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Indiana Pacers Begin NBA Summer League Play

Filed: July 9, 2012 9:12 PM CDT by
Fernando Medina-US PRESSWIRE

On Monday, the Indiana Pacers began their NBA Summer League play in Orlando, with a feisty and sloppy 69-63 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Monday’s ugly win marked the debut of Indiana’s top two 2012 NBA Draft picks, as well as undrafted players and players who have spent time in the NBA Developmental League and overseas. [...]

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2012 NBA Draft Grades: Festus Ezeli to Golden State at No. 30

Filed: July 5, 2012 10:22 PM CDT by

Golden State Warriors | Last Season: 23-43 | Draft Picks: 7, 30, 35, 52 Season Summary: Last season was an interesting one for the Warriors as they finished near the bottom of the standings in the Western Conference—mainly due to all of the injuries to key players. Not only was Stephen Curry limited to playing [...]

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2012 NBA Draft Grades: Marquis Teague to Chicago Bulls at No. 29

Filed: July 5, 2012 8:26 PM CDT by

Chicago Bulls | Last Season: 50-16 (RIP Derrick Rose’s ACL) | Draft Picks: 29 Season Summary: Oh what might have been. The Bulls playoff run ended before it could begin, thanks to Derrick Rose tearing his ACL in Game 1 of the playoffs. The Bulls ended up falling to the 76ers in six games and [...]

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2012 NBA Draft Grades: Perry Jones III to Oklahoma City at No. 28

Filed: July 5, 2012 7:16 PM CDT by

Oklahoma City Thunder | Last Season: 47-19 (Reached NBA Finals) | Draft Picks: 28 Season Summary: Despite falling to the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals, the Thunder have to be pleased with the way last season went for this young team. Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden proved this could be the next [...]

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2012 NBA Draft Grades: Arnett Moultrie to 76ers at No. 27

Filed: July 5, 2012 5:17 PM CDT by
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Philadelphia 76ers | Last Season: 35-31 (Eastern Conference Semifinals) | Draft Picks: 15, 27, 45, 54 Season Summary:  The 76ers shocked everyone last year by taking out the Chicago Bulls in the playoffs and pushing the Boston Celtics to 7 games.  Of course, playing a team that lost their two best players to injury certainly helps.  [...]

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2012 NBA Draft Grades: Miles Plumlee to Pacers at No. 26

Filed: July 5, 2012 4:25 PM CDT by
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Indiana Pacers | Last Season: 42-24 (Eastern Conference Semifinals) | Draft Picks: 26 Season Summary: Did the Pacers finally make a leap last year? It certainly looked like it as Paul George and Roy Hibbert improved tremendously. David West was a big pickup and the Pacers scared the Heat for a couple games. They are [...]

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2012 NBA Draft Grades: Tony Wroten Jr. to Memphis at No. 25

Filed: July 5, 2012 3:44 PM CDT by
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Memphis Grizzlies | Last Season: 41-25 (Lost First Round of Playoffs) | Draft Picks: 25 Season Summary: The Grizzlies gave the Los Angeles Clippers a run for their money in the first round of the playoffs before falling in Game 7, but they once again proved to have a strong group of players in Rudy [...]

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2012 NBA Draft Grades: Jared Sullinger to Boston at No. 21

Filed: July 2, 2012 11:07 PM CDT by

Boston Celtics | Last Season: 39-27 (Eastern Conference Finals) | Draft Picks: 21, 22, 51 Season Summary: I guess the old guys had one last run in them. They had a 3-2 lead in the Conference Finals, but they were knocked out by one angry LeBron James. I think that was the last ditch effort [...]

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2012 NBA Draft Grades: Evan Fournier Goes 20th to Denver

Filed: July 2, 2012 6:25 PM CDT by

Denver Nuggets | Last Season: 38-28 (Lost First Round of Playoffs) | Draft Picks: 20, 38, 50 Season Summary: The Nuggets almost gave the Los Angeles Lakers a run for their money in the first round of the playoffs—which was impressive considering the number of under-the-radar stars on their roster. Ty Lawson had the best [...]

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2012 NBA Draft Grades: Andrew Nicholson to Orlando Magic at No. 19

Filed: July 2, 2012 6:05 PM CDT by
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Orlando Magic | Last Season: 37-29 (First Round Of Eastern Conference Playoffs) | Draft Picks: 19, 49 Season Summary: Boy, I love Dwight Howard drama. That scenario will never get old. Of course, I am totally kidding. Howard trade rumors sucked up most of the coverage for the Magic, who somehow managed to still make [...]

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