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Kyrie Irving’s trade request did not prevent some Cleveland Cavaliers players from hoping he’d still stick around. The actual trade should, though. (Sorry.) From ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin: As the Cavs sat on Irving’s trade request for more than six weeks, the stalemate led some around the league to wonder if Cleveland were willing to enter [...]

The potential super trio of the future in Philadelphia of Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz got one step closer to being able to impact the league next season. Ben Simmons has been fully cleared to play basketball. Simmons apparently took part in a full court pickup game in his home country of Australia [...]

If the Chicago Bulls care about the thoughtz and feelz of their young players, Dwyane Wade won’t be around much longer. While appearing on ESPN’s Tuesday edition of The Jump, Nick Friedell reminded us that The Windy City’s kiddies don’t have a soft spot for their veteran teammate: The young players on the Bulls really can’t [...]

The NBA season doesn’t start for nearly two months, and LeBron James is already locked in. The rest of the NBA might want to watch out. ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin relayed this tidbit about James’ offseason workouts: There’s an element of training camp talk here. Everyone is optimistic and in the best shape of their lives [...]

Kyrie Irving got his wish, and now he’s happy. Nay, thrilled. The four-time All-Star requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers in late July, and roughly one month later, he’s headed to the Boston Celtics, as first reported by The Vertical’s Shams Charania, in exchange for Jae Crowder, Isaiah Thomas, Ante Zizic and the Brooklyn [...]

As one super sidekick leaves town another one may be returning. Amidst all of the craziness surrounding the mega blockbuster trade between the two top teams in the eastern conference with Kyrie Irving being swapped for a pretty awesome package featuring Isaiah Thomas, some more good news may be on the way for the Cavs: [...]

The NBA never ceases to provide jaw dropping or Twitter breaking news even in the month of August. In one of the most blockbuster trades in recent memory, the top teams and rivals in the eastern conference have agreed to a trade this afternoon as the Cavaliers are sending Kyrie Irving to the Celtics for [...]

LeBron James does not care for Blake Griffin’s prediction that he’s more likely to leave Cleveland for New York than Los Angeles. While making an appearance on the”View From the Cheap Seats“ podcast, the Los Angeles Clippers’ All-Star forward said the following (h/t TMZ): “Honestly, I don’t see him coming to L.A. period,” Griffin said … [...]

Nerlens Noel has a new agent. Maybe now he’ll get a new contract. The 23-year-old center is finally making moves after spending nearly two months on the restricted free-agent market, opting to hire Rich Paul of Klutch Sports as his new representation, per Basketball Insiders’ Michael Scotto: Noel’s reasoning isn’t quite clear, but we can [...]

Steve Kerr is not worried about missing any time on the sidelines next season. Back issues forced him out of action at different points of the 2015-16 and 2016-17 campaigns, but the Golden State Warriors’ head coach doesn’t anticipate any issues leading into 2017-18. As he told the San Francisco Chronicle‘s Scott Ostler (h/t CBS Sports’ Chris [...]