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Weekly NBA Fix 7-26-2014: NBA Looking At ‘All-Star Week’

By Phil Watson

LeBron James has been campaigning for awhile to get a longer All-Star break. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
LeBron James has been campaigning for awhile to get a longer All-Star break. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Former New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets and Cleveland Cavaliers coach Byron Scott played for the Showtime Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s. Now he will reportedly be the Lakers’ new head coach. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Former New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets and Cleveland Cavaliers coach Byron Scott played for the Showtime Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s. Now he will reportedly be the Lakers’ new head coach. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /

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According to Chris Broussard (so take that for what it’s worth), the Los Angeles Lakers have settled on Byron Scott as their new coach.

Chris Paul says the prospect of him boycotting the Los Angeles Clippers if Donald Sterling remains the owner of the franchise when the season begins is very real. One question: Did Paul not realize Sterling was who he is before he took his money and went there?

Omri Casspi is on his third team of the offseason, signing with the Sacramento Kings after being traded from the Houston Rockets to the New Orleans Pelicans, who waived him.

Marc Grandi of Golden Gate Sports compares the Golden State Warriors to some of the other contenders in the NBA.

Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders said in a Friday chat that no one has made an offer to restricted free agent Eric Bledsoe because they know the Phoenix Suns will match it.