Rumors

Nikola Mirotic is ruining the Chicago Bulls’ tank job, and they appear to know it. Since making his debut after suffering facial fractures and a concussion during a dustup with teammate Bobby Portis, the 26-year-old forward is averaging 17.2 points and 7.6 rebounds on 50.4 percent shooting, including a 47.5 percent clip from downtown. The [...]

Gregg Popovich always keeps it 100, as the kids say (do they still say that?). He also has no problem speaking his mind about an issue with his team, the NBA in general, or even society and politics. He is a very intelligent human being and an all-time great coach. He can be a very [...]

Could the highly entertaining and somewhat successful (surprisingly) experiment between JaVale McGee and the Golden State Warriors be nearing an end? McGee was given an opportunity to revive his NBA career last season by filling what was at the time a much-needed role as a rim protector for a Warriors team lacking size and length [...]

Phil Jackson was not alone in his offseason desire to explore trading Kristaps Porzingis. Others around the organization weren’t thrilled that the young star took it upon himself to call out the New York Knicks’ dysfunction by skipping his exit meeting. From ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: Of course, the Anthony drama wasn’t the only issue hanging [...]

Joel Embiid didn’t play in the Philadelphia 76ers’ Monday night loss to the Chicago Bulls. Nor did he play in their Tuesday night loss to the Sacramento Kings. He probably isn’t going to play when they face the Toronto Raptors on Thursday. He also may be out when they square off with Toronto again on [...]

At what point will the Paul George trade rumors die down? How about half-past never? Every day something different comes out, painting a completely divergent picture about his future with the Oklahoma City Thunder. To start the week, we heard that he probably isn’t being sent anywhere ahead of February’s deadline. Now, however, there may [...]

The Atlanta Hawks are willing to trade Kent Bazemore…for a small ransom they probably aren’t going to get. From Basketball Insiders’ Steve Kyler: League sources say the right combination of ending contracts and a first-round pick, even one highly protected might be enough to get Bazemore in trade, especially for a team looking for a [...]

DeAndre Jordan trade rumors aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. Such is the nature of his situation. The Los Angeles Clippers are fading fast amid injuries, and he has a player option worth $24.1 million for next season that he’s expected to decline. Can the Clippers really risk losing him for nothing on the open market? [...]

Anthony Davis has not requested a trade, and the New Orleans Pelicans aren’t trying to trade him. But, woo boy, if he ever hits the chopping block, there will be plenty of teams waiting for him. Plenty of teams, in fact, are already waiting for him, according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski: Davis remains an obsession [...]

Paul George remains a hot topic within the NBA’s rumor mill, and that’s not going to change unless the Oklahoma City Thunder figure out the shaky dynamic between him, Carmelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook. Though they’ve won seven of their past 10 games, people remain unimpressed with the Thunder. They follow up convincing victories over [...]