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NBA Rookie of the Year race is wide open. See who leads new rankings.

NBA Rookie of the Year race is wide open. See who leads new rankings.

The NBA Rookie of the Year is even harder to predict this season. Here are the players leading USA TODAY's latest NBA rookie rankings
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Franz Wagner scores season-high 33 points as Magic beat Kings 107-100 to snap 4-game skid

Franz Wagner scores season-high 33 points as Magic beat Kings 107-100 to snap 4-game skid

Franz Wagner had a season-high 33 points with seven rebounds and seven assists, Anthony Black scored 26 and the Orlando Magic beat the Sacramento Kings 107-100 to snap a four-game losing streak
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Franz Wagner scores season-high 33 points as Magic beat Kings 107-101 to snap 4-game skid

Franz Wagner scores season-high 33 points as Magic beat Kings 107-101 to snap 4-game skid

Franz Wagner had a season-high 33 points with seven rebounds and seven assists, Anthony Black scored 26 and the Orlando Magic beat the Sacramento Kings 107-101 to snap a four-game losing streak
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Miami Heat Monitors Zach LaVine for Potential Trade Ahead of Deadline

Miami Heat Monitors Zach LaVine for Potential Trade Ahead of Deadline

Miami Heat Monitors Zach LaVine for Potential Trade Ahead of Deadline
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NBA power rankings: Luka Dončić, Lakers on a tear as top team shifts again

NBA power rankings: Luka Dončić, Lakers on a tear as top team shifts again

For the third consecutive week, there's a new team atop the USA TODAY Sports NBA power rankings. This time, it's the team of the league's top scorer.
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Tide Turning Against Scoot Henderson in Portland

Tide Turning Against Scoot Henderson in Portland

Onne columnist suggests that a recent move to the bench is the end of superstar hopes for the highly-drafted guard.
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Darius Acuff Jr. shines, frustration builds as Kings fall to 1-10

Darius Acuff Jr. shines, frustration builds as Kings fall to 1-10

The Sacramento Kings fell to the Orlando Magic, 107-100, on No. 10 as frustration builds for Darius Acuff Jr., who scored 29.
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Mark Daigneault reviews Nique Clifford's OKC debut in loss to Trail Blazers

Mark Daigneault reviews Nique Clifford's OKC debut in loss to Trail Blazers

Mark Daigneault reviews Nique Clifford's Oklahoma City Thunder debut in loss to Portland Trail Blazers.
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Blazers Cobble Together Second Straight Win Against Thunder

Blazers Cobble Together Second Straight Win Against Thunder

When NBA teams meet in back-to-back contests like the Portland Trail Blazers and Oklahoma City Thunder did on Wednesday evening, you always wonder if the second game will follow the pattern of the first. Portland won last night’s game against OKC…hold on, the Blazers just shot a three…123-103. They had to shake that off and…hold […]
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Around the West: Sizing up the conference behind the Lakers

Around the West: Sizing up the conference behind the Lakers

How are the 14 teams currently behind the Lakers faring this season?
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NBA Trade Machine Rankings: Nikola Jokic, Domantas Sabonis, and more

NBA Trade Machine Rankings: Nikola Jokic, Domantas Sabonis, and more

HoopsHype ranks the five players who have most often been plugged into our trade machine recently, including Domantas Sabonis and Nikola Jokic.
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How Nique Clifford will 'honor' Russell Westbrook as he joins OKC Thunder

How Nique Clifford will 'honor' Russell Westbrook as he joins OKC Thunder

How Nique Clifford will 'honor' Russell Westbrook as he joins Oklahoma City Thunder.