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Found May 03, 2012 on The Sport Mentalist 2: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Russell Westbrook,  Derrick Rose,  Kevin Durant,  Allen Iverson
TEAMS: Oklahoma City Thunder,  Chicago Bulls,  Philadelphia 76ers

How is the NBA counteracting the dearth of viable big men that are entering the league these days? Simple, teams have started to look more for penetrating point guards like the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook in the draft to help generate points in the paint.
Just look at some of the teams in the league now and how they operate. When the game is on the line, the Chicago Bulls give the ball to Derrick Rose and ask him to blow past a defender to either get them a critical basket or force the defense to send him to the foul line.
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