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Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker celebrates a 3 point shot against the Charlotte Hornets during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, in Phoenix. The Suns defeated the Hornets 111-102. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

April Autopsy: Phoenix Suns

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What’s the most productive thing the Phoenix Suns did this past season? One could make a strong case that shipping Markieff Morris to Washington and getting so much in return — including what will become a lottery pick to stack on top of a likely top-five selection — is the best answer. General manager Ryan […]

April Autopsy: Orlando Magic

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The Orlando Magic will carry a measure of regret into the NBA offseason. That said, the frustration attached to early tee times — at least there are plenty of great golfing options in Orlando — will burn off when the Magic consider how many resources lie at their disposal. However, check back with this team […]

April Autopsy: Denver Nuggets

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The Denver Nuggets might not have the same upside the Minnesota Timberwolves possess, but they join the T-Wolves as a non-playoff organization which died a very good death in 2016. Most of the non-playoff organizations in the NBA — not to mention their fans — cannot be very happy right now. The Sixers, Nets, Lakers, […]

April Autopsy: Brooklyn Nets

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The Brooklyn Nets didn’t make the playoffs as they had in 2015, but this was nevertheless a fairly typical season for the organization. Brook Lopez was discussed as the subject of possible trades, but stayed put. Mikhail Prokhorov didn’t look very smart. The season ended with everyone feeling pretty depressed, with not a lot of […]

April Autopsy: New Orleans Pelicans

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The New Orleans Pelicans exist in an uncomfortable situation… and that discomfort isn’t even an immediate reference to all the injuries which have afflicted the organization this past season. No, the discomfort most centrally in evidence in the Big Easy is the gnawing sense that no one in the organization knows how to solve problems. […]

How NBA fans should hope the Draft Lottery shakes out

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If you’re an unabashed fan of an unsuccessful team, you know how you’d like to see the NBA Draft Lottery line up if your team hasn’t traded away its future (sorry, Nets fans). Of course you want the team you support to be gifted the opportunity to take a potentially franchise-altering player with the first […]

Smoke, mirrors, Barea, Carlisle — Dallas uses all of them to defeat Houston

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Rick Carlisle isn’t Steve Kerr or Gregg Popovich. He isn’t wonderboy coach Brad Stevens. Not the coach of a championship contender, and not in his late 30s, Carlisle doesn’t have the present moment or the future on his side. Yet, if Wednesday night’s victory by his Dallas Mavericks over the Houston Rockets reaffirmed a single […]

Sam Hinkie steps down: Josh Harris is the man without a credible answer

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Life is complicated — if you read Sam Hinkie’s 13-page letter of resignation from the Philadelphia 76ers, this truth will be reaffirmed on many levels. In reading that letter, observers will arrive at different conclusions. Try these three: Reasonable people can and will disagree about Hinkie’s methods, their effectiveness, and how coherent a plan Hinkie […]

Pacers primed for playoffs with wins over foes riding out the string

0 comments by on 4/6/2016

If you’re the sort of person who believes in karma … good for you. I mean, if someone says anything mean about you believing in it, you assume something bad’s going to happen to them, so I’ve got to stay positive here. You also probably think the Indiana Pacers had this coming this year. After […]

April Autopsy: New York Knicks

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The New York Knicks’ tape has to become a nix tape. Hopefully, this will exist on only one level, so that it doesn’t have to emerge on two separate fronts. What does this mean, as we evaluate New York at the end of a lottery-bearing season? The answers are not that complicated. No lengthy preamble […]

April Autopsy: Minnesota Timberwolves

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Tuesday night in Oracle Arena, the Minnesota Timberwolves reminded the NBA that although they didn’t come close to earning a playoff berth this season, they’re going to be heard from in the future. The question is: “How much?” The Timberwolves are definitely going to win more in the coming years, as long as Karl-Anthony Towns […]

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