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by John Wilmes
For many, Kevin Durant's career has been less about his skills and more a cause for referendum on modern league politics, and on what happens when a player attempts to fully tell their own story.
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by RealGM Staff Report
The Celtics finished in the top spot in Net Rating for the second straight season, while the Thunder jumped up from 28th to 14th to second.
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by Jack Ross
One of the main culprits of the Warriors' uneven season might be unreasonable expectations, thanks to the NBA's half-year long slog, and its associated, exponentially-growing media ecosystem, microscope and storyline/podcast quotas.