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Since being selected No.1 in the 2015 NBA Draft, Karl Anthony-Towns has shown that he is an NBA superstar in the making and every bit the franchise cornerstone for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He has averaged 21.6 points and 11.7 rebounds in three seasons and proven to be the model NBA center of the future as [...]

The 2017-18 Boston Celtics will look a lot different than the 2016-17 Boston Celtics that were the No. 1 seed in the eastern conference and made the eastern conference finals. 11 of the 15 players on the Celtics roster will be new, including four of their five starters. One of the few players that was [...]

So maybe it wasn’t Phil Jackson that made Kristaps Porzingis skp his year-end exit interview with the New York Knicks. According to longtime sportswriter Peter Vecsey, formerly of the New York Post, it may have been head coach Jeff Hornacek who ruffled the unicorn’s mane. The Big Lead’s Ryan Phillips broke down the report: According to [...]

The past week has been about as juicy and newsworthy as it gets for the NBA in late August. After the earth-shattering, blockbuster trade between the Cavaliers and Celtics last week was agreed to that would send Irving to the Celtics in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Brooklyn’s 2018 1st Round Pick and Ante [...]

So Scottie Pippen has some thoughts on the NBA’s greatest-of-all-time conversation. And they’re not particularly good. During a SportsCenter on Wednesday, Pippen told ESPN’s Cari Champion that he doesn’t believe LeBron James has usurped Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant in the pantheon of greats (h/t Chris Walder of theScore): “I don’t think he’s [LeBron] surpassed Kobe [Bryant] at all, no,” Pippen [...]

No one in the organization will ever admit it, but now that LeBron has finally delivered a championship to Cleveland, there’s probably a huge sigh of relief surrounding the Cavaliers. That was a hurdle that many feared he’d never clear. Now that he has, will everyone come out next season feeling extra relaxed, or will [...]

The Cavs are now 1-3 and panic is beginning to set up. After a loss to the Jazz last night, David Blatt needs to rethink his lineup and rotations. He has already experimented with starting Shawn Marion over Dion Waiters, but Blatt may have more changes for Waiters. He’d like for Dion, why thrives on [...]

Carmelo Anthony is a member of the New York Knicks and that’s not going to change—at least not until this summer. A source told Yahoo! Sports’ Marc J. Spears “there is ‘no chance’ the Knicks will deal Carmelo Anthony, who owns a contract opt-out this summer, before the trade deadline.” Although it’s been said before, [...]

Before Foot Locker begins their annual Week Of Greatness campaign, they invited select footwear media members to participate in a basketball game at the New York Knicks newly-renovated Madison Square Garden arena. For those who don’t remember from our Week Of Greatness coverage from last year, Foot Locker sets aside a single week with new, [...]

Coach K finally responded to some of the things that were said about Duke on "The Fab Five" documentary. He even took a tiny jab at the former Michigan players... [...]