The beginning and the end of the weekend mail

Well, here we go, eight games in nine days starting Tuesday, a day off and then maybe two more in three days and if I'm not a lump of exhausted grunt by the time this journey's over, it'll be a miracle. Not an awful lot here but certainly enough to get you through while I get settled here

Melo trade puts OKC in superteam conversation

After Carmelo Anthony's arrival with the Thunder, assess the pros and cons of the five most-stacked teams in the league.

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  Knicks agree to deal Anthony to Thunder

  The Japan Times
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  Carmelo Anthony Has "Mentally Moved On To Houston": Report

  HotNewHipHop

Raptors-Pacers game-day Dino-bytes

INDIANAPOLIS—Of all the record franchise levels the Toronto Raptors have set this season— overall wins, road wins, playoff seeding among them — two significant ones are within their grasp. A Raptors team has never won three playoff games in a row, an accomplishment that can be reached here this afternoon

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  The solution for Kyle Lowry will come from Kyle Lowry: Arthur

  thestar
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  Raptors will 'ride or die' with DeRozan, Lowry

  thestar