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          Ranking NBA's top backcourts

          Guards Chris Paul and J.J. Redick have the Clippers well-positioned for a title run in 2014-15. Getty Images
          • Amin Elhassan, ESPN Staff WriterAug 20, 2014, 12:18 PM ET
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            • Video coordinator, college scout, Phoenix Suns
            • Assistant director of basketball operations, Phoenix Suns
            • MBA from Arizona State University
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          It's the dog days of summer, a time for reflection on what transpired and conjecture of what will occur in the NBA. It's also a time for proclamations both wild and inane, whether that's James Harden declaring he's the best player in the NBA or Stephen Curry opining that he and Klay Thompson would make the best duo in the '90s arcade game NBA Jam.