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Houston Rockets: The Houston Rockets have signed guard Kevon Harris to a two-way contract. Last season, Harris played in the G League for Atlanta’s affiliate, College Park, where he averaged 19.8 points and was named MVP of the G League Next Up Game held during NBA All-Star Weekend. … [Read more...] about
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As of now, Finney-Smith is not a part of this seven-team deal. The only players who were in the NBA last season who are part of it today are Capela, Durant, Dillon Brooks, Jalen Green, Daeqwon Plowden and David Roddy, league sources say. … [Read more...] about
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Let’s start with Durant. For all the dysfunction that Phoenix endured last season, it’s a miracle the Suns were still a top 10 half-court team, which boils down to Durant and his consistency, even at age 36. According to Cleaning the Glass, the Suns were a plus-6.2 points better offensively when Durant was on the floor, a 90th percentile impact. Durant’s teams’ effective field … [Read more...] about
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“T-Mac, I’m telling you dog, listen — T-Mac was another level,” Pierce said on Paul George’s podcast. As terrific as McGrady was, he couldn’t do it alone. In Orlando, the best players he played with were an oft-injured Grant Hill and a young Mike Miller. In Houston, he had the pleasure of playing with Chinese phenom Yao Ming. However, the 7’6″ behemoth also dealt with a litany … [Read more...] about
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Kevin Durant: “Attack the paint, try to get layups, try to get threes. But when it’s five to six seconds on the clock, give the ball to the best player. And if you shoot a mid-range at that point, then he’s shooting a mid-range. But we not going to waste the clock trying to look for a three with two seconds on the clock, and we giving it to no Dorian Finney-Smith with two … [Read more...] about