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The Oklahoma City Thunder traded for Paul George. Then they signed Patrick Patterson. Then they wrapped up Andre Roberson on a very reasonable three-year, $30 million deal. And then they pulled off another heist for Carmelo Anthony. Sounds like enough to get Russell Westbrook sign an extension? Or at least say he plans on signing [...]

LeBron James seems like a pretty spectacular dude. So spectacular he’ll offer advice to a teammate-turned-member-of-the-Boston Celtics? Not so fast. James was asked on Monday during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ opening media availability whether he’s spoken with Kyrie Irving since he left. His answer was no. He was also asked whether he had any advice for [...]

Contrary to popular belief, Paul George does not have one leg in his Oklahoma City Thunder gym shorts, the other in a pair of Los Angeles Lakers garb. He is, right now, all-in with the Thunder—a position in which he could see himself staying, especially after the trade for Carmelo Anthony. As the All-Star forward [...]

According to a report from The Vertical, the Chicago Bulls have reached an agreement with free agent power forward Nikola Mirotic for a two-year, $27 million contract. Mirotic averaged 10.6 points per game last season in 24 minutes per game as his inconsistent play caused him to be in and out of the rotation. Mirotic [...]

The Joel Embiid injury-update train remains at a standstill. The Philadelphia 76ers opened training camp on Monday with Media Day. General manager Bryan Colangelo was, naturally, asked about the health of Embiid, who appeared in just 31 games last season before being shut down with a meniscus injury. And, well, let’s just say the information [...]

Kristaps Porzingis believes he’s ready to headline the New York Knicks without Carmelo Anthony. The New York Daily News‘ Frank Isola caught up with the 7’3″ skyscraper shortly after the Knicks traded Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a 2018 second-round pick (via the Chicago Bulls). He was [...]

Apparently there was a real chance that Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James could have been teammates this season. According to a report from Cleveland.com, before the Knicks agreed to the blockbuster trade to send Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a 1st Round Pick, the Knicks tried to [...]

We all knew Dwyane Wade wouldn’t be a Chicago Bull too much longer, it made little sense for the 35-year-old veteran to play and act as the centerpiece for a team in the midst of a massive rebuild. Wade and the Bulls agreed to a buyout for the final year and $23.8 million of his [...]

As the games evolves and players devise new ways to gain an advantage by skirting or stretching the rules, the NBA has an obligation to monitor these things closely and update their rule book accordingly. They are in the process of doing so this off-season to curb tanking and now they are implementing a few [...]

Boston was the big winner in free agency this season as they were able to lure 27-year-old All-Star wing Gordon Hayward from the Utah Jazz. Everybody knew Boston would be a big contender for Hayward’s services because of his connection with Celtics Head Coach Brad Stevens, whom recruited him to and coached him at Butler [...]