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| Philadelphia 76ers 2007-08 Season Preview |
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| at gets fans excited. However, he is a hard worker who is not afraid to get physical down low and has a knack for rebounding. Evans collected 7.0 rebounds in 17.1 minutes per game last season, and averaged a career-best 9.3 boards as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics during the 2004-05 campaign. Iguodala is the new leader of this team. There is a new attitude and it will be interesting to see if Cheeks can get this team to play winning basketball. If the Sixers start slow and are at the bottom of the standings a |
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| Portland Trail Blazers 2007-08 Season Preview |
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| season in the league, posted 12.0 points and a team-best 5.3 assists per game. Head coach Nate McMillan will be calling the shots from the Portland bench. He returns for this third season and is 53-111 with the Trail Blazers. McMillan did guide the Seattle SuperSonics to 52 wins and the Northwest Division crown in the 2004-05 campaign. He is 8-8 all-time in the postseason. BACKCOURT The 6-6 Roy is a versatile guard and can play both spots in the backcourt. He proved that he can compete with the best in the league |
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| Phoenix Suns 2007-08 Season Preview |
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| d 2.1 assists in 65 games for the Orlando Magic in 2006-07. The 35-year-old Hill gives Phoenix another versatile player off the bench who can score. Phoenix Suns did trade 35-year-old center Kurt Thomas and two future first- round draft picks to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for a future second- round pick. Thomas spent two seasons in Phoenix and averaged 6.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per contest in 120 regular season games during his tenure with the Suns. The deal was done to help give the team some salary ca |
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| Orlando Magic 2007-08 Season Preview |
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10/23/2007 |
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| n and .607 playoff winning percentages are both tops in franchise history. Van Gundy will stress defense and a controlled offense. The Magic added arguably the top free agent in the offseason class in forward Rashard Lewis, who was acquired from the Seattle SuperSonics in a trade. The 28-year-old Lewis was an unrestricted free agent and received a lucrative, multi-year contract prior to the deal. Lewis was dealt by Seattle in exchange for a conditional second-round draft pick The 6-10 Lewis averaged a career-high |
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| Dallas Mavericks 2007-08 Season Preview |
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10/23/2007 |
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| , but were stunned in the first round of the playoffs by Don Nelson and the Golden State Warriors in six games, 4-2. Golden State became just the third eighth-seeded team to defeat a one seed in the first round of the playoffs. Denver eliminated the Seattle SuperSonics, 3-2, in the first round of the 1994 playoffs, while the Knicks knocked out the Miami Heat in five, 3-2, during the opening round of the 1999 postseason. The Warriors were the first eight seed to knock out a one seed in a best-of-seven series. The M |
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| Boston Celtics 2007-08 Season Preview |
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10/23/2007 |
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| he rebuilt the Celtics into the favorite in the Eastern Conference. Two blockbuster moves have elevated Boston to the top of the conference and maybe even the league. On draft night, the Celtics acquired 32-year-old shooting guard Ray Allen from the Seattle SuperSonics for guard Delonte West, forwards Wally Szczerbiak and Georgetown's Jeff Green, who was chosen with the No. 5 overall pick. A seven-time All-Star, Allen, who averaged a team-best 26.4 points in 55 games for Seattle this past season, is still one of t |
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| Judge weighs Sonics lease at KeyArena |
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10/18/2007 |
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SEATTLE (AP) -Lawyers for the Seattle SuperSonics and the city of Seattle argued before a federal judge Thursday about whether the dispute over the team's lease at KeyArena should be resolved in court or in arbitration. The arguments were technical and revolved around competing sections of the lease agreement. One says that the length of the lease is not subject to arbitration. The other says only the Sonics can go to court over the contract. The dispute is over whether the Sonics can buy their way out of t |
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| Magic defeat China All-Stars 116-92 in Macau |
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10/18/2007 |
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| half and were up 92-69 in the third period. Forward Hedo Turkoglu scored 17 points for Orlando, James Augustine added 14 and Dwight Howard had 12. Olumide Oyedeji led China with 25 points. The Nigerian center was a second-round draft pick by the Seattle SuperSonics in 2000. Wang Zhizhi added 16 points. Orlando will play the Cavaliers on Saturday in Macau, known as Asia's Las Vegas. The former Portuguese enclave returned to Chinese rule in 1999.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. |
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| Keep an eye on Minnesota's Jefferson |
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| are hungry to win, but can they do it together? This has the makings of an experiment that may fail very early. 4. RASHARD LEWIS (ORLANDO MAGIC) - The Magic added arguably the top free agent in the offseason class in Lewis, who was acquired from the Seattle SuperSonics in a sign-and-trade deal. The 28-year-old Lewis was an unrestricted free agent and received a lucrative multi-year contract prior to the deal. Lewis was dealt by Seattle in exchange for a conditional second-round draft pick The 6-10 Lewis averaged a |
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| Magic defeat China all-stars 116-92 in |
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| 9 edge and increased it to 92-69 in the third period. Forward Hedo Turkoglu scored 17 points, James Augustine 14 and Dwight Howard 12 for Orlando. Olumide Oyedeji led China with 25 points. The Nigerian center was a second-round draft pick by the Seattle Supersonics in 2000. Wang Zhizhi added 16 points. Orlando will play the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday in Macau, known as Asia's Las Vegas. The former Portuguese enclave returned to Chinese rule in 1999.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights |
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