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By Christopher Louis Romaguera Theoretically, Ettore Messina has the most interesting and effective offensive schemes out of any of the potential head coaches for the New Orleans Pelicans. He also may be the biggest gamble, having never been a head coach in the NBA or collegiate level.   Messina has coached in nearly every European league i...

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Charlotte Hornets General Manager Rich Cho announced today that the team has acquired guard/forward Marco Belinelli from the Sacramento Kings in exchange for the draft rights to guard Malachi Richardson, who was selected with the 22nd overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.   "We are excited to be adding a high-caliber player in Marco Belinelli...

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by Peter Botte   Someone was needed to assume the bulk of the Knicks' scoring load with Carmelo Anthony out for the season. Save for one poor game earlier this week, the mostly forgotten Andrea Bargnani at least has been up to that too-little-too-late task.   While Derek Fisher has shown some frustration while trying to impress upon h...

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The San Antonio Spurs have reportedly reached an agreement with guard Marco Belinelli on a two-year contract, according to multiple reports. Yahoo! Sports has stated that the deal, which cannot be made official until July 10, is worth a total of $6 million.   Belinelli comes to the defending Western Conference champions after spending last...

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di Marco Pezzetti   Danilo Gallinari si trova nella sua amata Milano. La stella della nostra Nazionale ha lasciato gli States per tornare un po' in Patria. Un'intervista qui, un autografo là, e il solito bagno di folla ad attenderlo. Il 'Gallo' si, sa, è un patrimonio dello sport azzurro.   Per Danilo, così come per tutti i Nugge...

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Stan Van Gundy era stato accolto in pompa magna lo scorso 14 maggio quando, assunto nel doppio ruolo di head coach e presidente delle operazioni legate al basket dai Detroit Pistons, doveva rappresentare la svolta dopo la deludente gestione Dumars.   Dopo 5 mesi, qualche dubbio fin dagli acquisti estivi e una squadra con evidenti problemi di...

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By Gail Donahue Think for a moment about how overstated sporting events, especially on the professional level, and all that surround them appear to be. There are massive crowds, cheers, jeers, screaming, injuries, controversy, and salaries equivalent to winning Powerball every year.   Sports, in general, and all that goes with it do not imm...

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New York Knicks President Phil Jackson is not wholly done with the fire sale of the New York Knicks. The team has reportedly placed stretch four Andrea Bargnani and starting point guard Jose Calderon on the trading block. The team has already jettisoned some of its rotation players sending Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith to the Cleveland Cavaliers fo...

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New Knick and former Raptors scapegoat Andrea Bargnani has been sidelined for Team Italy's three-day exhibition in Trentino with a 102-degree fever. But Italian associate coach Mario Fioretti told the New York Post that when the center is back in action, he is 100 percent sure the upcoming NBA season will be Bargnani's year.   Read more &n...

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By Adam Zagoria and Chris Barca   Italian sensation Federico Mussini is arguably St. John's best player at the moment and a key component of coach Chris Mullin's vision for the future. Entering Saturday's Big East game at Marquette, the 6-foot-1 freshman guard is leading St. John's (7-9, 0-3 Big East) in scoring at 13.1 points per game...

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