Most NBA owners probably don’t like that the Golden State Warriors, a 73-win powerhouse, were able to carve out enough cap space to sign Kevin Durant. Mark Cuban, though, is not most owners. He doesn’t really have a huge issue with Durant heading to Oakland. To the contrary, he thinks it’s good for the NBA, [...]
July 15, 2016
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Damian Lillard won’t be following Kevin Durant’s lead and joining the Golden State Warriors anytime soon. Or ever. Lillard was born and attended high school in Oakland, California, so naturally he was asked about playing for Golden State on Twitter. His response was less than encouraging for Warriors fans who are already hoping to pry [...]
July 15, 2016
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Surely the New York Knicks aren’t thinking about their next point guard after just trading for Derrick Rose. LOL, just kidding. Of course they are. They are the Knicks. They are in a position to have a bunch of cap space next year, even with the dip in projections, and the point guard well will [...]
So, apparently, the New York Knicks really are hoping their marriage to Derrick Rose is a long-term thing. Though team president Phil Jackson has burned through the franchise’s cap space, and then some, to build a fringe playoff contender, the Knicks still have options leading into next summer. They aren’t projected to have max cap [...]
First Derrick Rose, then Kevin Durant? That’s the plan, apparently. After trading for Derrick Rose from the Chicago Bulls, the New York Knicks have let it be known to their new point guard that free agent Kevin Durant is on their radar this summer, according to the New York Daily News‘s Frank Isola: But Phil [...]
How long will it take for Draymond Green to get over the Golden State Warriors’ epic NBA Finals letdown? Roughly forever. Speaking with reporters as a member of Team USA basketball, Green indicated that he won’t soon forget about Golden State blowing its 3-1 series lead against the Cleveland Cavaliers, per ESPN.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk: “That [...]
June 28, 2016
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All you Kevin Love trade suitors just need to chill. The Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t trading him—or, for that matter, any other parts of their current core. Not according to general manager David Griffin, per Marc Stein of ESPN.com: Never say never, David. Which you didn’t. Teams are always listening to trades. There are only a [...]
June 27, 2016
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Losing Game 7 of the NBA Finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers has not bilked the Golden State Warriors of their confidence. Or rather, it hasn’t stamped out Klay Thompson’s confidence. From CBS Sports’ James Herbert: Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson started his end-of-season media session on Monday by saying that he barely slept the [...]
June 21, 2016
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Stephen Curry. Anthony Davis. LaMarcus Aldridge. James Harden. Chris Paul. Russell Westbrook. John Wall. What do they all have in common? They, among many other high-profile players, won’t be participating in the Team USA festivities. You’ll notice that the point guard position in particular is taking a hit. Four of its top-five contributors—Curry, Paul, Westbrook, [...]
June 16, 2016
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Draymond Green let his Golden State Warriors teammates down by allowing his emotions get the best of him in Game 4. He inexplicably reacted to LeBron James stepping over him in the fourth quarter and was retroactively assessed another flagrant, forcing him to watch Game 5 as a spectator outside Oracle Arena. The Warriors lost [...]
June 16, 2016
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