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If the Charlotte Hornets ever embrace a full-on rebuild, Kemba Walker will be the first to go. Yes, he’s an unquestioned star. But he’s also a free agent summer. And the Hornets should want no part of a near-max deal that runs through his 33rd or 34th birthday. Their books are messy enough. Signing him [...]

The Kawhi Leonard sweepstakes have taken a turn for the weird. According to certain oddsmakers, the Toronto Raptors are now the team favored to begin next season with the San Antonio Spurs’ All-Star forward: Wow. Just, wow. As we’ve gone over in this space, these lines say more about betting tendencies and reactions to in-the-moment [...]

The first 24 hours of NBA free agency are one of the most exhilarating phenomenons in all of professional sports. Basketball junkies refresh their hoopshype rumors page about three times a minute to digest all of the meetings, rumors and player movement as it happens. While interest level is high online and the 12:01 am [...]

Did you try going to bed at a reasonable hour on Thursday night? Well, shame on you. Because the NBA got weird. A ton of things happened—two trades and one Isaiah Thomas signing, to be exact. One of those deals included Jeremy Lin being shipped from the Brooklyn Nets to the Atlanta Hawks. The news was, [...]

Let me preface this by saying that Carmelo Anthony is likely a future hall of famer and is one of the best offensive players in the NBA over the past 15 years. With that being said, he has been declining for a few years now and would be an absolutely terrible fit for the Houston [...]

Las Vegas is the center of the basketball world the few first weeks of July every summer as all 30 teams participate in Las Vegas NBA Summer League. It is basically an NBA conference where the whole industry meets, scouts, coaches, personnel players and coaches. It is also the first chance for the prized new [...]

Since being selected No.1 in the 2015 NBA Draft, Karl Anthony-Towns has shown that he is an NBA superstar in the making and every bit the franchise cornerstone for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He has averaged 21.6 points and 11.7 rebounds in three seasons and proven to be the model NBA center of the future as [...]

Most of the NBA world has been on tilt since LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Los Angeles Lakers. Stephen Curry does not count himself among those who are especially concerned with the four-time MVP’s latest relocation. As he told USA Today‘s Sam Amick: There’s a lot that’s been made about the competition in [...]

Give NBA commissioner Adam Silver truth serum, and he’ll probably cop to wishing the Golden State Warriors never signed Kevin Durant. As far as them ruining the league, though? You’ll never get him to admit that. Silver was asked about the potentially adverse impact the Warriors’ dominance is having on the NBA while speaking with [...]

Carmelo Anthony’s departure from the Oklahoma City Thunder has never felt more inevitable. In the face of buyout talks and trade negotiations, the 34-year-old forward has been granted permission to speak with the Houston Rockets and Miami Heat about joining their roster once his future in Oklahoma City is resolved. Here’s the lowdown, according to ESPN.com’s [...]