: Skills Competition, Three-Point Competition & Dunk Contest Predictions
The rosters are set. Tickets are booked. Controversies are brewing. Weird substitutions are happening. And we’re just talking about the three-point contest! All-Star Saturday is…
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NBA Rivalries: Dallas Mavericks VS. San Antonio Spurs
The Mavericks – Spurs rivalry has been in existence since the Dallas Chaparrals became the San Antonio Spurs. The two teams have contested playoffs and…
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The League’s Wildest Shot Charts in 2022-23
The shot chart is one of the niftiest and most useful tools in basketball analysis. Invented by ESPN’s Kirk Goldsberry, a former professor of geography…
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Grading the 2023 NBA Trade Deadline
Remember those halcyon days when it looked like the trade deadline would be chill? “There aren’t enough sellers,” people claimed. Well, it turns out that…
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You Should Hate The Memphis Grizzlies… But You Should Also Love Them
What a season the Memphis Grizzlies have had. Holding the second-best spot in the Western Conference, Ja Morant and company have turned heads this season.…
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Kevin Durant Is Traded, And The Nets ‘Big 3’ Is Officially Over
Late Thursday night, the NBA world was sent into total chaos. 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant was traded to the Phoenix Suns. Phoenix acquired Durant and…
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5 Most Intriguing Trades ahead of the 2023 NBA trade deadline
As we all know around this time, many NBA teams have different goals to accomplish each and every season. Some teams are trying to win…
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Trade Deadline: The Celtics should trade for a Backup Center
The Celtics are a good team. They are a very very good team. They have a 38 -16 record, the best in the league. Their…
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Where Do The Lakers Go From Here?
If you know a Lakers fan, you might want to go check up on them. In devastating fashion, GM Rob Pelinka completely whiffed on trading…
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What Does the Kyrie Irving Trade Mean for the NBA?
On February 5, league sources announced that Brooklyn Nets’ All-Star Kyrie Irving was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith,…
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Who won (and who lost) the Kyrie Irving trade?
We just heard about the Kyrie trade demands on Friday, but the Nets moved swiftly to unload the problematic shooting guard. The Mavericks called and…
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Looking Back At Last Year’s Trade Deadline
Last year’s trade deadline was a doozy, with a massive number of important trades happening all across the league. Even though grading trades when they…
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Chicago Bulls Trade Deadline Preview: Trade Rumors, Ideas, and Predictions
With just over a week before the trade deadline, the Chicago Bulls are fighting for positioning in the play-in tournament. Even with the ongoing Lonzo…
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The New Year Brought Back The Old Gobert
Writing several basketball articles per week, I’ve come to appreciate the finer things in life — like easily sortable statistics. I draw numbers from a…
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The NBA Needs To Make The Regular Season More Interesting
The NBA has a problem making the regular season compelling. Sure, plenty of die-hard fans will pay close attention to teams around the league during…
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