The NBA offseason has been nothing short of exciting. Stars are moving all around the league which looks like it will give it much more parity moving forward. This further proves that the NBA has THE most fun offseason and it isn’t close. The news broke last night that the Oklahoma City Thunder traded Russell Westbrook to the Rockets for
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One figure hangs over the heads of the Golden State Warriors…5-0. That is their record this playoff without Kevin Durant. Naturally, the question being asked about the Warriors is whether or not they are a better team without an undoubted top 5 player in the league. Asking that question on the surface sounds laughable. It is a question that in
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Living in New Orleans, one of the most common sentiments echoed by the Pelicans fans is that being a small market makes it difficult for the Pelicans to win. I am not just talking about championships. I am talking about just getting to the playoffs. I am not sure if the same argument gets made among other small market fan
Read moreOn July 4th, 1776, the original 13 colonies rejoiced the beginning of the United States…Murica! The settlers no longer had to deal with the tyranny of Great Britain and were finally free. On July 4th, 2016, the NBA free agents rejoiced as the league’s salary cap was boosted to $94 million and Kevin Durant shocked the world with his decision to
Read moreDraft Winners Oklahoma City Thunder OKC didn’t wait to make a major splash trading forward Serge Ibaka to the Orlando Magic. Magic Receive: Serge Ibaka Thunder Receive: Victor Oladipo, Ersan Ilyasova and 11th pick, power forward Domantas Sabonis out of Gonzaga Beautiful move by OKC. One of my big issues in the playoffs is when push came to shove, I didn’t
Read moreSomehow, someway, when almost all hope was lost, the Golden State Warriors pushed the Oklahoma City Thunder to their limits forcing a game 7. If you were not able to watch game 6 of this series, you missed out. For nearly the entire game, OKC controlled the tempo and pace. From the start, the Thunder kept clinging to a three to
Read moreThe last time we saw the Oklahoma City Thunder make a conference finals, LeBron was wrapping up his final season in Miami, David Stern was still commissioner and Kevin Durant was running the show in OKC. It is hard to believe that was only two years ago, but a lot happens in just two years. If you asked anyone prior
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