Fast Five with Chris Paul

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Chris Paul is back in action this week, ready to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to sights unseen.

Say Goodbye To These Numbers

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With NBA players changing teams so frequently these days, retiring a jersey is becoming less common. We highlight the select few most worthy of being the last in their franchise’s history to don their number.

Dallas' Devastating Defense

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Tyson Chandler may be gone, but Maverick centers Ian Mahinmi and Brendan Haywood now have Dallas playing better defense than ever before.

Best of Rookie Rubio

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Rookie sensation Ricky Rubio never ceases to amaze us with the rock. We've gathered 9 of his top plays in his very nascent NBA career.

HOOP's Team USA

The 20 finalists for the 2012 Men's Olympic Team in London have been revealed. Here's our 12-man team.

Just Call LeBron "75 Cent"

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Who needs a fourth quarter when you're LeBron and you've got a third quarter like that in your pocket.

Fast Five with Greg Monroe

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The 6-11, 250-pound Pistons center is playing BIG this year.

How The 76ers Got Here

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Rome was not built in a day and neither was Philly. It's been seven-and-a-half years in the making and now the 76ers have finally arrived.

Deep Impact

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There is a unique pattern taking place among the stars.

Lockout Then Knocked Out

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Manu Ginobili is just the latest in long line of NBA players who may have recently suffered the lockout knockout effect.

The Plus-Minus 2011-12 NBA Preview

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HOOPmag lets the numbers do the talking in our Plus-Minus 2011-12 NBA Preview ... Does Big 3 + Battier = Championship? Does Lamar + Vince + Delonte = Tyson + Caron + J.J.?

Fantasy Fab 150

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Everybody knows LeBron James and Kevin Durant rank 1 & 2 in everyone's fantasy basketball rankings. So if you want to be a championship GM on fantasy island, you need to know who ranks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ... 149, 150.