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Drew League Dunk Contest > NBA Dunk Contest (Video)

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Zach LaVine brought back the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest this year. The Minnesota Timberwolves guard lit Barclays Center on fire last February with a plethora of gravity-defying jams the likes of which the NBA had never seen. If his performance wasn’t the greatest in league history, it was certainly the most innovative.

Might LaVine’s theatrics spark the dunk contest to its former marquee glory? Coupled with an insistence that he has more left to offer in future competitions, the presence of other young skywalkers like Andrew Wiggins, Aaron Gordon, and more certainly make that a possibility. Just imagine if Wiggins and LaVine show out in Toronto during 2016 All-Star weekend, for instance. The basketball world will be in a frenzy.

Even if that proves the case, though, it’s still highly unlikely the NBA dunk contest could surpass the Drew League’s epic event from last week. We just rarely see this type of creativity on the league stage, let alone such consistently quality slams. There’s a reason why, of course – Drew League contestants like Michael Purdie and Kenny Dobbs do this for a living. If they can’t best those in a dunk-off whose job is to play actual basketball at the highest level, pro dunkers should find a different field.

But those are the petty details reserved for naysayers. A dunk contest, for the most part, is just a dunk contest, and the Drew League’s 2015 competition is one of the best we’ve ever seen.

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Los Angeles Lakers Reportedly Make Every Player Available in Trades Except LeBron James

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The Los Angeles Lakers have lost 6 of their last 10 games and have fell to 9th place in the western conference. With LeBron James still battling an alleged sports hernia injury, that’s had him out the last 6 weeks; LA is worried about their season. After the trade, we’ll report a bizarre trade that involved two superstars last weekend – but was shut down after the Lonzo Ball injury.

Magic Johnson, Rob Pelinka, Kobe Bryant and LeBron are now officially in panic-mode. The team has reportedly made every player on the team, except LeBron James (and client Kentavious Caldwell-Pope) available for trades. The deadline is next Thursday, February 7th at 3:00pm ET; as we expect the team to make a slew of deals that won’t include Anthony Davis.

Since their New Orleans deal is dead, the team is now focused on adding superstars through free agency. So, they’re planning to trade Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma and Brandon Ingram.

With the Lake Show blueprinting things out, the likes of Terrence Ross, Trevor Ariza, Wayne Ellington, and Garrett Temple are veteran three-point shooters the team wants to add.

James who turned 34 last month, he’s suffered his first major injury, which we don’t expect to heal this season. From our examination of LeBron, he’s looking slower and has no major lift any more.

Now that his athleticism is gone and he never developed fundamentals (consistent post-scoring, off-ball play, free-throws etc); we’re not sure if this is right move to make.

Let us know in the comments if you’d trade players for the short-term

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The Time Michael Jordan Lost A 1-on-1 Game

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The Footage Michael Jordan Wants Us To Forget About…Still the GOAT!

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Timberwolves Agree to Trade Jimmy Butler to 76ers

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After a standoff that has stretched into the first part of the season, the Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to trade Jimmy Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe.

Butler and the Sixers expect to reach a deal on a long-term contract this summer, league sources told ESPN. The Sixers made the trade to add Butler to a Big Three with Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons.

The Timberwolves will receive a package that includes Robert CovingtonDario SaricJerryd Bayless and a second-round pick, sources said, and Minnesota will also send Justin Patton to Philadelphia.

Butler, who is expected to become a free agent after this season, requested a trade prior to Timberwolves media day in September. He ultimately reported to the team and was averaging 21.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game for the 4-9 Timberwolves.

Once the trade is complete, the Timberwolves may waive Bayless, but the team is still considering its options, sources said.

The Sixers' odds to win the NBA title have improved from 30-1 to 16-1 at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, and their odds to win the Eastern Conference went from 7-1 to 3-1.

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