Blogs

The Grizzlies came into the 2016-17 season with renewed hope after an injury ravaged 2015-16 season led to many believing the Grit and Grind era could be over and it was time for a rebuild. Then the Grizzlies briefly made Mike Conley the highest played player in NBA history and gave $24 million per season [...]

Nerlens Noel has not been shy about voicing his distaste for the Philadelphia 76ers’ fronctourt pileup. And yes, as the big man nears his return to the team’s rotation, that concerns head coach Brett Brown. Per CSN Philly’s Jessica Camerato: Brown is working to keep the team moving forward as a unit while still being [...]

Coach Pop gonna Coach Pop. Following the San Antonio Spurs’ loss to the Chicago Bulls, their first road L of the season, Gregg Popovich disparaged his team’s effort, per ESPN.com’s Michael C. Wright: Asked whether it was his job to make sure the Spurs were ready to play, Popovich said, “I don’t remember playing tonight. [...]

The dance between Donatas Motiejunas and the Houston Rockets is finally over. Per Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical: And so ends one of the more bizarre player-team sagas in recent memory. Houston tried to deal Motiejunas to the Detroit Pistons ahead of last year’s trade deadline, only to have him fail his physical and the [...]

Ian Mahinmi is injured again. The big man, fresh off signing a four-year, $64 million deal with the Washington Wizards, has been limited to a single appearance due to injuries in both his right and left knees. And now his right knee needs another MRI, according to CSN Mid-Atlantic’s J. Michael: Ian Mahinmi, who has [...]

The formerly and briefly great Warriors and Clippers rivalry of a few years ago has become increasingly one-sided as the Warriors won their seventh straight against the Clip show in Los Angeles Wednesday night with another shellacking 115-98. As you may have noticed between these two franchises with the heated playoff history, the on court [...]

Let’s briefly recap what’s happened between the Houston Rockets and Donatas Motiejunas over the past year. The team tried trading him to the Detroit Pistons last season. But the deal was rescinded because Motiejunas failed a physical on a account of his back. He finished out the season with them, logging some serious time in [...]

Say what you will about the Dallas Mavericks and owner Mark Cuban, but they have foresight. DeMarcus Cousins, the NBA’s best center when locked in, will be a free agent in 2018. That seems like a lifetime away, and many expect the Sacramento Kings to trade him before then. The Mavericks won’t have the assets [...]

The world’s injury bugs have not been kind to the Boston Celtics. Jae Crowder, Al Horford, Kelly Olynyk and Marcus Smart have all missed time, and now Isaiah Thomas seems slated to miss some time with a groin injury for which he needed an injection, per Chris Forsberg of ESPN.com: Boston’s offense goes from scoring [...]

Kevin Durant is averaging 26.5 points per game with a true shooting percentage of 66.7 for the Golden State Warriors. That’s enough to impress Jerry West, a team advisor, but not quite enough to satisfy him. He thinks Durant should shoot more. As West said, per the Orange Country Register‘s Mark Whicker: Jerry West, adviser [...]