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Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs, it seems, owe Miami Heat president Pat Riley some sort of assorted wine and cheese and movie gift basket. It’s slightly because of him that LaMarcus Aldridge decided to leave the Portland Trail Blazers, spurn overtures from the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks, among others, and sign in [...]

NBA Power Rankings are back! After a short delay, the return of The Hoop Doctors’ weekly look at where the league stands is once again ready for liftoff. There are no rules here, so check your need for order at the door. These rankings, like always, are going to change from week to week. That’s [...]

When previewing the 2015-16 NBA season, all of us basketball fans had a terrific handle on what to expect from the Eastern Conference. Nine teams were reasonable playoff contenders and anyone else would be a stretch. Seven games into the campaign, Andre Drummond and the Detroit Pistons have demanded a place in the discussion. It’s [...]

The Portland Trail Blazers offense is in a remarkably poor situation, but All-Star point guard Damian Lillard plans to address part of the problem by being more aggressive at the rim in 2015-16. According to Jason Quick of CSN Northwest, Damian Lillard said he’s not focused on drawing more fouls but hopes his offseason work [...]

Mike D’Antoni has so often been cited as an overrated coach, he’s become an underrated coach. The word “coach” is used loosely here, because D’Antoni isn’t one at the moment, not since 2013-14, when he guided a makeshift version of the Los Angeles Lakers to a 27-55 record. Even then, when he could still be [...]

Hey, guess what? Tyson Chandler isn’t above holding a grudge against the Dallas Mavericks. For some reason, it feels like Chandler played in Dallas forever, when nothing could be further from the truth. Just two of his 14 NBA seasons have been spent in a Mavericks uniform, but because he won a title with them, [...]

DeMarcus Cousins is not writing off the Sacramento Kings. Or himself. Through Cousins’ first five NBA seasons, the Kings have not only failed to make a single playoff appearance, they’ve yet to even win 30 games. Despite another offseason infected with rumors and marked by turnover, Cousins thinks that can change. Per Bleacher Report’s Kevin [...]

Danilo Gallinari is ever the optimist. Even though he’s spent the last two seasons battling injuries, missing the 2013-14 campaign entirely, Gallinari isn’t down. Not that he should be. He played well during FIBA Eurobasket, and the Denver Nuggets signed him to a two-year extension worth around $34 million over the offseason. Tack on his [...]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry isn’t messing around when it comes to Jrue Holiday. After missing just 14 games through the first four seasons of his career, all of which were spent with the Philadelphia 76ers, Holiday has missed 90 over the last two. Put simply, his time in New Orleans has not [...]

Eric Gordon’s feelings about the New Orleans Pelicans have changed. It was the summer of 2012, and Gordon, after spending a year in New Orleans following the Chris Paul trade, signed a max offer sheet with the Phoenix Suns in restricted free agency. Knowing the Pelicans (then the Hornets), could match that contract, he publicly [...]