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Rudy Gay was never a lock to be traded from the Sacramento Kings. He owned a player option for this summer and made it clear before this season that he wanted out. But the Kings were, and remain, obsessed with grabbing the Western Conference’s No. 8 seed. Rudy Gay was a big part of that [...]

When broached about the subject on Saturday, LeBron James said his decision on whether he will return to the U.S. Men’s Olympic Basketball Team at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo will largely depend on whether Spurs Head Coach and coaching legend Gregg Popovich takes over as head coach. LeBron has won two gold medals in [...]

The Los Angeles Lakers are organically tanking. Or maybe they’re just plain tanking. Injuries to key players have awaited the Lakers this season at every turn. And just when they were starting to reach full strength, D’Angelo Russell suffered multiple knee injuries that are expected to keep him out a couple weeks at minimum, per the Orange [...]

Imagine you’re a general manager. Would you give up a first-round pick for P.J. Tucker’s expiring contract? The Phoenix Suns are hoping so. Even though the Los Angeles Clippers, as of now, won’t. Per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: The Clippers have offered a future second-round pick for Suns forward P.J. Tucker — who is said to [...]

Carmelo Anthony has started in every NBA All-Star Game since 2010, a stretch spanning seven superstar exhibitions. This year, though, he wasn’t named to the opening docket, something we all anticipated—including Melo himself. From ESPN.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk: “Nah, I wasn’t expecting you guys to vote me in,” Anthony said to reporters. “Not at all. I’ve [...]

Pre-game warmups can be dangerous, apparently. While getting ready for the San Antonio Spurs’ Thursday night date with the Denver Nuggets, Pau Gasol sustained a fairly serious left hand injury, per the San Antonio Express-News‘ Melissa Rohlin: Pau Gasol sustained a fractured fourth metacarpal in his left hand during warmups Thursday before the Spurs hosted the [...]

In the wake of the Miami Heat’s down season, Goran Dragic is expected to be available ahead of the trade deadline. If you want him, though, you’ll need to do better than Nikola Vucevic and a first-round pick. Just ask the Orlando Magic, according to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: The most substantive trade proposal generating buzz [...]

No one is quite sure if Chris Bosh will ever play in the NBA again given his now-extensive history with blood clots, but the Chicago Bulls are monitoring his situation ahead of next season. From ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: 1. More than one rival team has said they don’t expect Bosh to be waived by Miami [...]

The NBA trade deadline this year could turn into a spectacle because of the money flooding into the NBA. A new media contract will continue to increase the salary cap, providing teams with more cap space. This helps enable trade involving players with large contracts, the type who tend to make the biggest difference on [...]

When Khris Middleton first suffered his hamstring tear ahead of the regular season, many wondered whether he would play at all this year. The initial timeline had him returning sometime in the spring, at which point the Milwaukee Bucks would surely be well outside the Eastern Conference playoff picture, having little or no incentive to [...]