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The NBA’s Best Are All Out West

When you stop and sort through the biggest NBA headlines of the past week and a half — Jimmy Butler being traded to the Timberwolves, Chris Paul becoming a Houston Rocket, Oklahoma City shocking the league by picking up Paul George, and now four-time All-Star Paul Millsap joining the increasingly fun Denver Nuggets — you […]

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The NBA’s Best Are All Out West

When you stop and sort through the biggest NBA headlines of the past week and a half — Jimmy Butler being traded to the Timberwolves, Chris Paul becoming a Houston Rocket, Oklahoma City shocking the league by picking up Paul George, and now four-time All-Star Paul Millsap joining the increasingly fun Denver Nuggets — you […]

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2015-16 NBA Preview: The Hawks Will Be Mostly The Same, But Worse

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. Note: I worked for the Hawks as a statistical consultant during the 2013-14 season. How do you build on what was arguably the best […]

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2015-16 NBA Preview: The Hawks Will Be Mostly The Same, But Worse

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. Note: I worked for the Hawks as a statistical consultant during the 2013-14 season. How do you build on what was arguably the best […]

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NBA Playoffs Preview: LeBron vs. The Super-Balanced Hawks

The Fighting LeBrons — err, we mean the Cleveland Cavaliers — face off against the Atlanta Hawks for a trip to the NBA Finals. It’s the four-time MVP vs. four All-Stars. And it’s a close matchup, though the Cavs have a slight edge. The Hawks earned the top seed in the East and home-court advantage, […]

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