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Charlotte Hornets Called Biggest Winners After LaMelo Ball Trade

Tim MacMahon said Charlotte was viewed “almost unanimously” as the Ball trade’s biggest winner. He noted Ball had “next to no value a year ago,” but credited Hornets GM Jeff Peterson for cleaning up the situation, waiting until Ball rebuilt value and then “pounced on the opportunity” to move him to Minnesota.

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NBA Analyst Says There Is a Lot of Belief That LeBron James Will Leave the Lakers

Jake Fischer reported that there is a strong belief, stemming from Klutch Sports, that LeBron James is more likely to leave the Lakers than not. LeBron and the Lakers are in a standoff over contract issues and have not yet come to terms. LBJ averaged 20.9ppg, 7.2apg, and 6.1rpg last season, elite numbers, especially for a 41-year-old star.

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about 2 months ago

Barack Obama Believes Defense Nowadays Is Much Harder

Despite claiming his favorite era of NBA basketball was in the 90s, former President Barack Obama believe the hardest time to play defense in the league is today. And rightfully so. His reasoning? "It looks to me like playing defense today is so much harder because you have to close out everything." Defense is constant movement in today's NBA.

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Heat Unlikely to Sign Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Brothers to Contracts

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Heat Unlikely to Sign Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Brothers to Contracts

Ramona Shelburne stated that Giannis is the only Antetokounmpo brother the Heat will sign to a contract. "There won’t be anymore Antetokounmpo brothers in Miami," Shelburne said. "That whole 'we have Kostas and Thanasis on the team' I don’t think that’s going to continue." The Heat seem unlikely to follow in the Bucks' footsteps just to make Giannis happy.

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about 2 months ago

Marina Mabrey Ecstatic On Tying A'ja Wilson's 53-Point Record

A'ja and Liz Cambage scored 53 to set the single game WNBA scoring record. Mabrey matched this last night for Toronto. "A’ja's the best player in the world. To say that I'm in any record book with a’ja, I’m never living it down. She set a standard for our game that’s really hard to keep up... it’s really an honor."

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Stephen Jackson On What He's Learned From Gregg Popovich

Stephen Jackson played a total of four seasons spread across his career for Gregg Popovich. "I learned how to be a professional. I learned how to prepare." He then claimed he understood this isn't "just a job" and learned to take accountability. "They got a certain standard and that they set in San Antonio that would never leave."

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