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NBA Predictions for the Next Decade: Move Over LeBron
Posted: 2nd January 2010 by Lucas Shapiro in NBA
From 2000-2009, basketball had its ups and downs.á
Downs:
The Ron Artest fight
The Tim Donaghy betting scandalá
The Kobe Bryant rape caseá
The decline of superstars like Allen Iverson and Tracy McGrady*
The Greg Oden injuriesá
The AAU drama queens (Carmelo Anthony, O.J Mayo, Renardo Sidney ...the list goes on)
The Kwame Brown s and Darko s (Speaking of Darko, he just left the NBA. Could it be a good sign for this decade?)
*Although ...
Tracy McGrady to the Philadelphia 76ers Rumor Analysis
Posted: 1st January 2010 by Lucas Shapiro in NBA
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that for the Philadelphia 76ers to acquire Tracy McGrady , they would have to give up Andre Iguodala and some young prospects. At 9-23, Philadelphia is desperate to get fans in the seats and bringing in McGrady would help to do just that. He also has a $21.1 million expiring contract that would help the 76ers have salary-cap flexibility. All of this sounds good...if ...