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Ray Allen Officially Retires

Ray Allen Officially Retires

It has been two seasons since Ray Allen stepped foot on an NBA court as an active player. He was 39 years-old, and his Miami Heat just lost to the Spurs in the 2014 Finals in somewhat convincing fashion. Then before you knew it, LeBron was back in Cleveland and Ray apparently was no longer [...]

November 1, 2016 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Cleveland Cavaliers Are Not Actively Seeking to Trade Iman Shumpert

Cleveland Cavaliers Are Not Actively Seeking to Trade Iman Shumpert

Iman Shumpert is not untouchable to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but they are not desperately trying to get rid of him, either. You could say that about, maybe, half the players in the league. But ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe reported that a few teams have inquired about Shumpert’s availability and left with the “impression” that the Cavaliers [...]

October 28, 2016 admin Rumors 0

Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks Tried Signing Nicolas Batum in Free Agency

Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks Tried Signing Nicolas Batum in Free Agency

Nicolas Batum’s foray into free agency this past summer was beyond brief. It seemed like he agreed to re-sign with the Charlotte Hornets almost as soon as the clock struck midnight eastern time on July 1. But that doesn’t mean other teams didn’t try wooing him. At least two did, according to The Vertical’s Shams [...]

October 27, 2016 admin Rumors 0

Tyronn Lue: Last Year’s Title “Meant More” than the Two with Lakers

Tyronn Lue: Last Year’s Title “Meant More” than the Two with Lakers

When the Cavs shocked the Warriors last June, many tears were shed. LeBron James was sobbing as he embraced Kevin Love when the clock struck zero, and head coach Tyronn Lue never left the bench area. By the time the camera caught him, he was seating on the bench, crying tears of joy with his [...]

October 26, 2016 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Next CBA Could Run Until 2024

Next CBA Could Run Until 2024

While it seemed bleak over the past year or so, there are several indications that the players and the owners have improved tremendously towards reaching a new collective bargaining agreement and avoiding another potential lockout at the beginning of the 2017-18 season. Both sides are expected to opt out of the current CBA at the [...]

October 26, 2016 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Jared Sullinger Expected to Miss Start of Toronto Raptors Season After Foot Surgery

Jared Sullinger Expected to Miss Start of Toronto Raptors Season After Foot Surgery

The Toronto Raptors just got a little thinner as center—which is a problem, considering they were pretty thin there to begin with. Jared Sullinger, whom the Raptors essentially signed as a Bismack Biyombo replacement, is expected to miss a bunch of time after having foot surgery, per The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: It’s not yet clear [...]

October 24, 2016 admin Rumors 0

Durant Says He and Westbrook Were “Work Friends”

Durant Says He and Westbrook Were “Work Friends”

This Kevin Durant versus Russell Westbrook thing isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. And we’re happy about that because we’re here for all of it. The verbal shots that have been traded between the two since Durant left OKC for Golden State seem to largely be initiated by Durant. In thos situations, Russell returns serve. Although, [...]

October 20, 2016 Anou Enright Rumors 1

Cavaliers Interested in Mario Chalmers

Cavaliers Interested in Mario Chalmers

According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, the Cavaliers appear to be very interested in free agent point guard Mario Chalmers. This makes complete and perfect sense for a number of reasons including the Cavaliers need for another veteran point guard after losing Matthew Dellavedova to the Bucks in free agency and Mo Williams to retirement. Also, [...]

October 17, 2016 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Celtics to Pursue Gordon Hayward in 2017 Free Agency

Celtics to Pursue Gordon Hayward in 2017 Free Agency

Well you know the regular season is finally around the corner when you start to hear the free agency chatter for the upcoming off-season. We haven’t even gotten to game 1 of the 2016-17 season and the rumor mill is churning around one of the better young wing players (in a league devoid of them) [...]

October 13, 2016 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Kings Reach Agreement with Jersey Advertiser

Kings Reach Agreement with Jersey Advertiser

Beginning in the 2017-18 NBA season, you will begin seeing advertisements on team jerseys. When this news first broke a few years back, it immediately made the skin on NBA purists crawl. The thought of that is seems very far from anything we’ve seen in major North American team sports. The 76ers were the first [...]

October 11, 2016 Anou Enright Rumors 0