As each day passes and the Cavaliers demands in return for Kyrie Irving seemingly get higher and higher, it feels less and less likely that Irving is suiting up for another team next season. So now in addition to requesting a really good veteran that can help them win now, a young star for the [...]
July 27, 2017
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LeBron James has invited Derrick Rose to work out with him in Las Vegas. Whatever. The two are teammates now. James probably wants to make sure both of Rose’s knees are attached. This happens. But Eric Bledsoe is already in Vegas working out beside James, which is something I’m sure no one will read into, [...]
July 27, 2017
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The hip injury that ended Isaiah Thomas’ season during the Eastern Conference Finals won’t prevent him from starting 2017-18—or rather, at the very least, he won’t be going under the knife. Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge announced on Wednesday that surgery has been ruled out for the All-Star point guard, telling The Boston Globe‘s Adam Himmelsbach (h/t CBS Sports): [...]
July 27, 2017
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There hasn’t been a NBA game played in the city of Seattle since April 14, 2008. That was over nine years ago and it’s a complete shame for the league as Seattle has always had a passionate and rabid fan base. As we all know the franchise moved to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder. [...]
July 27, 2017
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As if we needed more proof that Joe Ingles is a class act. The Utah Jazz officially announced on Tuesday that they had re-signed the combo wing to a four-year, $52 million deal, and while speaking with reporters, he was naturally asked about Gordon Hayward’s decision to bolt for the Boston Celtics. His response to [...]
July 26, 2017
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So much for LeBron James being eager for the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade Kyrie Irving in the wake of his request to play elsewhere. On the heels of Derrick Rose agreeing to join the reigning Eastern Conference champs, Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon wrote that the four-time MVP was “eager” for the Cavaliers to deal Irving. This, [...]
July 26, 2017
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If the Phoenix Suns acquire Kyrie Irving from the Cleveland Cavaliers, it will not be at the expense of Josh Jackson. Ergo, they probably aren’t trading for Kyrie Irving. According to Arizona Sports 98.7’s John Gambadoro and ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne, Phoenix isn’t interested in forking over the No. 4 pick and have assured him as [...]
July 26, 2017
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Carmelo Anthony isn’t about to do the New York Knicks any favors. To the contrary, he seems prepared to restrict their movement even further than before. Though it was initially believed Anthony would accept a trade to either the Cleveland Cavaliers or Houston Rockets, his list has shrunk to include just the latter, according to [...]
July 26, 2017
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The past few years have been rough for Brandon Knight. Formerly a top five recruit in the country in his high school class of 2010, the No. 8 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft for the Detroit Pistons and once seen as the point guard of the future for the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks, [...]
July 26, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
DeMar DeRozan has developed himself into one of the best 25 players in the NBA and one of the NBA’s three best shooting guards over the past few years by utilizing his elite athletic gifts and mid-range game to get to the free throw line at will and become a top notch scorer in the [...]
July 25, 2017
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Ryan Bawek