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Kevin Arnovitz of TrueHoop on Russell Westbrook and Jordan Brand : “Over the past quarter century (gulp), the Jordan Brand launched

Forbes on Russell Westbrook joining Jordan Brand : “Adding Westbrook to the Jordan Brand line is a smart move for both

Bill Simmons of Grantland says the Thunder should pay James Harden now : “Is there some wealthy maniac out there who

John Hollinger of ESPN.com’s forecast: “And still, it may not matter if Perkins becomes a reasonable facsimile of

Aaron McGuire of Gothic Ginobili profiling KD : “When I say that I think Durant is roughly what he’ll be

Cub Buenning of SLAM on Serge Ibaka, who is their 43rd best player: “But it was Ibaka who has been

Manu Ginobili on the new flopping rules : “It’s going to be very hard to determine when it’s a

HoopSpeak on the best pindown players : “Durant is a tough cover in any situation, but it’s coming off screens

Mark Cuban on if the NBA has missed Seattle : “I don’t think it’s a fair assessment. Obviously Oklahoma

George Karl on the Thunder and Lakers being the favorites : “What I basically say is — that’s summer talk. You