TSNs Jack Armstrong offers his thoughts on Doc Rivers, the Raptors making the playoffs, Andre Iguodala, Canadians in the NBA Draft and Raptors head coach Dwane Casey. Antonio Valencia Jersey . 1. DOC RIVERS (Clippers): Great move for the Clips. Gives them a terrific shot at retaining Chris Paul and they get a top-notch coach who will handle the pressure of a big market like L.A. quite easily. The Celtics get a first round pick in 2015, and more importantly begin the process of dismantling their team to acquire assets for a rebuild/restructure. It will be interesting to see how things are handled right now with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce & Rajon Rondo as well as the hiring of a new coach. GM Danny Ainge is a bold/progressive thinker and will try to be active if/when possible. Right move for both teams. 2. TORONTO RAPTORS - PLAYOFFS?: Think about it for a second. Miami, Indiana, Chicago, Brooklyn and New York - Put those five in the Top 5 in whatever order youd like for next season. After that, its a crap shoot for the bottom three spots of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Milwaukee, Atlanta and Boston (the other three playoff teams from this past season) are all going to have a different and possibly weaker look next season. The six, seven and eight spots are up for grabs. Im as curious as all of you what the Raps decide to do in the coming months with their team building plan. Do they try to develop a winning/playoff environment during the 2013-14 season or go the developmental route and try to acquire assets for down the line? Your guess is as good as mine. This Thursday nights NBA Draft will be our first look at what the direction will be. 3. ANDRE IGUODALA (Nuggets): Opting out of his contract and will be a free agent. The trade to Denver was a great opportunity to showcase his game in an up tempo style that suited his game. Hes a versatile athlete who plays both ways well and hard for you. Hes got lots of fans round the league and hes proven to be a valuable member of both the 76ers and the Nuggets and has the Olympics experience under his belt. Hes polished and hell be a target for teams with cap space if he keeps his salary/term demands at a fair/reasonable level. 4. CANADIANS IN THE NBA DRAFT (Anthony Bennett-UNLV / Kelly Olynyk-Gonzaga / Myck Kabongo-Texas): If you get a chance, check out Mondays USA Today. Theres a neat article on the growth of basketball in Canada. Well likely see three more Canadians drafted on Thursday night. Bennett and Olynyk are first rounders and Kabongo is all over the board in the 2nd round, depending on who you talk with. Im excited to see how it unfolds and more importantly for the future of Canadian hoops. The best is yet to come! 5. DWANE CASEY (Toronto Raptors): Announced last week that hell be back as the head coach. Beyond staff decisions, player development and putting together the roster with GM Masai Ujiri, a huge component of improving the team in 2013-14 will be how they perform/execute in the fourth quarter of games. Situational basketball performance is the make/break aspect of teams and coaches. Im sure Casey and his new staff will take significant time between now and the start of evaluating each and every fourth quarter this past season where the Raptors let a lead slip away that resulted in a loss. Way too many times this took place and it will be the defining judgment piece for this upcoming season. How you perform under the pressure of the fourth quarter spotlight in the NBA is usually the make/break aspect of a team, season and coaching staff. Control to the best of your ability what you can control and move those chess pieces in an appropriate/timely manner and the narrative of a season becomes more fun to watch. Guillermo Varela Jersey . 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Durant finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds, Jackson matched his career high with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and Lamb scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, lifting the Thunder to a 94-88 win over San Antonio and snapping the Spurs 11-game winning streak. http://www.jerseysmanchesterunitedsoccer.com/womens-bastian-schweinsteiger-manchester-united-jersey/ . -- Catcher Brett Hayes has agreed to a $630,000, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, avoiding salary arbitration.Anthony Mullally will make his competitive debut for Leeds in Sundays World Club Challenge against North Queensland Cowboys, live on Sky Sports 1 HD. The 24-year-old Ireland prop, who has joined the Super League champions on a three-year deal, made a brief appearance against the touring New Zealanders at Headingley last October, when he sustained an ankle injury.The call-up of Mullally is one of three enforced changes to the Rhinos side that lost 56-12 at Widnes on Sunday as coach Brian McDermott confirmed the absence of Carl Ablett, Tom Briscoe and Ashton Golding with injuries that are expected to keep them out for six to eight weeks. Winger Ash Handley, who deputised for Briscoe for four months last season when the England international was sidelined with shoulder trouble, and second rower Josh Walters, who came off the bench to score the winning try in Octobers Grand Final, are the other additions.McDermott said forward Jamie Jones-Buchanan and new hooker Beau Falloon are close to recovering from injury but Sundays game will come too soon for them. Anthony Mullally will make his Rhinos debut against the Cowboys The Rhinos boss also confirmed that, in the absence of new captain Danny McGuire, his starting half-backs will be 19-year-old Jordan Lilley, who made only his second Super League start on Sunday, and 21-year-old Liam Sutcliffe.They will be up against experienced duo Michael Morgan and Johnathan Thurston, who on Thursday night was presented with his third Golden Boot as the best player in the game. Leeds suffered a 56-12 loss at Widnes last Sunday, their second successive Super League defeat Thurston will lead a full-strength Cowboys team, with coach Paul Green confirming the line-up that gained a 17-16 golden-point win over Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Grand Final in October. Johnathan Thurston talks to Brian Carney about his tough road to the NRL Green says his team will not be underestimating the Super League champions despite the departure of Kevin Sinfield, Jamie Peacock and Kylie Leuluai at the end of last season and their latest injury problems. Morgan Schneiderlin Jersey. .Leeds have been a proud club and very strong team for a number of seasons so obviously they have a winning mentality, said Green. Brian Carneys Cowboys to watch Matt Scott: An old school prop, one of the best in the world.Lachlan Coote: Missed the entire 2014 season with an ACL injury but was back to his best last year.Jason Taumalolo: The 22-year-old was named in Dally M team of the season for 2015 and there is more to come from the powerful Kiwi. From what I can see, theyve certainly got a very good culture and, when you come up against teams like that, theres an expectation that whoever wears the jersey does the job so with that in mind were expecting a tough game.Well also be playing in conditions that were certainly not used to - its about 40 degrees back home. Thurstons story Brian Carney pays tribute to one of the greatest players of all time McDermott said his young half-backs were excited as can be but admits the teams preparation for their seventh World Club Challenge has been far from ideal.Because of the little bit of adversity weve got at the moment, it is a challenge, said McDermott. Weve got to get over a very good team. 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