Rumors

Despite the Wizards struggles and general lack of chemistry this season, one bright spot has been the emergence of Otto Porter Jr. Porter has improved his efficiency and production as much as any other player in the NBA. From last season to this season he has increased his scoring by 3//1 points per game, 2.9 [...]

According to a Zach Lowe story on ESPN.com, it appears as though Chris Paul is open to staying with the Clippers beyond this season, but is demanding that the Clippers give him the full long-term max contract, whatever that could be after the collective bargaining agreement. This potential deal would be in the neighborhood of [...]

Tim Duncan is already retired. Manu Ginobili might follow him into the sunset this summer. Tony Parker will be right behind them. Or maybe not. Parker, 34, has two years (including this one) and nearly $30 million remaining on his current contract with the San Antonio Spurs. When it ends, he will be 36, with [...]

At 5-10, maybe frustration is setting in for the Wizards. I mean, why else would Bradley Beal seemingly wrap his hand around Evan Fournier’s neck in an attempt to defuse a minor scuffle when the Wizards visited the Magic a few evenings ago? Watching it live, at regular speed, everything seemed harmelss. But when you [...]

Khris Middleton doesn’t know exactly when he’ll return to the Milwaukee Bucks, but he plans on making a cameo sometime this season. The combo wing suffered a left hamstring injury prior to the start season. Initial timetables had him returning after six months, basically meaning he would miss the entire year. And with the Bucks [...]

With the Minnesota Timberwolves sitting at 4-10, touting the Western Conference’s second-worst record, there are those around the NBA who expect head coach and president Tom Thibodeau to do something about it. Here’s Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report (via ProBasketballTalk’s Dan Feldman): Tom Thibodeau is not exactly a paragon of patience, which is why league [...]

In case you haven’t been paying attention, Draymond Green is a fairly confident individual. He’s not likely to back down from anyone and will always say what he feels. Like most players of note in the league, Green is on record as saying he thinks he the game’s best player. That alone isn’t attention-grabbing. But [...]

These days, Seattle is known more for football than basketball. Once upon a time, the NBA was really big in Seattle. This was back when the Supersonics were still a Seattle team. But then the franchise relocated to Oklahoma City, becoming the Thunder. It is Russell Wilson’s desire to reverse Seattle’s fortunes, though the US [...]

The Thunder stopped the bleeding last night and ended their four game losing streak by beating the Rockets 105-103 in Oklahoma City with what we now know as a typical super-human Russell Westbrook performance. It is clear that the Thunder are in need of a secondary scorer. Someone who can pick up some of the [...]

Russell Westbrook is putting up some ridiculous numbers so far this season. With Kevin Durant’s departure, we saw this coming. Even so, 32.0, 9.7 and 9.9 are hard to fathom. He has to do it all for his team, and when he’s out of the game, the team is borderline unwatchable. The team is 7-5 [...]