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reDRAFT – 2010 NBA Draft

With the 2018-19 NBA season set to tip-off this month, it’s time we look back at a past NBA Draft.

The 2010 NBA Draft was filled with future All-Stars and All-NBA talent. I would even say that a couple of the players could one day be in the Hall of Fame. 

John Wall was drafted first overall by the Washington Wizards in 2010. He was the consensus best player in the draft. One could argue that the picks that immediately followed him were pretty bad. Who knows how well those teams would have been if the Sixers, Nets or Timberwolves would have selected DeMarcus Cousins or Paul George.

The Indiana Pacers did the most with their picks in the 2010 NBA Draft. They selected Paul George at #10 and Lance Stephenson at #40. Those players were a huge part of their playoff teams in the mid-10’s.

We look back at the 2010 NBA Draft and reDraft based on their careers so far.

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2014-15 NBA Team Preview: Washington Wizards

John Wall Bradley Beal Washington Wizards NBA House of Guards House of Cards parodyWashington has built a fun team to watch. They have one of the best backcourts in the league with John Wall and Bradley Beal. Washington can do things around the perimeter while also having two huge men in the paint.

The East is a top-heavy conference. Cleveland and Chicago are the two teams many put on top, but shouldn’t Washington also be mentioned?

Could John Wall be a sleeper MVP candidate?

We will be posting a team preview for every team up until the start of the regular season.

Here is the 2014-15 NBA season preview for the Washington Wizards.

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2014 NBA All-Star Weekend: Betting Odds

Paul George Dunk Contest Indiana Pacers NBAThe first-half of the NBA season is nearly complete and NBA All-Star Weekend starts this Friday.

The most anticipated events are the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest and Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout on Saturday and the actual All-Star game on Sunday.

The betting odds for these three events are very interesting. There are a few favorites in each event, but some underdogs interest me. You could get a bit lucky and win a nice chunk of change.

Will Lebron James and Kevin Durant battle for the All-Star game MVP? Is the second time’s the charm for Paul George in the Slam Dunk Contest? Can Stephen Curry hold off defending champion Kyrie Irving in the Three-Point Contest?

Here are the odds for All-Star Game MVP, Slam Dunk Champion and 3-Point Shootout winner.

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