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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 6/25/2014
Oh, here we go again. LeBron James is a free agent once again as he has reportedly exercised his early termination option in his contract. That means the Decision is back on with only a little less fanfare as the first one. And probably much fewer disappointed Cleveland fans. There is a little more faith […]
“Sources close to the Cavs told ESPN.com this weekend that the team is now leaning toward taking [Jabari] Parker with the No. 1 pick. However, it’s far from a lock. Parker came in to work out on Friday in front of the Cavs’ front office and ownership. Parker wasn’t great. He was a bit heavy (he weighed in at 255 pounds), didn’t shoot the ball well and got winded at times. Furthermore, two different sources told ESPN.com that Parker seemed a bit indifferent. One source said he thought Parker “tanked” the workout.”
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 6/24/2014
One of the NBA’s most intriguing draft prospects will get taken in the lottery, but he will not be in the NBA next year. Chad Ford of ESPN.com reports Croatian point forward Dario Saric has signed a two-year deal with Anadolu Efes in Turkey. That likely means whoever drafts Saric will have to wait for […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 6/23/2014
Rudy Gay is an often maligned and often criticized player in this age of analytics. The Grizzlies dumped him on the Raptors as they turned their front office more toward analytics — and also to free up possessions for Marc Gasol and Mike Conley. They got better. The Raptors traded him to the Kings the […]
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Foot Locker may very well have won the ad wars of the NBA Playoffs with their spot featuring Damian Lillard and several non-champions.
The shoe store got back at it again with likely top-three pick Dante Exum of Australia in the latest batch of ads.
You are excused if you do not know who Exum is. He spent the year training alone in Australia rather than playing one year of college basketball. He wowed at the U19 FIBA World Championship and at the Nike World Hoops Summit. But those were both at least a year ago. No one has seen him play since.
Life will certainly change after the Draft.
Click after the jump to see the rest of the spots:
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 6/21/2014
The NBA Draft is quickly approaching with the clock ticking down ever closer to the big gathering in Brooklyn for the Cavaliers and the number one pick. That decision for the Cavaliers got a whole heck of a lot tougher Thursday when Joel Embiid’s agent, Arn Tellem, announced Embiid has a stress fracture in his […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 6/20/2014
There are big questions in the NBA. And only one group can try to answer them. Every now and then, the Crossover Chronicles staff will tackle discuss the big issues in the NBA. Today we ask: What team should take the chance on Joel Embiid with the news of his foot injury? Matt Zemek: The team […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 6/19/2014
The Knicks hired Derek Fisher officially last week, making him the fourth coach in NBA history to play one year and move to full-time coach the next. He is the second player to do this in the last two years after Jason Kidd retired and then moved immediately into the lead chair for the Brooklyn […]
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Introducing the brand new Charlotte #HornetsUnis! http://t.co/MgHy2DcOTX pic.twitter.com/w59MlUvRgd — Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) June 19, 2014
Joel Embiid already faced injury questions thanks to a back injury that knocked him out of the end of last season with Kansas. He appeared to have answered many of those and cemented himself as the top pick in this star-studded NBA Draft.
Reactions are sure to run wild now that Embiid has been knocked out with a foot injury for at least a little while.
Foot and back injuries are not good signs for 7-foot centers.
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Remember the NBA Playoffs this year?
Those sure were great. Yeah, those last two months really seemed to fly by. It was only yesterday Damian Lillard was ending the series with the Rockets with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer and every night was a treat of the very best basketball.
The Spurs ended things on top. But, man, what a ride.
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 6/18/2014
With the NBA season over, the Crossover Chronicles staff will flock out like the heroes at the end of The Avengers to their own heroic deeds and adventures. Unlike Marvel, we will pull them together now and then to answer some big questions about the league. Philip Rossman-Reich: What does the future hold for this Spurs […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 6/17/2014
LeBron James is facing the legacy question as his team failed once again to win a championship. Yes, Miami reached four straight NBA Finals — something that had not been done since the Celtics of the 1980s. Yes, the Heat were on the verge of a three-peat and won back-to-back titles. But James was the […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 6/16/2014
Evaluating talent in the NBA is an inexact science. The NBA Draft is littered with mistakes and miscues that have set franchises back decades. Portland will never live down drafting Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan or Greg Oden over Kevin Durant. Both those picks followed the age-old adage: You can’t teach size. And in basketball history, […]
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 6/15/2014
The San Antonio Spurs won their fifth NBA championship with a 104-87 rout of the Miami Heat in Game Five. Matt Zemek: For me, the telltale moment of Game 5 arrived when the Heat led, 22-9, and seemed to be on their way toward — no, not necessarily winning, but certainly changing the energy of the […]
