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Did the Houston Rockets’ shellacking of the Cleveland Cavaliers this past weekend convince them to enter salary-dumping mode in advance of this year’s trade deadline so they could make a run at LeBron James this summer. Yes. No. Maybe. Okay, how about this: You decide based off this latest Ryan Anderson tidbit. According to ESPN [...]

Willy Hernangomez has essentially given the New York Knicks an ultimatum: Play me, or trade me. From ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: With the NBA trade deadline three days away, New York Knicks center Willy Hernangomez is looking for a bigger role — whether it’s in New York or with another team, league sources familiar with the matter said. For several [...]

If Chris Paul were the Cleveland Cavaliers, he would trade the Brooklyn Nets’ 2018 first-round pick in the name of LeBron James. That’s how it sounds, at least. ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst penned a super interesting piece about the root of the Cavaliers’ current malaise, both on and off the court. Their issues, according to him, [...]

In what one would assume will be one of the more ho-hum trades of the next few days leading up to the deadline, the Bucks acquired Tyler Zeller from the Nets. Here is a breakdown of what Brooklyn received for dealing their back up center: So essentially Brooklyn is receiving Milwaukee’s 2020 2nd round pick [...]

The Indiana Pacers are probably the NBA’s biggest surprise this season as the No. 5 team in the east at the moment with a 30-25 record. While much of the acclaim and rightfully so has been for Victor Oladipo and his breakout season that has led to his first All-Star nomination, one of the key [...]

Marcus Smart is one of those guys who’s value isn’t as apparent if you aren’t watching him play on most nights. His extreme hustle and effort to get loose balls, extend plays, make the extra pass and defend some of the NBA’s best perimeter players make him a valuable asset and a big part of [...]

After suffering through injury issues the last few seasons, DeMarre Carroll is healthy again and playing a big role for a slightly better than anticipated Nets team. As a versatile defender who can effectively guard a 3 or 4 and provide some scoring and spacing, Carroll is the perfect veteran piece to add to a [...]

The Cavaliers are driving the struggle bus as they are 7-13 in their past 20 games, have the 28th best defense in the league, and seem to lack effort and vitality on many nights Typically that all combined with a severely under performing team that is expected to be a contender, is the perfect recipe [...]

Shabazz Muhammad has gotten lost in the shuffle amidst the T’Wolves success this season and he is not happy about it. Muhammad turned down a four-year, $40 million extension from Minnesota before the 2016-17 season and is currently on a one-year, minimum deal and is no longer in the rotation for the T’Wolves. Muhammad has [...]

The Cavaliers have had 8 nationally televised games thus far this season (seems very low) and to put it bluntly, they have embarrassed themselves. In the past few weeks they have lost by 32 at home to the Houston Rockets (Saturday night) and by 34 at home to the Oklahoma City Thunder. In all, they [...]