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Yikes. Saw what you want about these, but LeBron can still go toe to toe with any player in NBA history

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InsideHoops.com ‏@InsideHoops
Cavaliers are signing undrafted rookie Matthew Dellavedova: http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=14245 #Australia
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Russel Westbrook, Kevin Durant and James Harden all in ESPN's top 5 ranked players.

Oklahoma **** up big time, that Harden trade was the worst trade in NBA history. They don't even have Kevin Martin anymore. Should have just amnestied Perkins and given Harden what he deserved.
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Yeah that was a terrible trade, they didnt even get much back for him!
OKC would be near unbeatable with Westbrook, Harden and KD.
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Nick wrote:Yeah that was a terrible trade, they didnt even get much back for him!
OKC would be near unbeatable with Westbrook, Harden and KD.
I threw a sly $50 on OKC to win the comp at $7.60
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Manchild wrote:
Nick wrote:Yeah that was a terrible trade, they didnt even get much back for him!
OKC would be near unbeatable with Westbrook, Harden and KD.
I threw a sly $50 on OKC to win the comp at $7.60
Im going to get in on that action.

Also have $100 on LeBron MVP at $2.20 and will likely add to that investment throughout the season
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Durant is probably gonna win MVP
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Call me a crazy bulls homer, but im taking them on to win the comp. I think defensively they are going to be able to beat down the Heat.
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I've already bet on the Bulls. They'll be #1 seed if Rose plays the whole season.
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PrimetimeRaider wrote:Durant is probably gonna win MVP
He is looking good against the Bulls.
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Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker are going to be very special players in the league.
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I thought Julius Randle looked pretty good as well.
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Michael Carter-Williams looks like he has a mature head for a rookie.
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has anyone else noticed the nba players wearing tshirts instead of the traditional singlets ?
3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment..Old Faithful
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Im not a fan
looks **** i recon
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Agree. Looks rubbish.
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:lol:

Clippers up by 41 over the Lakers to end the 3rd quarter.

About as interesting as the Sydney Thunder atm, think its time to cut the lawn.
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Did anyone catch the NBA All-Stars game? B Griffin makes dunking look so easy. Aussie Kyrie Irving got MVP
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New commissioner bans Clippers owner for life and is moving to force sale of the team
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Good. Sterling is a despicable human.
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John Oliver tore him apart on his new show.

It was fantastic.
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Schifty wrote:John Oliver tore him apart on his new show.

It was fantastic.
John Oliver is the best. Is he podcasting his show?
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Not that I know of.

Last week tonight is on the comedy channel though. Absolutely brilliant. Only crap thing is the fact it's only one once a week :(


Bugle is still going strong though.
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Yeah, i was hoping they'd Podcast his new show, so i could get another john oliver fix. I aint got time to get to watching it at home :(
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KD MVP :clap: :cmon :cmon

Thunder forward Kevin Durant has been named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the first time during his seven-year career.


Durant, 25, finished second to Heat forward LeBron James in the 2012 and 2013 MVP votes. The five-time All-Star emerged as the MVP favorite this season by averaging a career-high 32 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.3 steals while shooting 50.3 percent from the field and 39.1 percent from deep. Durant led the NBA in Player Efficiency Rating, Win Shares, minutes played, points, field goals, field goal attempts, free throws, free throw attempts and usage rate.

The Thunder star totaled 1,232 points for the MVP award, including 119 first-place votes from a panel of 125. LeBron James finished second (891 points, six first-place votes), followed by the Clippers’ Blake Griffin (434), the Bulls’ Joakim Noah (322) and the Rockets’ James Harden (85).



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Well deserved. Great season.
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Some of those plays are insane. That clutch 3 pointer falling backwards was freakish.
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Cleveland wins the NBA lottery again...2nd year in a row, 3rd time in 4 years..
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Wiggins will be bummed.
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Not if Lebron takes him under his wing...
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Lebron isn't going home.
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There is a greater chance that im playing for the Cavs, than there is of LeBron doing so again
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Shezza wrote:Lebron isn't going home.
Well, not unless Akron is awarded an NBA franchise.

By the way, I don't think for a second he's going back to scummy Cleveland, it's just fun to wind people up about it
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It will be interesting to see how the 76'ers come out of this. They would want either Parker or Wiggins to drop to 3rd given they have Nerlens Noel ready to come into the team, so Joel Embiid isn't an ideal pick for them.

If one of them does drop, they will have Noel, Carter-Williams and Wiggins/Parker + 10th overall pick. With that kind of young talent and a max contract to offer, they would be in a good position to try and convince Lebron to move as well.
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