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Michael Beasley: “I’m literally just Carmelo on the left side of the floor”

Michael Beasley recently signed a one-year contract with the New York Knicks for the veteran minimum. Hopefully, this is just the start of an interesting year with the Knicks. Speaking to reporters this week, Beasley had lots to say about his potential new role with New York, his interplay with Carmelo Anthony, and his new weight loss.

How will the Knicks' point guard situation shake out?

The Knicks have enough point guards going into training camp for an entire starting lineup, with the addition of veteran Jarrett Jack leaving the team with five point guards on the roster. That means a few things. For one, if anybody gets hurt or is ineffective, they have options. Having options and depth is never really a bad thing. This also means we're going to see times where the Knicks go with two true point guards in the backcourt at the same time off the bench. Let's take a look at the five point guards on the roster and what each of them will bring to the table in the 2017-2018 season. Frank Ntilikina The rookie is as big of a mystery as it will get in the backcourt. We have barely seen

Goran Dragic holds back tears after Drazen Petrovic’s mother gives Slovenian star his jersey

It’s been a big week for Slovenian star Goran Dragic. First, he led the Slovenian national team to the 2017 Eurobasket championship over Serbia, winning the gold medal. Then, the Miami Heat point guard announced that he would be retiring from the Slovenian national team. Shortly thereafter, we learned that something special had taken place between Dragic and the mother of former NBA player Drazen Petrović. Specifically, Biserka Petrović sent over her son’s New Jersey Nets kit as a gift for Dragic. Via Sportando and SiolNET: “It is one of the most beautiful gifts I’ve ever received in my life” Dragic told Siol. “He was my idol. We all know what he did for Yugoslavia and the basketball world. It

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  Yes, that was Anthony Randolph showing off his skills for Slovenia

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