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Leading up to this summer, we knew the NBA 2010 free agency story would dominate the media and be a hot topic of discussion around the world, but I never thought it would magnify to this degree.  All of the trade talk, speculation, and rumors have shown that seemingly everybody has an idea of what King James should do.  LeBron James and the NBA 2010 free agency class has been ...

Orlando Magic general manager Otis Smith believes his team needs only an “eighth of an inch” improvement to be an NBA champion. He told fans finding ball handlers, and adding one or two pieces to the “puzzle” would be the priority. Orlando's lack of cap space, and multiple high-dollar contracts limit what can be accomplished via free-agency. The Magic do have a trade-exception and mid-level exception, giving them some slack. That figures to ...

Tomorrow night starts the latest version of the NBA's best rivalry: the Lakers against the Celtics. Rarely in the last 15 years has the NBA had its true marquee teams face each other in the finals. Both teams appear evenly matched. As basketball is often determined by how teams exploit mismatches, let's explore how the teams attack might attack each other. The Lakers on offense run the triangle offense most of the ...

Okay, I know I am going to get some backlash for this from Cavaliers fans, but someone has to say it. Although, you are not the only ones guilty of this, and I am looking at you LA Clipper fans. Yes, LeBron James is the greatest talent in the NBA today. He is a freak of nature the likes of which the NBA has never seen, and he is only going ...

What is the most valuable commodity on this Earth? Gold? Oil? No, it's one man. LeBron James. Teams will battle for him, but there will be one team to rule them all(yeah, that's right, an LOTR reference). The Nets, Knicks, Heat, Cavs, and Bulls are all polishing their armor and sharpening their swords. The Mavericks have the best arsenal however. Foolish thoughts? No. Crazy but probably brilliant thoughts? Absolutely.Begin Slideshow

The easiest thing to do when the topic of the worst draft pick in NBA history comes up at your favorite watering hole is to shout the name of Sam Bowie above the fray. Most people will nod their head in an agreement. How could anyone disagree that the Portland Trailblazers selection of Bowie with the second overall pick in the draft ahead of Michael Jordan in 1984 was anything ...

Kobe Bryant turned to Phoenix Suns' head coach Alvin Gentry after hitting a critical fadeaway jumper over Grant Hill, that was ridiculously well-defended, and gave him a light tap on the back side. It was a sign of sportsmanship, respect, and a clear signal that the Los Angeles Lakers had just defeated the Phoenix Suns in Game Six of the Western Conference Finals. Gentry had few words to describe Bryant's 37-point clutch ...

The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers are the greatest teams in the NBA history by far in any order you put them. Their rivalry is by far the most intense of all, most viewed, and has had the most world class players match up in epic battles. From all the championships in the NBA so far, Lakers and Celtics have combined for almost a half of the total titles, ...

I've already had enough folks; if I have to read the pseudonym, moniker, or whatever the hell you classify "Krypto-Nate" as much more, I'm going to gouge my eyes out with a spork.  It's not that Nate wasn't fantastic while making Doc look like the second coming of Nostradomus.  Basically it just sucks as a nickname and I want to kill the beast before it gains power, okay? Whew, alright...back to ...

The Boston Celtics' series clinching, Game Six victory over the Orlando Magic was the first step to a much-anticipated rematch of the 2008 NBA Finals, and now it's up to the Los Angeles Lakers to see if they can join them. The Lakers' task will not be simple as they must head to Phoenix and face a very confident Suns' team, who feels they had every chance to win Game Five ...