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The retired NBA player admires the Spurs and the Grizzlies. But his big dream was that these conference finals would give Durant a fitting stage to take his career to yet another level.

A Thunder season that began with infinite promise ends five games into the second round. Daily Thunder's Royce Young on what went wrong, and what's next.

Great scorers vs. great defense, who wins? Also, Kevin Durant taking too many contested shots? And a David Thorpe vs. Marc Stein trivia showdown.

If the projected #1 overall pick could draft any player but himself, who would he pick? And is his hair a competitive advantage?

Adonal Foyle on which playoff series he is watching most closely, and what his longtime teammate Dwight Howard should do this summer.

ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz has been covering the Grizzlies vs. Thunder, and notes that it pits an NBA team with strong ties to conservative Republicans against one with Democratic leanings.

LeBron James? Kevin Durant? Joakim Noah? Marc Gasol? Tony Parker? Stephen Curry? Mike Conley? David Thorpe names his MVP of the playoffs so far.

Marc Stein and David Thorpe on coach of the year, coach of the playoffs, coaches on the hot seat, coaches doing smart things and coaches doing dumb things. A playoff coaching special.

The Grizzlies VP talks about playoff basketball, measuring defense, shooting 3s, and Henry Abbott's mom's performance in the TrueHoop Stat Geek Smackdown.

Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless discuss Magic Johnson's comment that LeBron James needs more endorsements.

Daily Thunder's Royce Young hates a lot of what is happening on the Thunder, who have lost two straight to the Rockets. But he has his reasons to think OKC will advance.

David Thorpe says the Thunder's post-Westbrook offense is so awful and predictably Kevin Durant-centric that he is not even sure they'll beat the Rockets, despite being up 3-1.

Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless discuss Kevin Durant's comments about being tired of being second.

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Nick Collison goes rapid-fire with Kevin Arnovitz on NBA travel pet peeves, the best one-on-one moves in the league and the prospect of an openly gay NBA player.

Which team is more in need of a rebuild: A 50-win team that wins some playoff series, or a 60-win team that loses in the first round?

Chris Broussard, Bruce Bowen and Skip Bayless discuss which team will win the NBA's Western Conference.