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Jusuf Nurkic has found new life as a member of the Portland Trailblazers. Nurkic had a very impressive rookie season for the Denver Nuggets in 2014-15 before dealing with injuries in his sophomore season and struggling to re-establish a role before being traded during the 2016-17 season. Since joining the Blazers last season, Nurkic has [...]

The Phoenix Suns are clearly in the middle of their first complete rebuild in franchise history and are in the process of extricating all of their veteran players for more youth and potential as they re-construct their team moving forward. Now that Eric Bledsoe is gone, the next step is to move one of their [...]

It is a very sad day for those who enjoyed the quaintness and unique experience of watching NBA players play televised games in a small practice gyms with no fans or seating the first few days of July each year with the Orlando Summer League. According to a report from the Orlando Sentinel on Monday, [...]

Is Kevin Garnett a good predictor of long-shot MVP winners? It seems we’re about to find out. Speaking with Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Abrams, the retired NBA legend and current host of TNT’s “Area 21” had some high praise for the Milwaukee Bucks’ 20-year-old skyscraper: B/R: You’ve done a lot of work with Thon Maker, right? KG: Thon [...]

Hey there! Did you know that LeBron James, in his 15th season, is averaging an NBA-leading 37.9 minutes per game? And did you also know his average spiked past 38 minutes prior to the Cleveland Cavaliers’ demolition of the Detroit Pistons on Monday night?  And did you know that this is entirely too many minutes for [...]

Kobe Bryant is more than a year removed from playing in the NBA—and roughly a half-decade displaced from his prime—but he continues to get love from present-day superstars. Kevin Durant is the latest megastud to pay homage to the Black Mamba. In one of his fan question-and-answer sessions on YouTube, the 2017 NBA Finals MVP [...]

I will be the first to admit, I thought Kyrie Irving was in for a rude awakening in his post-LeBron world after his divorce with the Cavaliers this summer. As of November 21, I couldn’t be more wrong. Irving looks every bit the role of mega star that can carry a team to championship contention [...]

Carmelo Anthony has the solution to the Oklahoma City Thunder’s crunch-time struggles on the offensive end: Paul George, Russell Westbrook and himself need to be more selfish. He expanded upon these sentiments, per the Norman Transcript‘s Fred Katz: “Too timid, we’re thinking too much,” he said. “Russ, PG, myself, we have to do a better job [...]

The New York Knicks have finally moved beyond the cloud that had been hanging over their organization with Carmelo Anthony and Phil Jackson and appear to be a playoff contender in the eastern conference with a team led by young superstar Kristaps Porzingis. They seem to be bonding more and having a lot more fun [...]

Kyrie Irving and Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens aren’t having any problems adjusting to one another. On the contrary, when asked about his relationship with the clipboard sage, specifically in late-game situations, Irving could only talk about how easy it has been for the two of them to forge chemistry, per the Boston Globe (via [...]