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2015-16 NBA Preview: The Lakers Have Fallen And Won’t Get Up

We’re inaugurating our NBA player projection system, CARMELO, with 2015-16 season previews for every team in the league. Check out the teams we’ve already previewed here. Learn more about CARMELO here. An organization so often filled with endless Southern California sunshine is in the midst of its darkest era. The Los Angeles Lakers posted a […]

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2015-16 NBA Preview: Andrew Wiggins Might Be The Next Carmelo

We’re inaugurating our NBA player projection system, CARMELO, with 2015-16 season previews for every team in the league. Check out the teams we’ve already previewed here. Learn more about CARMELO here. The Minnesota Timberwolves are very likely to improve on their 16-66 record — and very unlikely to make the playoffs. Beyond that, almost anything […]

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2015-16 NBA Preview: Andrew Wiggins Might Be The Next Carmelo

We’re inaugurating our NBA player projection system, CARMELO, with 2015-16 season previews for every team in the league. Check out the teams we’ve already previewed here. Learn more about CARMELO here. The Minnesota Timberwolves are very likely to improve on their 16-66 record — and very unlikely to make the playoffs. Beyond that, almost anything […]

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2015-16 NBA Preview: Paul George Is Back, But The Pacers Are Still Meh

We’re inaugurating our NBA player projection system, CARMELO, with 2015-16 season previews for every team in the league. Check out the teams we’ve already previewed here. Learn more about CARMELO here. The Indiana Pacers have been pushed to change by last season’s injury-riddled campaign, which left the team out of the playoffs for the first […]

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2015-16 NBA Preview: Paul George Is Back, But The Pacers Are Still Meh

We’re inaugurating our NBA player projection system, CARMELO, with 2015-16 season previews for every team in the league. Check out the teams we’ve already previewed here. Learn more about CARMELO here. The Indiana Pacers have been pushed to change by last season’s injury-riddled campaign, which left the team out of the playoffs for the first […]

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