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Morning News Roundup

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Here are this morning’s top NBA news stories: “Ginobli: Contract no cause for worry,” by Mike Monroe from the  San Antonio Express-News “Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan not worried about extension,” by Ryan Wolstat from the Toronto Sun “Knicks’ GM: Felton better value than Lin,” by Marc Berman from the New York Post “Kobe calls the Lakers his most talented team ever,” by Marc J. Spears from Yahoo! Sports “Knicks’ Anthony plans to score less, get teammates more involved,” by Marc Berman from the New York Post “Brooklyn Nets feel

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Fantasy Spin: October 2, 2012

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Fantasy Basketball Primer Part 3 – Custom League Settings In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, I introduced you to the Fantasy Basketball Primer and reviewed Head-to-Head, Rotisserie and Keeper League strategies. Today we look at some common league rules and settings, how they will inform your strategy and who are the right players for your league. Know Your League Rules and Settings Fantasy basketball rules can vary widely across leagues, as hosting websites offer more and more customization. Apply a little

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Marks: Bynum news ruins Sixers Media Day

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PHILADELPHIA—Maybe it’s no big deal. Andrew Bynum will be back before they know it—with two healthy knees—and the Philadelphia 76ers will go on to have the glistening season many are projecting. His unexpected three-week precautionary absence due to a bone bruise suffered while recovering from that recent non-invasive Orthokine procedure performed on both his knees in Germany—announced at the start of Media Day here yesterday—will simply be a glitch in the road to their ultimate success. Certainly that’s what they’d all like to

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Chicago Bulls Offseason Moves & Analysis

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UNDER CONTRACT: G Derrick Rose, F Carlos Boozer, F Luol Deng, C Joakim Noah, G Richard Hamilton, G Kirk Hinrich, F Taj Gibson, G Jimmy Butler, F Vladimir Radmanovic, C Nazr Mohammed, G Marco Belinelli, G Nate Robinson, C Kyrylo Fesenko DRAFT PICKS: G Marquis Teague FREE AGENTS: G Mike James, F Brian Scalabrine MOVES: For the first time in franchise history, the Bulls are going to have to pay the luxury tax – and really don’t have much to show for it. GM Gar

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Washington Wizards Offseason Moves & Analysis

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UNDER CONTRACT: F-C Emeka Okafor, C Nene, F Trevor Ariza, G John Wall, F Jan Vesely, F Kevin Seraphin, F Chris Singleton, F Trevor Booker, G Jordan Crawford, G Shelvin Mack, G A.J. Price, G-F Martell Webster, G Jannero Pargo DRAFT PICKS: G Bradley Beal, F Tomas Satoransky FREE AGENTS: G Morris Almond, F Brian Cook, F Maurice Evans MOVES: Before the draft, the Wizards found a taker for the one year and $24 million left on Rashard Lewis’ contract, shipping him to

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Utah Jazz Offseason Moves & Analysis

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UNDER CONTRACT: C Al Jefferson, F Marvin Williams, F Paul Millsap, G Mo Williams, F Derrick Favors, F-C Enes Kanter, G Randy Foye, G-F Gordon Hayward, G Alec Burks, G Earl Watson, G DeMarre Carroll, G Jamaal Tinsley, F Jeremy Evans, G Raja Bell DRAFT PICKS: G Kevin Murphy FREE AGENTS: F Josh Howard MOVES: The Jazz were active before July 1, jumping in on Dallas’ desire to dump Lamar Odom and taking Mo Williams off the hands of the Clippers while moving a

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Tweet of the Night: Chris Paul

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Oh yea and I'm sure he won't say anything about it but it was CRAZY to watch @ 2day at practice...Ask @ #Cookin'
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Tweet of the Night goes to Chris Paul, who was apparently mesmerized by the abilities of Jamal Crawford from watching him up close in practice. We can only imagine what Crawford did, but judging by Paul’s tweet, I’m going to guess that Trey Thompkins may have gotten a little taste of this: Paul already has the respect of Crawford as a fellow ball-handling wizard himself. The combination of these two flashy guards and the presence of Blake Griffin ought to

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SH Blog: Knicks and Nets talk championship, Tyreke Evans and Blake Griffin talk jump shot

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Media Day is in full swing for a number of teams, which means we will be flooded with quotes in the next few days or so about championship desires, expectations of making the playoffs (even if your team has no shot at it) and players claiming they can shoot the ball now. We’ll have plenty of that and more in today’s blog. But first, be sure to check out some news on the knee situation of a couple of very important

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