Kawhi Leonard is willing to stay with the San Antonio Spurs. He’s even open to signing a long-term extension with them. He just wants a promise from head coach Gregg Popovich that certain things are going to change. Apparently. From the New York Daily News‘ Frank Isola: “Don’t you have to sign him,” asks one rival [...]
April 27, 2018
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It has become very apparent over the last few months that the Philadelphia 76ers are the team of the future in the eastern conference and maybe the NBA with two superstars under the age of 25 and a talented roster around them. Combine that with the fact that they will have a king’s ransom of [...]
April 27, 2018
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Donovan Mitchell is so confident the Utah Jazz will win Game 6 of their first-round series with the Thunder that he’s already bidding farewell to Oklahoma City’s fans. For a while on Wednesday night, it looked as if the Jazz would be finishing off the Thunder with a gentleman’s sweep. They jumped out to a [...]
April 26, 2018
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After granting Mike Budenholzer permission to speak with the Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks about their coaching vacancies, the Atlanta Hawks ultimately elected to part ways with their head honcho rather than hold out for potential compensation. Here’s ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski with the details on what has been deemed a mutual dissolution: “I am [...]
April 26, 2018
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Chris Paul continues to have it out with his former Los Angeles Clippers teammates. According to ESPN’s Stefano Fusaro, CP3 had a heated exchange with Jamal Crawford after the Houston Rockets’ eliminated the Minnesota Timberwolves from the playoffs on Wednesday night: Former Clippers teammates Jamal Crawford and Chris Paul exchanged heated words during the second [...]
April 26, 2018
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Don’t expect the Memphis Grizzlies to join the hunt for one of the many top head coaching prospects currently available. They’re apparently in favor of retaining J.B. Bickerstaff, who took over the team after David Fizdale was fired. Speaking on a recent episode of the Dunc’d On podcast, Marc Stein of The New York Times intimated that [...]
April 26, 2018
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Things have gone south in South Beach for Hassan Whiteside and the Miami Heat. After a career year in 2016-17, Whiteside saw his minutes and numbers decrease across the board this season as he dealt with injuries and fell out of favor with a Heat team that is preferring smaller lineups. He has oscillated between [...]
April 26, 2018
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Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is hoping Jimmy Butler can carry his team to victory—both in the playoffs and over the offseason. Speaking on WCCO Radio ahead of the Timberwolves’ Monday night loss to the Houston Rockets (via The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski), Taylor said the organization will lean on Butler to convince free agents to [...]
April 25, 2018
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Thon Maker once again has the look and feel of someone trying to establish himself as the Milwaukee Bucks’ secret weapon. And, for the time being, his quest is panning out. Why, you ask? Well, thanks to an Instagram video posted by none other than Kevin Garnett, of course. From ESPN.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk: Maker mentioned the [...]
April 25, 2018
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Hassan Whiteside remains unhappy with how the Miami Heat are using him. He made that much clear following their Game 5 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, in which he logged just over 10 minutes. Here are the greatest hits from his postgame availability, courtesy of the Sun-Sentinel‘s Ira Winderman: Asked specifically what stood as [...]
April 25, 2018
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