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2015-16 NBA Preview: Is This The Thunder’s Last Chance?

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. There are a lot of words you could attach to this Thunder season. The one I’ll go with is “super-duper-important,” because of all the […]

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Russell Westbrook For MVP! (Whatever That Means)

The NBA MVP derby was once a two-man race between James Harden of the Houston Rockets and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors. Not anymore. After recording his fourth straight triple-double on Wednesday night with a ridiculous stat line of 49 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook is […]

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Russell Westbrook For MVP! (Whatever That Means)

The NBA MVP derby was once a two-man race between James Harden of the Houston Rockets and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors. Not anymore. After recording his fourth straight triple-double on Wednesday night with a ridiculous stat line of 49 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook is […]

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