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Houston Rockets Linsanity Mitigated: James Harden's High Usage Rate Limits Jeremy Lin's Impact

James Harden's high usage rate has affected Jeremy Lin dramatically. Essentially, the Havard grad is a PG stuck playing 2-guard due to Harden having the third highest usage rate in the NBA. His…Read More

2013 NBA Mock Draft: Trey Burke is First Off the Board

On June 27th, sixty dreams will come true. Sixty of the most talented young basketball players on the planet, whether from universities across the nations or overseas, will be drafted by NBA team. David…Read More

2013 NBA Playoffs In-Depth Preview: Los Angeles Lakers (7) vs. San Antonio Spurs (2) —Breakdown And Prediction

While it wasn't far fetched to picture these two teams playing against one another in the playoffs coming into the 2012-13 NBA season, I don't think anyone expected for it to be this soon as…Read More

2013 NBA Playoffs Showcase: Comprehensive Preview And Predictions—(1) Oklahoma City vs. (8) Houston Rockets

James Harden and his Rockets teammates have become the subject of hype for fans around the league, and have become a league pass attraction. They are the chic pick for a team which will proceed to take…Read More

2013 NBA Playoffs In-Depth Preview: Brooklyn Nets vs. Chicago Bulls—Breakdown and Prediction

By Andre Herring III (@AHerringIII) of LAB Nation (@italklab) With Minor footnote-like Additions by Presto Lead Editor (and Inadvertent Blabber Mouth) Brett David Roberts (@BDRHoops) In the NBA Playoffs…Read More

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2013 NBA Draft Lottery Odds

With the NBA regular season all wrapped up and the postseason set to begin, the teams that missed out…Read More

Newest NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement Encourages Moneyball Tactics Among GMs—Orlando Magic's Rob Hennigan Especially

Smart and crafty general managers like the Orlando Magic's Rob Hennigan are really doing things…Read More

2014 NBA Draft: Who Should Go First—Andrew Wiggins or Jabari Parker?—Presto Guest Post

By Andre Herring of LAB Nation (@italklab) Every NBA team fortunate enough to get that top overall…Read More

Defensive Specialists' Values Are Too Ignored in NBA All-Time Greats Discussions - And That Needs to Change

It's becoming pretty accepted at this point that no one in today's NBA is capable of covering…Read More

Preview: Orlando Magic (20-61) At Miami Heat (65-16) -- Fan Appreciation Night

Fan Appreciation Night is no joke for the Miami Heat. According to Spoelstra and Co. there's…Read More

NBA Draft 2013: Oklahoma State's Marcus Smart Declines to Enter; Orlando Magic Left at Crossroads

With the 2012-13 season all but in the books, the event which will define the franchise far more than…Read More

2013 NBA Lottery Mock Draft 2.0

As the season comes to an end, some teams are more focused than ever on the present while some are shifting…Read More

Could the Houston Rockets Have Still Been a Playoff Team without James Harden Acquistition?

The Houston Rockets have been one of the biggest surprise success stories of the 2012-13 NBA season,…Read More

About Ricky Curtis (What to expect moving forward)

Hello Magic and NBA fans! This is my un-official first piece for Presto in the Paint and I wanted to…Read More

Why the New York Knicks are the Miami Heat's Biggest Threat in the Eastern Conference

As the season comes to its conclusion, all NBA fans can look forward to a nice heaping of NBA Playoff…Read More

New York Knicks set NBA shooting record

The 2012-13 season started with the New York Knicks shooting lights out from behind the arc. There…Read More

Could Orlando Magic's Nikola Vucevic Eventually be a Top-5 NBA Center?

There's a lot of traits that go into being a top tier NBA center, and for those who have observed…Read More

2012-13 NBA Awards Predictions: Rookie of the Year, MVP, Sixth Man and More

The 2012-13 NBA season is reaching its conclusion, and we're gaining a clearer perspective on who…Read More

NBA Monday Recap: Jose Calderon returns to Toronto, Manu Ginobili injured and more

It's April Fool's day in the NBA as another week, and another day of NBA action is in the books.…Read More

NBA Saturday Recap: Kobe Bryant passes Wilt Chamberlin for fourth on scoring list, Dirk Nowitizki hits game-winner and more

It's Saturday, and while most people were focusing on college basketball, let's not forget…Read More