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Eric Bledsoe Calls New Teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo One of NBA’s Top-10 Players

Eric Bledsoe Calls New Teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo One of NBA’s Top-10 Players

Eric Bledsoe has only been a member of the Milwaukee Bucks for, like, a half-second, and he’s already underrated Giannis Antetokounmpo. Speaking with ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes after his trade from the Phoenix Suns, the point guard referred to Antetokounmpo as a top-10 player: “You’ve seen him,” Bledsoe said of Antetokounmpo. “I’ve watched him play like [...]

November 9, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Miami Heat Team Captains Had to ‘Counsel’ Hassan Whiteside About His Effort in Loss to Warriors

Miami Heat Team Captains Had to ‘Counsel’ Hassan Whiteside About His Effort in Loss to Warriors

Hassan Whiteside was yanked from the Miami Heat’s Monday night loss to the Golden State Warriors for what appeared to be poor defensive effort. Afterward, he received what we can only assume was a stern-yet-loving-yet-also-concerned talking to from Miami Heat captains Goran Dragic, James Johnson and Udonis Haslem. The Miami Herald‘s Manny Navarro has the details: [...]

November 8, 2017 admin Rumors 0

Philadelphia 76ers Don’t Want to Buy Out Jahlil Okafor, Remain ‘Determined’ to Trade Him

Philadelphia 76ers Don’t Want to Buy Out Jahlil Okafor, Remain ‘Determined’ to Trade Him

It doesn’t look like Jahlil Okafor will be getting the buy out he seeks. Not before the February trade deadline anyway. Though the Philadelphia 76ers declined Okafor’s fourth-year option, suggesting they’re willing to move on from him without any compensation, ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojanrowski is hearing that general manager Bryan Colangelo still wants to trade him: [...]

November 3, 2017 admin Blogs 1

3 Teams Who Could Use Eric Bledsoe

3 Teams Who Could Use Eric Bledsoe

Things have gone south with the Phoenix Suns and Eric Bledsoe and appear to be irreconcilable at this point as Bledsoe hasn’t practiced or been with the team in over a week. While Suns General Manager Ryan McDonough says there is no rush to trade Bledsoe, the Suns would prefer to get a deal done [...]

November 1, 2017 Anou Enright Blogs, Ryan Bawek 0

Orlando Magic Testing the Trade Market for Mario Hezonja

Orlando Magic Testing the Trade Market for Mario Hezonja

The Orlando Magic are trying to burden someone else with the decision of whether to exercise Mario Hezonja’s team option for next season. According to Basketball Insiders’ Michael Scotto, the team is testing his trade market: The Magic are beyond unlikely to strike a deal before the decision’s deadline, which means they’re almost certainly going [...]

October 31, 2017 admin Blogs 0

New York Knicks Don’t Currently Have Plans to Fire Head Coach Jeff Hornacek

New York Knicks Don’t Currently Have Plans to Fire Head Coach Jeff Hornacek

New York Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek is safe. For now. On the heels of an 0-3 start that saw a couple of players question the engagement and execution of everything around them, some weren’t so sure Hornacek would last into the month of November. The Knicks were supposed to be bad, but another season [...]

October 30, 2017 admin Rumors 0

Milwaukee Bucks ‘Enamored’ with Eric Bledsoe, But ‘Reluctant’ to Trade Malcolm Brogdon for Him

Milwaukee Bucks ‘Enamored’ with Eric Bledsoe, But ‘Reluctant’ to Trade Malcolm Brogdon for Him

The Milwaukee Bucks want Eric Bledsoe. They’re just not sure at what cost. According to the Racine Journal Times‘ Gery Woelfel, the Bucks have interest in trading for the Phoenix Suns’ (apparently) disgruntled point guard, but they may not be willing to give up reigning Rookie of the Year Malcolm Brogdon as part of a potential [...]

October 27, 2017 admin Rumors 0

Morris Brothers Found Not Guilty in Assault Trial

Morris Brothers Found Not Guilty in Assault Trial

The Morris brothers, Marcus and Markieff, and the Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics organizations will not have to worry about any fallout from the assault charges filed against them stemming from an incident in Phoenix in 2015 as they were acquitted of all charges according to a Maricopa County Superior Court. As alluded to previously, [...]

October 4, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Boris Diaw To Play in France Next Season

Boris Diaw To Play in France Next Season

It appears we may have seen the last of Boris Diaw in an NBA uniform. After struggling mightily in Utah last season, Diaw was unable to find an NBA home this off-season and is now reportedly headed to play professionally in France this season. Diaw is currently playing for France in Euro Cup and at [...]

September 15, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Stephon Marbury, At the Age of 40, Is Planning an NBA Comeback…Seriously

Stephon Marbury, At the Age of 40, Is Planning an NBA Comeback…Seriously

Stephon Marbury hasn’t appeared in an NBA game since May 2009—an eight-plus-year hiatus he hopes to end soon. The point guard, who has spent the better part of a decade establishing himself as a living legend on China’s basketball circuit, delivered a quasi announcement on his Instagram account, which stated he plans to finish his [...]

September 13, 2017 admin Blogs 0