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Handicapping the Andrew Wiggins sweepstakes: Who will be NBA’s worst team?

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Of the popular meanings of the word tank, two have roots signifying damage and destruction. There is the blunt military vehicle, and the less subtle term that is popular in our contemporary basketball lexicon. The basketball version of tanking will unavoidably be a central theme in the upcoming 2013-2014 season. Compared to previous seasons, the 2014 NBA draft class is projected to be filled with All-Stars and franchise-changing players, headlined by Canadian wing Andrew Wiggins, who will play at Kansas this coming

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Tweet of the Night: Jared Dudley believes saying “Stockton was harder to guard than MJ” is crazy

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During Gary Payton’s interview with Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports, the point guard brought up a very debatable topic: strictly speaking for himself, he believed John Stockton was harder to guard than Michael Jordan. Many would disagree with this notion on simple logic alone. Who sounds more difficult to guard? A 6’1″, 170-pound point guard or a 6’6″, 200 pound shooting guard? Obviously, though, size does not define the skill level of a player, and we are talking about one

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Five Things To Watch: Los Angeles Clippers

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The Los Angeles Clippers won a franchise-record 56 games and had the NBA’s third best scoring differential last season. Then after taking a 2-0 lead on Memphis, they proceeded to lose four straight, making an unexpected and disappointing first-round exit. Which begs the question – were last season’s Clippers the regular season contender or the postseason pretender? The team did not rest on its regular-season laurels during the offseason, adding a coach with a championship ring in Doc Rivers, a new set

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Tweet of the Night: Jared Dudley thinks it’s difficult to start Bledsoe and Dragic together

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When the Phoenix Suns traded Jared Dudley to the Los Angeles Clippers back in early July, they had one thing in mind: start over and rebuild with youth. That goal was seemingly underway, as they received the much-coveted guard Eric Bledsoe in return for the 28-year-old swingman. Bledsoe has captured the attention of plenty around the league with his untapped potential on both ends of the court over the past couple of seasons. Playing behind one of the best point guards in

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StatBox Free Agency Breakdown: Western Conference power slowly shifting, shooters getting paid

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There is, of course, the old adage that titles are not won in July (the Heat in 2010 being the clear exception) but several moves were made on Tuesday that could quietly alter the regular season standings out west next season. We’ve also seen shooters get large contracts this week like, it seems, never before. Those are the main two storylines from the July 2, but there’s a whole lot to get to before we all take a nice break for the

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Tweet of the Night: J.J. Redick is ready to join Lob City

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The Los Angeles Clippers retooled their lineup with strong perimeter threats on Tuesday when they acquired the services of Jared Dudley and J.J. Redick in a three-team deal involving the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks. Be sure to click here for Chris Bernucca’s report on the details of the trade. Clearly, the Clippers came out as the strongest team out of the deal. With Chris Paul signed up for five seasons, promising guard Eric Bledsoe became expendable for the Clippers. They

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Tweet of the Day: Jared Dudley

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After weeks of speculation, it seems that Eric Bledsoe has finally found a team to call home, the Phoenix Suns. [Details:  Eric Bledsoe to Suns in three-team deal] For the Los Angeles clippers, they gain depth in perimeter shooting by gaining Milwaukee Bucks free agent guard JJ Redick and Phoenix small forward Jared Dudley. For Dudley, he gets to go home to California. LA LA!!! Big City of Dreams!!!! — Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) July 2, 2013 First off have to thank the Suns org.. ESP Alvin.

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