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Big news: Enes Kanter has no plans to throw away $18.6 million. After publicly waffling on whether he was going to exercise his player option for next season, it seems the New York Knicks big man is now leaning toward playing out the final year of his deal, according to ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: This is…the [...]

It has been difficult in recent months to find many who believe LeBron James will re-sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers this summer. But don’t worry: such people exist. According to ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin, at least two members of the Cavaliers, one of whom is a player, believe that Cleveland has the best chance of any [...]

Paul George sounds like someone who will try to be the ultimate crowd-pleaser as he enters free agency. During ESPN’s behind-the-scenes look at his offseason prep, the Oklahoma City Thunder forward said that he hopes to make most people happy when he decides where he’ll play next year (h/t Brett Dawson of The Oklahoman): “I hope [...]

It did not take long for the San Antonio Spurs to regain the inside track on keeping Kawhi Leonard. Apparently. In the latest odds released by Bovada, the Los Angeles Lakers have forfeited their pole position in the Kawhi sweepstakes, per Odds Shark: Look, I’m not going to say I told you so. But only [...]

As it stands today, Steph Curry is one of the greatest and most accomplished point guards in NBA history, winning three NBA titles and two MVP awards. There was a time though when he was trying to avoid being drafted by the Warriors altogether… From Hawks GM and former Warriors Executive Travis Schlenk: “We were [...]

It is clear that Doc Rivers no longer has any personnel power for the Clippers. The Clippers reportedly traded his son and backup point guard Austin Rivers to the Wizards for Marcin Gortat on Tuesday. While interesting (partially for the reason mentioned above), this trade is much ado about nothing in my opinion. It is [...]

So much for Chris Paul and the Houston Rockets not being on the same page. Last week, just after the NBA draft, Fox Sports’ Chris Broussard said the he had been told there was “tension” brewing between Paul and the team surrounding his next contract: Many wrote off this slant at the time. If any [...]

Don’t worry, pipe-dreaming NBA fans. LeBron James has seen the extravagant billboards. And the writing in the sky behind planes. He knows you want him on your favorite team, and that your favorite team probably wants him, too. Still, he has no intention of staging a big to-do should he decline his player option and [...]

Markelle Fultz value has taken a steep dip since being drafted No. 1 by the 76ers just a year ago. After a season in which he only appeared in 14 games and got the “yips” causing him to completely lose confidence in himself and his jump shot, he has somewhat become a forgotten piece in [...]

Carmelo Anthony’s stature and perceived value around the league has fallen off of a cliff since signing a five-year, $124 million contract with the Knicks in 2014. While Anthony still may be in denial about his status as a star player in the league, he is aware enough of this to know that he would [...]