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The Pelicans could still be considering dealing Anthony Davis to the Lakers.The 26-year-old star asked New Orleans to move him in late January and hes reportedly highly unlikely" to reconsider his demand despite the team winning the 2019 draft lottery.The Lakers reportedly made multiple offers for Davis before the deadline, but no deal was ultimately reached. The teams, however, could revisit those negotiations this offseason, according
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Its natural to want to mimic the champs. But if you believe Dominique Wilkins, thats not the way to beat them.Thats why at a time when much ofthe NBA is obse sing on
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Genard Avery Jersey will be a seasoned NBA center manning the paint for the Hawks at all times. That comes after the Warriors won the NBA Finals by replacing veteran center Andrew Bogut with a wing player and using6-7 power forward Draymond Green at center for the second half of the series.But to Wilkins, one teams recipe for succe s doesnt signal a need for sweeping changes acro s the league.We have to go big, because when you play against bigger teams, you become small very quickly, he said. I think one of the reasons Cleveland lost the championship is because they tried to match up with Golden State instead of staying big. When they stayed big, they won.MORE: | Losing Carroll still hurts the Hawks. Hes an athletic wing who, while known for his defense, put together a respectable season on offense last year as well. Wilkins described him as a glue guy who would be mi sed in their system.But by replacing him with a player at a different position, the Hawks refused to take a scaled-back version of Carroll. Instead, they took a player with a history of succe s who could help Atlanta foster a winning culture. Splitter comes from the Spurs, where he had worked with Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer, a Spurs a sistant until 2013.The Hawks have been a playoff team the last eight years the second-longest streak behind the Spurs' 18 but 2014-15 was their best since moving to Atlanta in 1968. In Wilkins perfect world, Splitter would put them over the top.Butthe former NBA scoring champion with the Hawks isenjoying the succe s on multiple levels.Man, its been so
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Jack Driscoll Jersey me as a player and as a competitor, Wilkins said. Larry doesnt go on TV to talk much about anyone. For him to come and give me praise it meant a lot to me, and I appreciate him for that.People dont know the relationships we have with one another. We crack on each other all the time. Crack jokes, that what we do. So when Larry says something like that, or Clyde Drexler or Karl Malone or Michael (Jordan), its not an attack on each other, or a slight, its appreciating and glorifying people you admire people you admire and respect.To illustrate his point, Wilkins recalled another former-rival-turned-friend.Karl Malone and I have been knowing each other 27 years," Wilkins said. "Never spoke. Never spoke. Because we were competitors. It wasnt until two years ago we became best friends. We were able to know each other as men, as opposed to
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Chris Bosh washoping tohear some good news from the Heat before training camp begins Tuesday, but a new complication discovered in a medical test conducted by the team has put his career in jeopardy.According to the , the complication involved evidence of some continued clotting believed to be
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The Warriors fell into a 3-1 hole in the NBA Finals with a lo s at Oracle Arena onFriday night, but the play on the court is taking a backseat to the treatment in the training room.For the entirety of the 2018-19 season, the chatter around Golden State kept coming back to the po sibility ofKevin Durants final run in a Warriors uniform. From the early-season to Durants , thishas mostly felt like a swan song,the last run by one of the greatest teams ever a sembled.MORE: And then the injuryhappened. At the time,
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James Bradberry Jersey with free agency on the horizon.How could the outcome of the Finals alterDurant's decision-making proce s this summer?Kevin Durant mi ses the NBA Finals;Warriors win without himDont let anyone, including Durant himself, fool you into believing that this isnt the worst-case scenario for Durant. It would be very damaging for his legacy.Durants jump to Golden State was widely viewed as the former Thunder star taking the easy way out. He couldn't beat the Warriors with his roster in Oklahoma City, so he joined them. Whiletwo championships and two FinalsMVPs for Durantvalidated his decision, there are still those who want to put an asterisk next to his rings.He may do and say all the right things, but Golden State going on to three-peat without Durant would sting.It appears that hes aware of howa Warriors championship with him in street clothes would change how he's viewed historically against some of the league's greatest players.I see a little exaggeration there buddy, my worst nightmare?? U sure that this is the worst that it can get??? Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) Was his addition nece sary in order for Golden State to win the past two titles? Or was it simply a luxury? Thequestions about the validity of Durants rings will only grow louder in this scenario.Durant mayhave no choice but to bolt for another challenge. Its a situation that would be eerily similar to the path LeBron James took win two rings in Miami by teaming up with two superstars, then leave to attempt to win one
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LeBron James is in the
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Amar'e Stoudemire announced his retirement from the NBA on Tuesday.The 33-year-old, a six-time All-Star, made his announcement through the Knicks after signing a one-day contract with the team.I want to thank Mr. Phil Dolan, Phil Jackson and Steve Mills for signing me so that I can officially retire as a New York Knick, Stoudemire said in a statement. I
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The Magic will have a healthy roster when they take the court for the opener of theirfirst-round playoff series against the second-seeded Raptors.Forward Jonathan Isaac had been dealing with concu sion-likesymptoms, mi sing Orlandos regular-season finale against the Hornets on Wednesday where his teamsecured the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference with a 122-114 victory
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The Pistons landed a big-name point guard.Derrick
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