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2013-14 NBA Season Preview: Top 10 X-Factors

By Aaron Lanton • September 30, 2013

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2013-14 NBA Season Preview: Dallas Mavericks

By J. Lowery • September 30, 2013

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2013-14 NBA Season Preview: Top 10 Shooting Guards

By A.J. DiCosimo • September 30, 2013

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NBA Fandom Games: Milwaukee Bucks

By Stephen Oby, Jr. • August 12, 2013

Whereupon an NBA free-agent fan sets about selecting a team to root for during the 2013-14 NBA season. When we consider the ancient institutions of the NBA, those franchises that have dwelled permanently in their...

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The Monta Ellis Effect: Did the Dallas Mavericks salvage their summer?

By Robert Scalice • July 26, 2013

So here it was, the very beginning of July and the Dallas Mavericks made their pitch to Dwight Howard, franchise center and the top prize in the 2013 NBA free agency pool. Howard met with...

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What’s a “fair” contract for Brandon Jennings?

By Nick Mirin • July 26, 2013

In 1981, Ervin “Magic” Johnson signed a 25-year, $25-million dollar contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. It was the richest contract in all of sports at the time, unprecedented in both its length and value,...

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NBA players on the move: Top 10 old faces in new places

By Vagas Corson • July 24, 2013

Remember how excited you were to see where some of your favorite NBA players would be headed during free agency, and possibly by trade? Do you remember some of the trade scenarios you played out...

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Dallas Mavericks: A Dwightmare post-mortem

By J. Lowery • July 23, 2013

Once upon a time, a fledgling NBA franchise owner took an NBA Draft day flyer on a tall, awkward German kid who seemed not to have been told that bowl cuts were out . Fifteen...

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Brandon Jennings Not Psychic: Heat Sweep Bucks

By Frankie Buckets • April 28, 2013

NBA Superstar LeBron James dropped 30 points and Ray Allen came up big against his old team as the Miami Heat got their first playoff sweep in the "Big Three" era. With the 88-77 victory...

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The Sweep: Broom Sales Reach All-Time High in Miami

By Frankie Buckets • April 26, 2013

Ray Allen led all scorers with 23, setting the NBA career playoff record for 3-pointers in the process. LeBron James dropped 22 points, seven during a soul-crushing run to close out the third quarter. Dwyane...