Good morning, LeBron is giving us deja vu

Good morning. Let’s basketball.

BASKETBALL! The Cavs scrimmaged, and so we have video evidence of LeBron and Love playing in Cleveland jerseys.

THE NEXT 12 NBA GMS: I ran through a list of guys who are not really household names but are likely to be the next guys running your local NBA team.

NO! Red Panda is retiring. Halftime will never be the same.

THERE’S NO PROBLEM HERE: J. Tinsley at The Sports Fan Journal on the reignition of the Cavs-Wizards rivalry.

HOW THE LAKERS COULD ACTUALLY MAKE THE PLAYOFFS: Dan Rubenstein explains. Sorcery, yes?

NBA BLOG PREVIEWS: Next up are Detroit Bad Boys for the Pistons and Welcome To Loud City for the Thunder.

MEN LIE WOMEN LIE BUCKETS DON’T: For really real, Dion Waiters is my favorite player in the league right now.

AWESOME: The NBA is adding its third ever full-time female referee, Lauren Holtkamp. Violet Palmer is still working the league, too. Dee Kantner works in the WNBA’s executive suite now.

WOW: The NBA and in particular the D-League have considered reducing all trips to the line to one free throw which would be worth one, two or three points depending on the nature of the foul. Doing so would save an estimated five minutes of boring moments from the average game, according to Kevin Arnovitz’s math. Is it worth that five minutes?

UH OH: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist’s new jumper might actually be legit.

SHARP POINT: Scott Cacciola on what Jose Calderon can bring to New York.

NO FEAR: Good Ken Berger piece on David Blatt, who is not afraid of failure in an incredibly high-pressure situation.

GOOD QUESTION: Is Flip Saunders ready to coach the Timberwolves?

BLESSED: Kenny Thomas is on the cover of a magazine in 2014.

MATURITY: DeMarcus Cousins on becoming a leader, especially on defense.

NOW HIRING: We’re looking for a few good part-time newsdesk writers at SBNation.com. We are also accepting freelance pitches. Get at us.

Happy Thursday. See you next time.