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He's 6-5. He shoots like Ray Allen. He dunks on people. He's a candidate to be the top overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft. And yet, he still gets confused, now and again, with that guy who raps about thrift stores.

The Spurs have devised ways to stop the Warriors' potent 3-point attack. Ethan Sherwood Strauss and Graydon Gordian have seen enough to declare the Spurs will move on.

Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson and Dr. Jerry Buss have long defined the franchise -- and none are around at the moment. J.A. Adande looks ahead.

David Thorpe is assigning veterans for rookies to study.

Nick Collison talks with Kevin Arnovitz about what's clicking for the Oklahoma City Thunder as they try to defend their Western conference title and talks about life as a "glue guy" in the NBA.

Larry Sanders discusses hard fouls in the NBA and whether it's right to "wrap up " a player who's driving to the rim.

Clippers guard Jamal Crawford on the state of the Clippers, the importance of coming off the bench and more.

Despite LeBron James' reputation, the evidence shows this year's Heat are one of the best crunch time teams on record.

The Golden State big man says his Warriors are back on track, expecting tough competition in the West playoffs, and wearing a varied collection of facial hair.

New Rocket Thomas Robinson joins Henry Abbott to discuss being traded to Houston, playing with James Harden and Jeremy Lin and the use of advanced stats.

Channing Frye is sitting out the NBA season after mandatory NBA heart tests revealed a life-threatening condition.

Harvard researcher and MIT Sloan presenter Kirk Goldsberry shows how to protect the rim.

Kobe Bryant and Russell Westbrook both have the tools to beat their man every single time down the court. The challenge: Knowing when not to.

The 2013 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference had a focus on convincing powerbrokers to try new things. In this TrueHoop TV, Blazers GM Neil Olshey hears a stat-based pitch -- to shoot more 3s late in games -- from UCSD economist Matt Goldman.

Stephen Curry on Mark Jackson, attending Davidson, trick shots and the Warriors' new arena in San Francisco.

Eric Maynor on what it's like to be traded, expectations in Portland, and playing with Russell Westbrook.