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If the NBA playoffs started today, the Oklahoma City Thunder would not be a part of them. Having lost three straight, they’re now 4-6, which currently ranks as the fourth-worst record in the Western Conference. But the Thunder’s Big Three of Carmelo Anthony, Paul George and Russell Westbrook. Each member preached some variation of patience [...]

We are currently experiencing somewhat of a changing of the guard in the NBA and in the eastern conference especially. While there are still the established superstars performing at a high level as per usual, many of the players leading the league in many categories are young stars on the cusp of entering their prime [...]

Things between Blake Griffin and Chris Paul were absolutely as awkward and combustible as you think they were. Paul is now a member of the Houston Rockets, so this doesn’t matter anymore. But the two spent more than a half-decade together on the Los Angeles Clippers, ostensibly jostling for alpha status. And while the tense [...]

Sigh. Just, sigh. Joakim Noah will be eligible to return from the 20-game suspension levied by the NBA against him last season when the New York Knicks face off against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. And in order to make room for his arrival, the team is looking to relocate Mindaugas Kuzminskas, according to ESPN.com’s [...]

What in the world is going on with Kawhi Leoanrd? A quad injury has kept the megahuman forward from playing in the San Antonio Spurs’ first 11 games, through which they’re a sound 7-4. And the team for, its part, refuses to offer even a half-definitive timeline for his return. That held true on Tuesday [...]

Remember Eric Bledsoe’s very public proclamation on Twitter about wanting to leave the Phoenix Suns? The one that sent the NBA universe into a frenzy? The one that got him exiled from the Suns? The one that eventually got him traded to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday, as first reported by ESPN’s Zach Lowe and [...]

Paul Pierce believes the Eastern Conference has a new top dog at shooting guard: Bradley Beal. During an appearance on the Wizards Tipoff podcast, the future Hall of Famer, who spent one year playing for the Washington Wizards, talked about the rise of his former teammate (via NBC Sports Washington’s Chase Hughes): “It’s playing with an [...]

Gordon Hayward won’t just be watching the Boston Celtics from the TD Garden sidelines this season. He’ll also, eventually, be traveling with them…in order to watch them from the sidelines in rival arenas. Though the All-Star forward still isn’t expected to play this season after suffering a dislocated left ankle and fractured fibia, head coach [...]

The Markelle Fultz situation in Philadelphia is one of the most bizarre things I have seen in the NBA. The No. 1 pick of the 2017 NBA Draft, who was known for his sweet shooting stroke in college and his ability to score from anywhere on the court, apparently decided to completely change his jump [...]

Kyle Lowry isn’t having a good year. He doesn’t look like himself. He’s averaging just 11.9 points per game, his lowest total since 2012-13. He’s shooting 37.6 percent from the floor, the second-worst mark of his career. His three-point percentage has dropped from 41.2 percent in 2016-17, to 32.7 percent this year. So what gives? [...]