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Which NBA Team Is The Tallest?

The Golden State Warriors figure to be among the best in the league at a lot of things. But after an offseason in which they cleared out salary cap space for Kevin Durant by trading their starting center and letting both backup centers walk in free agency, the roster that has spent the last few […]

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Which NBA Team Is The Tallest?

The Golden State Warriors figure to be among the best in the league at a lot of things. But after an offseason in which they cleared out salary cap space for Kevin Durant by trading their starting center and letting both backup centers walk in free agency, the roster that has spent the last few […]

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Old LeBron Will Be Different, But He Might Still Be Great

Fresh off bringing the city of Cleveland its first championship in 52 years, LeBron James is still very much in his basketball-playing prime. Last June, he closed out one of his best playoff runs ever with a mind-boggling performance to end the finals, averaging 33.2 points (on 57.9 percent true shooting), 11.8 rebounds, 8.8 assists, […]

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Old LeBron Will Be Different, But He Might Still Be Great

Fresh off bringing the city of Cleveland its first championship in 52 years, LeBron James is still very much in his basketball-playing prime. Last June, he closed out one of his best playoff runs ever with a mind-boggling performance to end the finals, averaging 33.2 points (on 57.9 percent true shooting), 11.8 rebounds, 8.8 assists, […]

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Kevin Garnett Was The NBA’s Future

Kevin Garnett, who announced his retirement from the NBA in late September after 21 seasons in the league, was a revolutionary player who shaped basketball history in important ways. In 1995, he ushered in the preps-to-pros era by declaring for the draft straight out of high school; in 1997, he signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves […]

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