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In terms of who is a better player, Amare is. He is more explosive, more offensive and would be a great player to play with. Boozer is more of the complimentary PF that does the little things, but Amare is better.

I am going with New York because of CP3. He doesn't require the ball too much and his passing makes other players a lot better. Just a simple pick and roll with Amare and two points would quickly follow.

Jazz against the Cavs for me. Sundiata Gaines' game-winner is the greatest game winning moment I have witnessed live on television. (Yeah I admit I haven't seen many NBA games in full )

Federer, at his peak, is unstoppable. Proof?: 16 Grand Slams, Career Grand Slam and a record of reaching the semi-finals or better of 23 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments over five and a half years from 2004 Wimbledon Championships – 2010 Australian Open. Nadal may be GOAT in terms of clay court, but any other court and he's not even close to Federer.

I thought Crash should have been picked, same for Mayo. I am surprised the folks picked Jeff Green and Eric Gordon over those 2.

I don't see any team signing AI or T-Mac, Shaq will go to the Hawks because no other team would offer him a contract.

Getting Hedo, Warrick and Childress to add depth is nice, but it only evens out the loss of Amare.

These rumors don't come out of nothing. It is pretty clear that he has an intention to leave, it's just that the Hornets won't let him.

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^ I thought Mason Jr. resigned with the Spurs. Anyway, I like the idea of Rudy Fernandez in Chicago. We don't particularly need him to contribute 15 points per game but he is certainly capable of doing so.

He did establish himself in Detroit when they gave him the opportunity to do so...we all saw how bad he did in Chicago and Cleveland and staying in Detroit until retirement is a good decision as he isn't particular desperate for rings.

He is presumed dead and believed to have been murdered by his older brother. I hope Lorenzen is found soon, never good to hear these news.

Ridnour can start at PG so the T'Wolves are covered. I guess this also means Telfair will be kept for a little while longer.

Travis Outlaw and Hakim Warrick. Pretty much any other fast/strong players as well.

I hope this doesn't mean Iggy or Gay will be cut.

With Tony Allen gone he should have a larger role with the Celtics.

Hollins is a good back-up C and Sessions is a good fit for the Cavs. As for the Wolves... clearly a salary dump as West's contract isn't fully guaranteed. Telfair would be traded or waived as well.

1) Heat - LeBron.Wade.Bosh 2) Magic - Dwight + shooters = easy wins. 3) Bulls - The addition of Boozer, Korver and Brewer really helps. Now if they get T-Mac... 4) Celtics - Technically the 3rd best team in the East, but losing Perkins for a while will hurt and I believe the Bulls will get a better overall record as a result 5) Bucks - They were good last year with less talent. They are better this year. 6) Hawks - Pretty much the same core but I can see Teague struggling at PG in his minutes. 7) Knicks - Getting Amare and Felton should make them better. 8) Bobcats - I don't like their moves this offseason but they should be able to hold on to the 8th seed because of the veterans they have. 9) Wizards - The power of John Wall. 10) Nets - I like the moves they have done this offseason and they should get better, although that depends on whether Devin Harris breaks out of his slump. 11) 76ers - I personally think Elton Brand is done, so they are in trouble inside the post. Jrue Holiday for MIP consideration though. 12) Cavs - Who will be the leader of this team? Hickson should average a double-double though and Jamison/Mo should be good enough for 30 wins. 13) Pacers - I see their rookies struggling and the PG problem need to be solved. 14) Pistons - Monroe is solid, but they need to trade Rip and Prince away to start all over again. Stuckey is also not starting PG material IMO. 15) Raptors - I will only be watching this team to see dunks from DeMar and Sonny Weems.

Collison might be great on the playing court, but Paul is now considered an icon of New Orleans basketball. Trading him would lose the Hornets a lot of fans and they don't really want that. Also, Paul is still better than Collison no matter what so unless they can get a star back they won't trade CP3.

I am definitely going to try out the demo after watching that video.

I think we can definitely be considered to be in the top 4 of the East. It depends really on how well the newcomers blend in and whether we get T-Mac or not as don't forget, he was a legit all-star a few years back.

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Does this topic really have much to do with the match-up between Lakers and Thunder last year? Anyway, besides the Lakers being a lock at the top of the West, 2nd to 8th is still rather foggy at the moment and the Thunder is certainly one of the teams that can compete for 2nd place in the West.

Most of the guys he drafted is still in the NBA. His recent picks (Brook Lopez, Ryan Anderson, CDR, T-Will) are all pretty good as well. As for this year's pick, Favors will probably take 2-3 years before he show 80% of his potential but Damion James will be able to contribute straight away, providing he get minutes.