2008-09 NBA Team Preview – Cleveland Cavaliers 2008 Record: 45-37 Division Finish: 2nd – Central 2008 Playoffs: Lost, 4-3, to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals Head Coach: Mike Brown Season: Going into fourth season Record At Cleveland: 245-101 Offseason Acquisitions: Signed Ronald Dupree, F, 1.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, from Seattle Signed Tarence [...]
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Technically speaking, the Oklahoma City Thunder are the newest team in the NBA. Until 2008, they were known as the Seattle SuperSonics. In a hotly contested move, owner Clay Bennett bought out the SuperSonics’ lease with Seattle’s Key Arena, and moved the team to Oklahoma City. The Thunder will play their home games at the [...]
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