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BREAKING: Thunder, Rockets, reach agreement on Harden deal


Just a game after their heart-breaking loss to the Hornets, who are now 5-3. The Thunder have traded a big part of their roster and their bench, James Harden. Sources say the Thunder traded Harden because they couldn't reach an agreement on a contract extension worth $50M in 4 years. Sources also say Harden wanted a max contract, which is too deep for the small-market team Thunder. GM Sam Presti has a say about this, "We loved James. It was hard to let him go, but for the good of the team, we had to trade him. We couldn't complete an agreement, and we couldn't lose him in free agency without getting nothing. So we had to do this."

Thunder receive:

Kevin Martin
Terrence Jones
Donatas Motiejunas
'14 2nd round pick

Rockets receive:

James Harden
Daequan Cook
Cole Aldrich
'13 1st round pick

Also, James Harden tweeted after the news:

OKC could have given me more time to think about it. I'm gonna miss my brothers back there, but I'm ready to meet my new brothers in Houston! #RocketNation!!!

Teammate Kevin Durant tweeted after hearing the news on ESPN:

Didn't want Harden go, but I will continue to support him and this organization.

Many superstars around the league were also shocked to hear this news including 2012 USA Olympic Basketball teammates Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Kevin Love. Westbrook is unheard of, though.

Metta World Peace also gave a feedback on Twitter with this tweet:

Harden to Rockets?! I better send my vicious elbow to Texas then. JK lol #viciouselbow!

Wow.... 75 for Durant....

Gosh, 75 points! It's not even unrealistic I think, I mean after four OTs it's possible. Could you maybe post KDs full numbers. Shooting, +/- etc ? Nice game.

DAAAAAAAMMMMN! Hoping I could do that with my Durant, but my games never go OT. XD

Sit, Yeah, 75 points... He was pretty much unstoppable during the game
hova-, Will do sometime soon but all I can remember he shot 30-55 from the field.
Durant35, You will be able to do that at some point of his career.

Hornets hold off Pacers' late rally lead by George; 96-94


Coming off a loss last night against the Knicks, 108-96, and Carmelo's 35 point performance, the Hornets are looking to bounce back against the Pacers who are currently 7-5. The Hornets have struggled their last two games since the 4OT thriller against the Thunder. The Hornets have lost by an average of 12 points their last two games against Milwaukee and New York, who are surprisingly having only 5 wins and 6 losses despite their roster.

The Big Easy came off an early start leading the Pacers by 9 after 1, 27-18 lead by Thompson's 10 first quarter points. On the second quarter, the Pacers scored a bit more with 25 but still trailed big at halftime down 12, 55-43. Coming off of halftime, the Hornets seemed relaxed and can't find the bottom of the net shooting just 30% from the field in the quarter. And George and Augustin took advantage as George scored 8 points and Augustin with 7 leading the Pacers with a 16-2 run to end the quarter but still trailed by ten, 75-65.

On to the closing period, George went off hitting two treys and a monster slam tying the game at 92. But once again, Eric Gordon came the Hornets' aid and gave them the lead. After that, George once again delivered for two, tying the game 94 apiece. It looked like another overtime game but Gordon drove past his defender and laid the ball which gave the Hornets a 2 point advantage with 1.5 seconds left. West inbounded the ball and gave it to George who has been hot, he pulled up for a three and he made it! The Pacers celebrated all the way but the referees reviewed it first to confirm, and to relieve the Pacers, the referees says it counts. But at the end of the night, the NBA announced it wasn't a basket despite being shown in the replay that the ball left George's hands with 0.2 seconds left. Paul George left a tweet about it on Twitter:

F*** the NBA for not counting my 3ptr, it was definitely a basket. No wonder the C's and OKC lost to Miami.

Fans around the league said it was immature of George, but what if it was the truth. The NBA later announced that they fined George $75K for his comment which also includes MWP for his tweet the other night regarding the Harden trade for $35K.

Hornets 27 28 20 21 | 96
Pacers 18 25 22 29 | 94


Top Performers

Hornets
Thompson 16 pts 5 reb
Aminu 14 pts 3 reb 5-5 fg
Gordon 14 pts 4 reb 6 ast

Pacers
George 23 pts 7 reb 5 ast
Augustin 18 pts 12 ast
Granger 12 pts 2-12 fg

GAME NOTES
Pacers - 16-2 run to end 3rd QTR
IND 52 % FG > NO 35 % FG in 2nd Half

Davis to be sidelined 1-2 weeks due to Bruised Heel

Hornets C Davis is to be sidelined for approximately 1 to 2 weeks due to a bruised heel he acquired last Saturday during their practice in Denver following their next game against the Nuggets. Davis was going up for a rebound when he stepped on Lopez's foot; heel first and down he went. He laid down the floor for at least 5 minutes before getting up. According to the Hornets, the injury is not too severe and they are targeting a return next week against Milwaukee.

The next couple of weeks will be tough for New Orleans as they will face the Nuggets on Sunday, the Clippers the next day then the Jazz. After the Jazz will be the Thunder followed by the Bucks, then the Lakers, the top Western team Grizzlies and the NBA Champions, the Miami Heat.

Wow this Game against the Thunder must have been a fun one. I hope Davis injury is not to serious and he can return in best shape soon. Altogether, despite the injury, this looks like a good start for you.

Wow this Game against the Thunder must have been a fun one. I hope Davis injury is not to serious and he can return in best shape soon. Altogether, despite the injury, this looks like a good start for you.

Yeah, it actually was a fun one, and yeah, I hope he gets back in perfect shape.

Gosh, 75 points! It's not even unrealistic I think, I mean after four OTs it's possible. Could you maybe post KDs full numbers. Shooting, +/- etc ? Nice game.

hova- Here are Durant's stats: 75 pts, 19 reb 2 ast 1 blk 2 stl 2 TO 30-55 FG 6-11 3pt FG 9-11 FT -7

Sorry guys, no updates for now since I'm sick. But for my next post, I will recap the month of November.

Hope you can recover soon. Still can't get enough of that Thunder game. :

NLSC Draftees Application

NAME: Antonio Smith
COLLEGE/FROM: University of Florida
BIRTHDAY: 3/12/92
4 PLAY STYLES: Pick n Roll (playmaker), Mid Range, Slasher
DOMINANT HAND: Right
HEIGHT: 6'5
WEIGHT: 196
SKIN TONE: (1 IS DARKEST AND 6 IS LIGHTEST) 2
ACCESSORIES: (IF ANY) Blk Shooting Sleeve on right arm
TATTOOS: n/a
5 STRENGTHS: Athleticism, Vision, Awarness, Speed
5 WEAKNESSES: Long range jumper, Decision making, rebounding
JERSEY NUMBER: 10
TENDENCIES: Drive
SIGNATURE SKILLS: (MAXIMUM OF 2 SKILLS FOR THE HIGHEST PROJECTED DRAFTEE) Acrobat

Thanks, Woogie! Now there are two NLSCers on this Association. Keep it coming guys!

Nice stat line by KD. Lucky you won that one.

AROUND THE LEAGUE: Memphis, Hawks surprise the league


There have been huge surprises so far early in the young 2012-13 season. Especially out East, who appears to be stronger than the Western Conference this year. The biggest surprise so far have been the Hawks and the Wizards, who are the two best teams in the NBA so far with the Hawks notching a strong 12-2 start and the surprise of the month, Washington Wizards, who are currently sitting at 2nd seed in the East with a 11-3 record. For the West, all teams have at least 5 losses already. With the Grizzlies being the best with a 10-5 record. And the Lakers, Durant was right when he said they were only looking good in paper. As the Lakers sit at the 11th spot in the West with a
7-9 record.

THE GREATS
Atlanta Hawks (12-2)
Washington Wizards (11-3)
Brooklyn Nets (12-4)
Miami Heat (11-4)
Philadelphia 76ers (12-5)
Memphis Grizzlies (10-5)

THE NOT-SO GREATS
L.A Lakers (7-9)
Chicago Bulls (9-8)
SA Spurs (9-9)
Milwaukee Bucks (7-8)
New York Knicks (6-9)
L.A Clippers (5-11)


THE STANDINGS

WESTERN CONFERENCE

1. Grizzlies (10-5)
2. Nuggets (10-7)
3. Rockets (9-7)
4. Jazz (10-8)
5. Thunder (10-8)
6. Hornets (8-7)
7. T'Wolves (8-7)
8. Spurs (9-9)
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Warriors (8-8)
Kings (7-9)
Lakers (7-9)
Suns (7-10)
Mavericks (7-10)
Trailblazers (6-11)
Clippers (5-11)


EASTERN CONFERENCE

1. Hawks (12-2)
2. Wizards (11-3)
3. Nets (12-4)
4. Heat (11-4)
5. 76ers (12-5)
6. Pacers (10-7)
7. Bulls (8-7)
8. Celtics (9-8)

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Bucks (7-8)
Knicks (6-9)
Pistons (6-12)
Raptors (5-12)
Magic (5-11)
Bobcats (4-11)
Cavaliers (4-13)

James, Durant, highlight the month of November



NBA MVP LeBron James and Kevin Durant has been named the KIA Players of the Month for November. James has lead the Heat to an impressive 11-4 start to the season and is currently averaging 2nd best 29.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 2.7 steals a game. And out West, Durant has been named its Player of the Month. Durant once again looks to run away again with the scoring title averaging 30.5 points. He also scored a historic 75 points in an upset 4OT loss against the Hornets earlier in the season, grabbing 19 boards in the same game. Durant has been having another great season with 30.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists in an average of 38.4 minutes. The Thunder, however, hasn't been the team fans have expected them to be as they started the year with a 10-8 record which is probably caused by Westbrook's injuries and the loss of Harden and the injury of Martin.

STATS LEADERS

POINTS
Durant (30.5)
James (29.6)
Anthony (27.6)
Bryant (25.0)
Howard (24.0)

REBOUNDS
Smith (12.1)
Howard (12.1)
Noah (11.2)
Jordan (11.1)
Duncan (11.0)

ASSISTS
Dragic (9.8)
Jack (9.7)
Holiday (9.5)
Conley (9.4)
Williams (9.3)

Nice going here! Ill follow.

I recently tried hornets now and got surprised on how great eyebrows is in 2k! Cant get used to gordon's jumpshot so im thinking of trading him hehe

Nice going here! Ill follow.

I recently tried hornets now and got surprised on how great eyebrows is in 2k! Cant get used to gordon's jumpshot so im thinking of trading him hehe

Thanks, dude. And, yeah, Davis is a beast here on 2K13. Gordon is great on slashing to the hoop, though. I don't use him much on jumpshots too.

PROSPECTS BIG BOARD: Antonio Smith


Basic Information
Name: Antonio Smith #10
College: University of Florida
Birth: 3/12/92
Dominant Hand: Right
Height and Weight: 6'5", 196 lbs
Position: SG/PG

Review
Smith of University of Florida is arguably the best player in the upcoming Draft. He is very talented and very athletic. One of the most versatile and explosive guards in the Draft. Last year, he averaged 21.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 6.8 assists. He attained this numbers because of his great length for his position and he is not that heavy which makes him real catchy for the defenders. His only downside is his rebounding and jumpshot. Despite his tremendous leaping ability, he is not that confident in grabbing rebounds. And his jumpshot is not polished well enough and he has to improve that and once he does, he would really unstoppable in this league. Definitely an upcoming star one day.

Strengths: Gets to the rim at will with his speed and footwork. Has tight ball handling skills that helps him get to the basket easy. Awesome court-vision. He can make contact lay-ups and change shots in mid-air. Draws foul well.

Weaknesses: Limited range, he can shoot from mid-range, although not consistently. He can't shoot threes. Decision making - he can't shoot, and when he realizes he's open form downtown, he'll take it. Average defender, he must improve this. Durability must also be worked on, had two back injuries last year. Only an average rebounder.

NBA Comparison Tyreke Evans

YOOOOOO!!!!! I love the job u did on my dude!! #1 pick here I come

Can I still apply? Here's my form!

NLSC Draftees Application

NAME: Hans Antoino
COLLEGE/FROM: La Salle University
BIRTHDAY: 3/22/93
4 PLAY STYLES: Pick 'N Roll (Playmaker), Mid Range, Isolation
DOMINANT HAND: Right
HEIGHT: 6'2"ft
WEIGHT: 152 lbs
SKIN TONE: 4 (3rd Lightest)
ACCESSORIES: (IF ANY) Knee Sleeves on both knees, Medium Socks and KD V shoes
TATTOOS: n/a
5 STRENGTHS: Athleticism, Defense, Jump Shooting
5 WEAKNESSES: Rebounding, Consistency
JERSEY NUMBER: 22
TENDENCIES: Mid-Range Jump Shot
SIGNATURE SKILLS: Spot-Up Shooter

JUMPSHOT: Durant (RLS) and McGrady (BASE)

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Yeah, you still can. There's still 7 more spots guys if you want to join.

NAME: Chris Hova
COLLEGE/FROM: Germany
BIRTHDAY: 6/2/88
4 PLAY STYLES: Cutter, Iso
DOMINANT HAND: Right
HEIGHT: 6'3"ft
WEIGHT: 180 lbs
SKIN TONE: 2nd brightest
ACCESSORIES: (IF ANY) medium socks, white rubberband left,
TATTOOS: n/a
5 STRENGTHS: playing passing lanes, rebounding, stamina, pass, hook shot
5 WEAKNESSES: consistency, strength, outside shooting, off aware
JERSEY NUMBER: 9
TENDENCIES: post up for hooks, playing passing lanes, blocking shots, mid-range
SIGNATURE SKILLS: playing passing lanes
POSITION: SG/SF

PROSPECTS BIG BOARD: Warren Macy


Basic Information
Name: Warren Macy #1
College/From: Florida State
Birth: 12/3/92
Dominant Hand: Right
Height and Weight: 6'8", 207 lbs
Position: SF/SG

Review

Warren Macy of Florida State is the most complete offensive player in the upcoming Draft. He's got every tool up his sleeve and once he gets it going, he's unstoppable. Macy has NBA range and he can shoot almost anywhere on the court and he will make the shot and no matter how you guard him, he will either make the shot or find an open teammate on the spot or on cut. Like any other elite wingmen in the league, Macy can create shots for himself and others easily. He runs the pick and roll well and he also has a nice low post game. His downside, however, is his lack of strength and defense. Just post him up and you will score. But overall, he will be a franchise cornerstone in the future.

Strengths: Has great size and length for his position and play style. Also has tremendous range, can shoot almost anywhere on the court. Raises game under pressure, arguably the best clutch player in the Draft Class. Scrapes for loose balls, and wins rebounding battles. Has a winning attitude. Rarely gets hurt, or plays through pain to help team win. Great shot creator.

Weaknesses: Not enough strength when on the low post, offense and defense. Poor post defender. Not a good shot blocker. Low vertical leap.

NBA Comparison: Kevin Durant