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The Utah Jazz Ran It Back — And Got Way Better

Aside from a brief blip on the road against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, the Utah Jazz have been absolutely rolling of late. Including Monday night’s victory over the Charlotte Hornets — in which Utah buried Charlotte with a franchise-record 28 three-pointers — the Jazz have won 10 of their past 11 contests and […]

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Which NBA Contracts Were Gems This Season, And Which Were Stinkers?

Which NBA Contracts Were Gems This Season, And Which Were Stinkers?RAPTOR on this shortened season’s under- and overvalued salaries. More NBA:2019-20 RAPTOR player ratings2019-20 NBA predictions By Ryan Best After 140 days without basketball, NBA action is set to resume inside the Orlando, Florida, bubble on Thursday. There are eight “regular-season” games left to be […]

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The Jazz Got A Much-Needed Overhaul. But Will It Be Enough?

Depending on who you ask, the NBA’s annual Christmas Day slate of games features either the league’s most elite teams or its most marketable clubs (or a healthy combination of the two). Either way, the retooled Jazz won’t be playing on the holiday, making Utah the highest-rated team in FiveThirtyEight’s 2019-20 NBA projections to be […]

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2015-16 NBA Preview: The Grizzlies Will Remain Good, Not Great

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 Memphis Grizzlies have emerged from the NBA-best West to reach the playoffs in eight of 15 seasons, including the last five. This past […]

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