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Though John Wall has yet to sign the designated player extension the Washington Wizards have placed in front of him, team owner Ted Leonsis isn’t worried. He believes the All-Star point guard will put pen to paper soon enough, per the Washington Post‘s Candace Buckner: It also helps, of course, that we’re talking about a lot [...]

As of now, right this moment, Anthony Davis ranks among the most untouchable players in the NBA. The Boston Celtics don’t care. People around the league believe the Celtics will be blowing up the New Orleans Pelicans’ phones if the Davis-DeMarcus Cousins pairing goes south in any way this season, according to The Vertical’s Chris [...]

The New Orleans Pelicans added a little play making, veteran presence and let’s be honest, ornery-ness to their roster for the 2017-18 season by signing Rajon Rondo to a one-year deal. Rondo averaged 7.8 points, 6.7 assists and 5.1 rebounds for the Bulls last season and got them to a surprising 2-0 lead against the [...]

One of the major traditions associated with NBA All-Star Weekend every year is the proliferation of NBA trade rumors, those days are officially over. Traditionally the NBA trade deadline is the Tuesday after the NBA All-Star Weekend, but now the deadline has been moved up to February 8. This is a smart move for the [...]

As a general rule, if you have the opportunity to acquire a point guard with three years and $51 million left on his contract after you’ve already handed a five-year, $125 million pact to another floor general, you absolutely do it. Such is the mindset in New Orleans, apparently. According to Basketball Insiders’ Michael Scotto, [...]

Was Rudy Gobert a top-10 player in the NBA last season? The Utah Jazz sure think so. As general manager Dennis Lindsey said, per Andy Blarsen of KSL.com: This is…quite the proclamation. In some ways, it’s a defense mechanism. The Jazz just lost Gordon Hayward, who many consider their best player. It’s only natural they [...]

The 2017 NBA off-season is in full swing and after Gordon Hayward’s free agency signing with the Boston Celtics, one would assume all of the biggest free agents or trade targets have found their new homes or decided to stay put. The migration of even more talent to the western conference this off-season is stupefying [...]

One of the bigger names and better unrestricted free agents on the market this summer is 27-year-old point guard and oft-injured Jrue Holiday. Holiday played 67 games for the Pelicans last year and averaged 15.4 points, 7.3 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game on 45% shooting from the field and 35% shooting from beyond the [...]

Will Hassan Whiteside be shooting threes for the Miami Heat next season? If it’s up to him, yes—sometimes at least. From the South Florida Sun Sentinel‘s Ira Winderman: “I might shoot a three every once and while,” Whiteside said, speaking at Sunday’s Dew NBA 3X event at Bayfront Park. But I’m still more about getting in [...]

Forget about the NBA Finals for a minute. Let’s draft it up. (For more 2017 mock drafts, please visit THD’s 2017 NBA Mock Draft Database) Here’s our lottery projections for this year’s prospect pageant. 1. Boston Celtics: Markelle Fultz, Washington, PG Loads of people want the Boston Celtics to trade this pick. The top prospects [...]