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Kevin Love to Have Knee Surgery, Miss 6 Weeks

Kevin Love to Have Knee Surgery, Miss 6 Weeks

Kevin Love has easily been having his best season since joining the Cavaliers in 2014, he has found a way to maximize his skill set to fit in seamlessly with LeBron and Kyrie Irving and is back to his 20 and 11 ways without having to be the focal point or even the second option [...]

February 14, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Cavs Trade Andersen, Cash for Conditional 2nd Round Pick

Cavs Trade Andersen, Cash for Conditional 2nd Round Pick

The Cavaliers have been active in the trade market for the past few days trying to find a taker for veteran and currently injured big man Chris “Birdman” Andersen. Andersen appeared in 12 games for the Cavs this season, averaging 2.3 points and 2.6 rebounds in 9 minutes per game and his season and career [...]

February 14, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

With Jusuf Nurkic Gone, Danilo Gallinari Is Now Most Likely Nuggets Player to be Traded

With Jusuf Nurkic Gone, Danilo Gallinari Is Now Most Likely Nuggets Player to be Traded

The Denver Nuggets could be done dealing after swapping Jusuf Nurkic and a first-round pick for Mason Plumlee and a second-round choice. Or they could be gearing up to trade Danilo Gallinari. From ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: Now that the Jusuf Nurkic trade we’ve been anticipating for weeks has materialized at last, league sources say Danilo [...]

February 13, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Rockets GM Daryl Morey Doesn’t See Team Making Any Big Moves at Trade Deadline

Rockets GM Daryl Morey Doesn’t See Team Making Any Big Moves at Trade Deadline

The Houston Rockets are always among the most aggressive NBA teams when it comes to upgrading and retooling the roster through trades and free agency. Naturally, then, you expect general manager Daryl Morey to be active ahead of the league’s Feb. 23 trade deadline. Alas, Houston’s architect doesn’t see much activity in the cards. As [...]

February 13, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Raptors, Heat Among ‘Handful’ of NBA Teams Interested in Trading for Serge Ibaka

Raptors, Heat Among ‘Handful’ of NBA Teams Interested in Trading for Serge Ibaka

Every so often leading into the NBA’s trade deadline, there’s a high-profile player or five who seems overwhelmingly likely to get dealt. And by this we mean it becomes a huge shock should said player finish the season with his current team. This year, Serge Ibaka falls under that umbrella. There’s a new spin on the [...]

February 13, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Philadelphia 76ers Appear on Verge of Trading Jahlil Okafor (Finally)

Philadelphia 76ers Appear on Verge of Trading Jahlil Okafor (Finally)

Jahlil Okafor’s name has been bandied about the NBA’s trade rumor mill all season, and it finally appears as if the Philadelphia 76ers are on the verge of sending him elsewhere. First, there was this from Philly.com’s Keith Pompey: The Sixers appear to be getting closer to moving their third overall pick in the 2015 [...]

February 13, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Nuggets Clear Losers Long Term in Trade Over the Weekend

Nuggets Clear Losers Long Term in Trade Over the Weekend

Now that we are a mere 10 days away from the 2017 NBA trade deadline, a very active trade market behind the scenes will finally materialize into some player and asset movement as teams try to improve their rosters and prepare themselves for a postseason run, the 2017 off-season and beyond. The second real trade [...]

February 13, 2017 Anou Enright Blogs, Ryan Bawek 0

Draymond Green Does Something Never Done in NBA History

Draymond Green Does Something Never Done in NBA History

The past three years Draymond Green has worked his way up and morphed into one of the most diversely skilled and valuable players in the NBA. He has an ability to defend multiple positions, be a rim protector, the conductor of the most beautiful offense the NBA has seen in years (with a kings ransom [...]

February 13, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Atlanta Hawks Continue to Resist Temptation to Trade Paul Millsap

Atlanta Hawks Continue to Resist Temptation to Trade Paul Millsap

Does anyone believe the Atlanta Hawks? The answer to that question might have been a resounding no roughly one month ago, just after they shipped Kyle Korver to the Cleveland Cavaliers. But their preference not to trade Paul Millsap no longer feels like the most transparent of ploys. We are less than two weeks from the [...]

February 13, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Blazers and Nuggets Agree to Mason Plumlee-for-Jusuf Nurkic Trade

Blazers and Nuggets Agree to Mason Plumlee-for-Jusuf Nurkic Trade

People, we have a trade. On the first Sunday of no football, The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski proved the NBA would do its best to replace the void left by the NFL, reporting that the Denver Nuggets would be sending Jusuf Nurkic and a first-round pick to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Mason Plumlee [...]

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