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Somewhat lost in the Paul George-Los Angeles Lakers-Indiana Pacers triangle is the fact that Tinseltown has a draft pick to use this week. The Lakers aren’t giving up the second overall selection in any George deal, so the question of whether to choose Lonzo Ball or Josh Jackson lives on. As of now, the favorite [...]

The Golden State Warriors’ offseason will not be without its drama. No, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry aren’t going anywhere. Durant, in fact, will probably end up taking a slight pay cut, on a non-Bird max, so that the Warriors can retain the Bird rights to free agents Shaun Livingston and Andre Iguodala. But that [...]

The Philadelphia 76ers organization and their fans have gone through a rough past four seasons, as former General Manager Sam Hinkie had absolutely zero problem with tanking and doing it in an obvious fashion in order to acquire high draft picks, cap space and other assets. The past four seasons of extreme tanking has come [...]

It has been known for months now that Paul George has dreamt of being the next superstar to don a Los Angeles Lakers uniform and has had his sights set on joining them in free agency in 2018. As The Vertical Reporter Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted over the weekend, George has all but told the Pacers [...]

As is customary, although more than slightly ridiculous, the odds makers in Vegas have already released their initial championship odds for the 2017-18 season and as expected, the Warriors are heavy favorites. Here are the complete odds: Odds To Win 2017-18 NBA Championship Golden State WARRIORS 1-2 Cleveland CAVALIERS 3-1 San Antonio SPURS 12-1 Boston [...]

‘Tis the season for NBA draft mayhem, and the Philadelphia 76ers are authoring some top-notch bedlam. Armed with the third overall pick in this year’s draft, the Sixers have been linked from everyone to Josh Jackson, to Jayson Tatum, to Lonzo Ball, to De’Aaron Fox. And now, according to ESPN.com’s Ian Begley, they’re enamored with [...]

According to a report from former ESPN columnist, Grantland creator and current CEO of The Ringer Bill Simmmons, murmurs are bustling around the league that the Lakers and Suns are trying to work out a trade to swap the No. 2 and No. 4 pick in the draft. Simmons says that he heard that the [...]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ first offseason pursuit is officially a success. They now employ NBA legend, and logo, Jerry West. ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne broke the news late Wednesday night, stating that, while West hasn’t signed a contract with the Clippers just yet, he knew that Game 5 of the NBA Finals was his last as a [...]

Go ahead and pencil in Paul Millsap as a legitimate flight risk in free agency. He always held this status to some extent. He’s 32 years old, and the Atlanta Hawks aren’t in position to contend for anything special over the next few years. He could easily find greener pastures in free agency. And yet, [...]

The Dallas Mavericks aren’t messing around. We know they are interested in targeting Jrue Holiday, one of this summer’s 10 best free agents. But they aren’t alone, and they need to clear enough cap space to sign him. Even then, they still have to contend with the New Orleans Pelicans’ ability to offer a fifth [...]