Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE/Getty Images Most everyone said it when the Thunder acquired Kendrick Perkins. He’s going to bring something different to town. He’s tough, he’s big, he’s physical and he’s not shy about speaking
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Joe Murphy/NBAE/Getty Images There are only 19 games left for the Thunder in the regular season counting tonight’s matchup against the Pistons. Did that come quickly or what? The playoffs have really crept up
College could have taught these guys some humility. Kobe Bryant never played a college basketball game. Kevin Garnett never attended a college class. LeBron James never even considered going the college route. Prior to
Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images Henry Abbott is maybe the smartest basketball writer out there and he’s always had a different take on what teams should do in late game scenarios. It’s simple he says. Run
Wendi Kaminski/NBAE/Getty Images If you paid any attention to the Twitter accounts of Kevin Love, Kevin Durant, James Harden or Russell Westbrook during All-Star Weekend, you noticed a theme. They were always together. Westbrook
Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images Even without Kevin Durant’s ankle injury, we’ve known since the day of the Kendrick Perkins trade that it’s going to be awhile until we see the Thunder, as currently constructed, at
AP Photo (We’ve all had our thoughts post-trade about what the Thunder needs to do, where they need go and who needs to step up. Here’s one fan’s take on it.) By Cody Thrasher
Headlines
- Serge Ibaka named first team All-Defense
- Report: KD reaches settlement in ‘Durantula’ lawsuit
- Derek Fisher fined $5,000 for flopping
- Durant finishes runner-up to LeBron for MVP
- Thunder-Grizzlies second round schedule released
- Report: LeBron to be named 2012-13 MVP
- Kevin Durant on Royce White: ‘Who is that?’
CBA Primer: Developing the Developmental League
The D-League: Shaping the NBA since…well, someday it might have an influence When it comes to developing young men drafted by their league, Major League Baseball’s “minor leagues” is the premiere system. Unlike the