Friday 01st November 2024,
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Rumors

Could Wade Be Headed to Miami or Los Angeles?

Could Wade Be Headed to Miami or Los Angeles?

Whether or not talks have officially started or gotten serious, it is pretty obvious that the Bulls and Dwyane Wade will agree to a buy out for the final year and $24 million of his contract. It makes little sense for a 35-year-old Wade to be playing for a team trying to reach the top [...]

September 5, 2017 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Cavaliers Listening to Offers for Brooklyn Pick

Cavaliers Listening to Offers for Brooklyn Pick

While Isaiah Thomas (if and when he is truly healthy) and Jae Crowder are the major pieces to help the Cavaliers reach their fourth straight NBA Finals next season, the crown jewel of their trade with the Celtics for Kyrie Irving is Brooklyn’s unprotected 1st round pick in 2018. If LeBron James does leave in [...]

September 5, 2017 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Celtics Were Concerned How Butler, Hayward Would Have Meshed

Celtics Were Concerned How Butler, Hayward Would Have Meshed

As we all know and have for over a year now at least, the Boston Celtics have been in the perfect position to utilize their treasure chest of assets and their status as a fringe contender to make a big splash or two and acquire at least one of the many stars that have been [...]

August 31, 2017 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Cavs Called Warriors for Irving for Klay Swap

Cavs Called Warriors for Irving for Klay Swap

While the trade that did occur between the Cavaliers and Celtics was as blockbuster as it gets and unprecedented in some ways, there was one other trade offer that was on the table that would have been exponentially more insane: Kyrie Irving for Klay Thompson. This was first reported by ESPN’s Marc J. Spears on [...]

August 24, 2017 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Josh Smith Eyeing Return to the Rockets

Josh Smith Eyeing Return to the Rockets

There was a time not long ago that Josh Smith was a max contract player and seen as one of the most exciting young talents at the forward position in the NBA. Fast forward to the 2016-17 NBA season and Smith is nowhere to be seen, relegated to playing in China at the age of [...]

August 21, 2017 Anou Enright Rumors 0

LeBron Shoots Down Rumor He is “100 percent leaving Cleveland” Immediately

LeBron Shoots Down Rumor He is “100 percent leaving Cleveland” Immediately

As we all know by now, Chris Sheridan of Sheridan Hoops reported Wednesday morning that the relationship between LeBron James and Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert is “beyond repair” and there is a “100 percent” chance he is leaving Cleveland next summer. While it still may be true or close to true, and you can’t really [...]

August 17, 2017 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Cavs Targeting Young Star, Fear Lebron James is Leaving

Cavs Targeting Young Star, Fear Lebron James is Leaving

The Cavaliers are officially spooked about the possibility of LeBron James picking up and leaving town a second time, and because of their nightmares of being unprepared for his departure the first time around, they don’t want to have zero young talent to build around if he leaves again. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the [...]

August 15, 2017 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Fire Up the Paul George-to-Golden State Warriors Conspiracies (But Not Really)

Fire Up the Paul George-to-Golden State Warriors Conspiracies (But Not Really)

Might the Golden State Warriors consider going after Paul George in free agency next summer? Maybe. The Athletic’s Tim Kawakami appeared on the Posting Up podcast with The Washington Post‘s Tim Bontemps (h/t NESN), and some comments he made about George and the Warriors, while not an official rumor, are making the rounds, so we’re going to jump in [...]

August 10, 2017 admin Rumors 0

New Timberwolves Jerseys Leaked by NBA2K18 Screenshot

New Timberwolves Jerseys Leaked by NBA2K18 Screenshot

With the transition to Nike being the provider of all NBA jerseys and corporate logo patches being added for the first time, there are a slew of new or slightly updated jerseys that teams around the NBA are unveiling this off-season. Quite possibly the first team to start hyping up their new logo, court design, [...]

August 9, 2017 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Tatum: “Boston Always Was Going to Take Me No. 1, Philly Didn’t Know”

Tatum: “Boston Always Was Going to Take Me No. 1, Philly Didn’t Know”

Boston Celtics General Manager Danny Ainge stated after taking Jayson Tatum with the No. 3 pick of the 2017 NBA Draft that he would have taken Tatum at No. 1 had he had decided to stay there and not trade back to No. 3 with the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for three 1st round draft [...]

August 8, 2017 Anou Enright Rumors 0