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Apparently there was a real chance that Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James could have been teammates this season. According to a report from Cleveland.com, before the Knicks agreed to the blockbuster trade to send Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a 1st Round Pick, the Knicks tried to [...]

We all knew Dwyane Wade wouldn’t be a Chicago Bull too much longer, it made little sense for the 35-year-old veteran to play and act as the centerpiece for a team in the midst of a massive rebuild. Wade and the Bulls agreed to a buyout for the final year and $23.8 million of his [...]

As the games evolves and players devise new ways to gain an advantage by skirting or stretching the rules, the NBA has an obligation to monitor these things closely and update their rule book accordingly. They are in the process of doing so this off-season to curb tanking and now they are implementing a few [...]

Boston was the big winner in free agency this season as they were able to lure 27-year-old All-Star wing Gordon Hayward from the Utah Jazz. Everybody knew Boston would be a big contender for Hayward’s services because of his connection with Celtics Head Coach Brad Stevens, whom recruited him to and coached him at Butler [...]

Carmelo Anthony might be starting to have eyes for a team other than the Houston Rockets. According to Fox Sports 1’s Jason McIntyre, while the New York Knicks star’s preference is to end up beside James Harden and Chris Paul, the Portland Trail Blazers are beginning to register on his radar: [tweet https://twitter.com/jasonrmcintyre/status/910908788986716160] This report comes on [...]

Kyrie Irving is preaching patience on behalf of the Boston Celtics’ Big 3. On paper, the mix of himself, Gordon Hayward and Al Horford is terrifying. All of them can play off the ball, and Irving may be the least talented passer of the bunch—a knock against him, but a compliment to the Celtics’ blend [...]

If the Cleveland Cavaliers have their way, Iman Shumpert won’t finish this season on the team. Then again, if they had their way, he wouldn’t be starting it with them, either. From Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon: At one time the Cavs were searching for the right return for Iman Shumpert and his contract (he’s owed $10.3 [...]

The Golden State Warriors haven’t yet decided whether they will ring in their 2017 NBA title with a trip to the White House—mostly because they haven’t talked about it yet. From ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne: “We will meet as a team to discuss it and make a decision,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told ESPN. The [...]

If there is one thing you need to know about veteran players in the NBA it is that they love Kendrick Perkins. Despite the fact that his usefulness on an NBA court probably ended sometime around 2011, Perkins managed to hang around in the NBA into the 2015-16 season with the New Orleans Pelicans. He [...]

A week after the Golden State Warriors signed the largest jersey sponsorship deal in the NBA at $20 million per season over the next three years, the highest grossing team in revenue dollars from the 2016-17 season, the Los Angeles Lakers, have signed a deal for three years and $36 to $42 million with e-commerce [...]