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Charles Barkley is nothing if not an entertaining and mesmerizing face of a franchise or an NBA broadcast crew and one would assume he would be the same as the face of a team’s front office. But would he be as good at it? According to him we could have had the chance to find [...]

Klay Thompson isn’t worried about championship fatigue derailing the Golden State Warriors’ quest for a three-peat—mostly because this time, they’re trying to do it as a parting gift to the city of Oakland. From ESPN.com’s Nick Friedell: “We want to do it for the fans of Oakland,” Thompson said after Sunday’s practice. “Been so loyal [...]

Richard Jefferson will go down as one of the better players in NBA history to have never appeared in an All-Star game. The athletic and gifted 20 point scorer turned into valued role player for the San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers and now after 17 seasons he is retiring. Jefferson announced his intention to [...]

The Toronto Raptors are not entering the regular season committed to a specific rotation or even starting five. They’re going to change things on a game-by-game, even half-by-half, distribution. Head coach Nick Nurse says so. From Josh Lewenberg: According to Toronto’s new head coach, who is known for his innovative mind and willingness to adapt [...]

The Lakers was traditionally one of the most ballyhooed and revered organizations in professional sports. A combination of a lot of winning and the glitz and glam of wearing the purple and yellow, had morphed into somewhat of a joke in recent years as they floundered near the bottom of the western conference and whiffed [...]

Draymond Green would love to end his career with the best team in NBA history. Go figure, right? Except, there’s more to his loyalty and interest in staying with the Golden State Warriors than tongue-in-cheek formalities. Kevin Durant has a player option for next summer and has been signing a series of one-year deals. Klay [...]

It does not look like the New York Knicks and Kristaps Porzingis are going to reach an extension agreement by next Monday’s deadline. It’s not even clear that they ever seriously talked about one. From the New York Daily NewsStefan Bondy: Monday represents the deadline for Porzingis to sign a $158 million extension, but there’s been [...]

How much faith does Austin Rivers have in his Washington Wizards? A bunch. Speaking with CBS Sports’ James Herbert, the 26-year-old combo-guard, who arrived via a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers, said that he thinks people are severely underrating the Wizards in the Eastern Conference race: “I think we’re heavily slept-on,” he tells me. [...]

Klay Thompson has zero qualms with LeBron James joining the Los Angeles Lakers. In fact, he welcomes it. From ESPN.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk: “I think it’s pretty cool,” Thompson said of seeing James in a Lakers jersey. “I don’t think you would have guessed it when he was with the Cavs when he started his rookie [...]

The Phoenix Suns announced on Monday that they have relieved general manager Ryan McDonough of his duties, which sets the stage for a fascinating search for his replacement. The timing of this move is weird. It comes inside two weeks of the Suns’ regular-season opener, long after they’ve gone through the draft and free-agency processes. [...]