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New York Knicks team president Phil Jackson might want to rethink his attempts to trade Carmelo Anthony.   Melo tweeted this on Tuesday ahead of the Knicks’ game with the Washington Wizards: There’s no way this doesn’t have anything to do with the recent rumors, right? Especially knowing how many times Jackson, or a friend of his, [...]

Even though their super partnership ended two and half years ago when LeBron decided to end his stay in Miami and return home to Cleveland, LeBron’s former partner in crime, Dwyane Wade, has come to his aid again, this time in support of his explosive comments about Charles Barkley. As we all know by now, [...]

Dion Waiters is enjoying a hot streak. Since returning to the Miami Heat’s starting five on Jan. 10, he’s averaging 19.5 points and 5.2 assists per game on 44.2 percent shooting, including a 42.9 percent clip from downtown. He has also hit a couple of game-winners, most notably the one against the Golden State Warriors. [...]

DeAndre Jordan is already headed to New Orleans for the NBA’s 2017 All-Star on Feb. 19. He might as well participate in Saturday night’s Slam Dunk Contest as well, right? That’s exactly what Jordan appears to be thinking. Maybe. We think. Actually, we can’t be sure about anything. But Jordan is thinking about accepting the [...]

It is no secret that the Cavaliers are in dire need of a back up point guard or ball handler with some more experience and ability to run the show when LeBron James and Kyrie Irving aren’t in the game. Although we have run the gamut of potential trade targets the Cavaliers could or already [...]

The Washington Wizards are the NBA’s hottest team. And they’re only getting healthier. According to CSN Mid-Atlantic’s J. Michael, the Wizards are hopeful that Ian Mahinmi, their biggest offseason addition, will be ready to rock before the NBA’s All-Star break: The Wizards, other league sources said, believe that Mahinmi has a chance to play before the All-Star [...]

The Boston Celtics, as per usual, are tough to get a read on. First, we think we have no interest in a Carmelo Anthony trade. Then, we believe they want to join the party as a third-team facilitator. Now, according to the Boston Herald‘s Steve Bulpett, they’re open to the idea of actually getting Melo: But [...]

Like you needed more evidence Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle is simply the best. On the heels of the Mavericks’ Monday night win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, which came one night after they beat the San Antonio Spurs, Carlisle had this to say of his suddenly plucky group, per SB Nation’s Tim Cato: How [...]

Jimmy Butler is playing untouchable-level basketball, but rival league executives told the Chicago Tribune‘s K.C. Johnson he might not be so untouchable as the NBA nears its Feb. 23 trade deadline: There are rival executives who believe the Bulls and Celtics will rekindle trade talks centered on Jimmy Butler before the Feb. 23 deadline. The teams [...]

Remember how we all thought Nikola Vucevic was the only Orlando Magic big truly on the chopping block? Yeah, that’s not true. Serge Ibaka is right there with him, according to the Sporting News’ Sean Deveney: It has not taken long for buyers’ remorse to kick in. League sources told Sporting News that the Magic [...]