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Early was taken in the second round with the 34th pick after leading Wichita State to an undefeated regular season.

In 2001 the Philadelphia 76ers made the NBA Finals, bringing back to the city the excitement they hadn't experienced since when Dr. J was still playing ball.

Jul 30, 2014; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Team USA guard Derrick Rose fields questions from reporters following a team practice at Mendenhall Center.

Mar 12, 2014; Boston, MA, USA; New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony dribbles the ball as Boston Celtics forward/center Brandon Bass defends during the first quarter at TD Garden.

Don't expect the slogan to take the marketing world by storm or even pacify restless Los Angeles Lakers fans, but it needs to be Hollywood's mantra for the 2014-15 campaign.

Sure, bringing LeBron James back to Cleveland or getting Carmelo Anthony to stay in New York will garner some nice headlines, but how much you spend to get those players to sign is what matters most.

"I'm happy I didn't personally see it," Rose said. "I don't want to see that. I kind of wonder where it was coming from because it seemed like whenever I was around, everything was all right.

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You know, long before Carmelo Anthony trundled into our midst in the fall of 2002, Syracuse University won the national basketball championship.

Before LeBron James upended the NBA universe with his return to Cleveland and Carmelo Anthony decided to stay in New York, Kyle Lowry made one of the more , if overshadowed, signings in free agency, when he chose to return to a Toronto Raptors franchise that he helped lead to the playoffs for the first time since 2008.

Even if the professional ranks and recruiting ledgers no longer bear it out, New York City's status as a basketball mecca - from the But with their little NBA brother now blossoming in Brooklyn, the Knicks face the very real prospect of watching their long-loyal fanbase fall, slowly but surely, by the riverside.

Apr 6, 2014; Miami, FL, USA; New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony guards Miami Heat forward LeBron James during the first half at American Airlines Arena.

If you were a teenager in the late '90s, your initial introduction to La La is likely owed to her cohosting gig on MTV's Total Request Live .

Ken Berger of CBSSports.com on Durant : "Now, James has gone home and opened up a whole new avenue for stars to follow.

Carmelo Anthony is back and with him the Knicks are dangerously close to having the synergy from Ownership to Front Office to Coaching to Star player that has been the bedrock of many sports franchises continued success and contention for championships.

The FIBA World Cup will begin exactly one month from now on August 30, and the final roster for Team USA is starting to shape up.

Case in point: the New York Knicks ' Carmelo Anthony , who recently told ESPN's Jeff Goodman that his decision to return on a five-year, $124 million tender - this after weeks of suitor speculation - "I want to win.

Bulls point guard Derrick Rose said he's not "mad'' at Carmelo Anthony for spurning Chicago, realizing money talks and "millions and millions of dollars'' were on the line.

Magic Johnson was on hand on Monday when the Lakers welcomed his former teammate, Byron Scott, as the Lakers' next head coach.

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