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Jim Pagels of Five Thirty Eight on international play improving players: “Of course, there are a few limitations to this

KD on Allen Iverson: “Chuck too real. He changed the way we play ball. He changed the culture of ball.

Ethan Strauss of ESPN.com on the league’s globalization: “The story the NBA tells itself about the emerging, globalizing

The Deadspin 51, which ranks the most useless thinkers and doers in sports, has Scott Brooks 10th: “Vestigial chaperone for

Tom Haberstroh of ESPN Insider on NBA rest: “To be clear, the NBA has bigger fish to fry at the

Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports with a terrific piece on Serge Ibaka: “Everyone who has played and worked with Ibaka

The Thunder are third in ESPN.com’s future power rankings: “Internal development will be crucial because of the Thunder’

Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports: “Once the NBA delivered its proclamation on Sunday, there were some unmistakable sighs of relief

Michael Yormark, president of branding and strategy at Roc Nation, on KD signing with Orange Leaf : “Kevin loves Oklahoma City,

Anthony Slater on this guy that likes his KDs : “Two days later, McCord got a call. Surprise: he had been