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Report: Cleveland Cavaliers Have Started ‘Testing’ Trade Market for Kyle Korver

Report: Cleveland Cavaliers Have Started ‘Testing’ Trade Market for Kyle Korver

Kyle Korver may not be a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers much longer. As the team scrambles to figure out a longer-term solution to fill the head-coach vacancy created by the firing of Tyronn Lue, it’s also attempting to steer deeper into its youth movement by gauging Korver’s market value, according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski [...]

October 31, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Luke Walton Says Lakers Aspire to Be One of NBA’s Top-10 Defensive Teams

Luke Walton Says Lakers Aspire to Be One of NBA’s Top-10 Defensive Teams

Despite a sluggish 2-5 start to the season, the Los Angeles Lakers aspire to be one of the NBA’s 10 best defensive teams. Or so says Luke Walton. Here’s what the Lakers’ head coach had to say (h/t Silver Screen & Roll’s Harrison Faigen): “We have a goal to be a top-10 defensive team, which [...]

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LeBron James Celebrated Brandon Ingram’s Return by Comparing Him to Durant & Giannis

LeBron James Celebrated Brandon Ingram’s Return by Comparing Him to Durant & Giannis

LeBron James is so excited to get Brandon Ingram back from his four-game suspension that he compared him to Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Durant. True story. Here’s what LeBron said of Ingram’s return, per Mike Trudell of Lakers.com (h/t Silver Screen & Roll’s Anthony Irwin): “There’s not that many guys with that length. You look [...]

October 30, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Enes Kanter Doesn’t Seem Thrilled About Being Relegated to New York Knicks Bench

Enes Kanter Doesn’t Seem Thrilled About Being Relegated to New York Knicks Bench

Enes Kanter has been relegated to the second unit by New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale, and while he’s not being openly mutinous about the decision, he doesn’t exactly seem thrilled with it. From NorthJersey.com’s Chris Iseman: The usually outgoing and talkative Kanter gave short answers when he was asked about coming off the [...]

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Report: Disconnect with Cavs GM Koby Altman Factored into Tyronn Lue Getting Fired

Report: Disconnect with Cavs GM Koby Altman Factored into Tyronn Lue Getting Fired

Tyronn Lue did not lose the Cleveland Cavaliers’ locker room before getting fired. He lost general manager Koby Altman. Speaking for Watch Stadium, Shams Charania relayed that the disconnect shared between these two ultimately led to Lue’s demise: As Charania states in the above clip, Altman had apparently told Kyle Korver and J.R. Smith they [...]

October 30, 2018 admin Blogs 0

NBA Scoring at Historic Levels

NBA Scoring at Historic Levels

The game has changed for the better over the past decade as the NBA game is more fast-paced and open than ever with teams spacing the floor out and moving the ball like a whirring machine with most seven footers launching three-pointers, something that seemed unimaginable even a decade ago. The league is full of [...]

October 29, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Report: Gordon “Mandatory” in any Butler Trade

Report: Gordon “Mandatory” in any Butler Trade

Fresh off of a 66 win season and a collapse away from their first NBA Finals appearance in 23 years, the Rockets have gotten off to a rough 1-4 start in 2018-19. Harden has been hampered, Paul has been suspended, and the Rockets defense has been atrocious in the aftermath of losing Trevor Ariza and [...]

October 29, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Wiggins Asked For, Received Payment to Play on Canadian National Team

Wiggins Asked For, Received Payment to Play on Canadian National Team

Canada has emerged on the international basketball scene in recent years and Andrew Wiggins may be the most gifted player to come from that emergence (until R.J. Barrett, watch him at Duke this year, he is special). Wiggins is a freakishly athletic wing who can light up the score sheet and has done so since [...]

October 29, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

LeBron Moves Into 6th on All-Time Scoring List

LeBron Moves Into 6th on All-Time Scoring List

15 years into his legendary NBA career, LeBron James is still operating at essentially the same level that he has for the past 12 to 13 years. While his new look Lakers have struggled out of the gates with a 2-4 start, King James is still playing at an MVP level and climbing the all [...]

October 29, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Kevin Durant ‘Not Really’ Impressed by New York Billboard Recruiting Him on Knicks’ Behalf

Kevin Durant ‘Not Really’ Impressed by New York Billboard Recruiting Him on Knicks’ Behalf

Here we are, fewer than 10 games into the NBA’s regular season, and all almost everybody wants to talk about is 2019 free agency. It’s kind of annoying. At the same time, it makes total sense. Next summer’s free-agent class is awash with stars, many of whom are considered flight risks. From Jimmy Butler and [...]

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