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It was reported that the Nuggets had every intention of re-signing Mason Plumlee this off-season after trading for him at the 2017 NBA trade deadline, but as the summer passed and restricted free agency market, especially for centers, was ice-cold, Plumlee remained on the market with little to no rumors or chatter about any potential [...]

Luka Doncic has the basketball world buzzing thanks to his Euroleague exploits for the Slovenian national team—momentum that could, it seems, vault him atop the NBA’s draft boards. The 6’7″ 18-year-old is already considered a top-five prospect, but following his detonation against Kristaps Porzingis and the Latvian national team, one league executive told Bleacher Report’s [...]

Few NBA players have ever meant more to their organization and city than Dirk Nowitzki does to the Dallas Mavericks. He is one of the 25 greatest players in NBA history, he has won a league MVP, NBA Finals MVP and of course lead the Mavericks to their only title in 2011. Dirk will become [...]

Lonzo Ball now has a bit more of Steve Nash’s game in him. Courtesy of Steve Nash. Ball recently worked out with the future Hall of Famer, a session he left feeling accomplished and enlightened. As he said on NBC Sports’ Pro Basketball Talk podcast (via SLAM’s Ryne Nelson): He’s an MVP, one of the best point [...]

The NBA has taken the next step toward draft-lottery reform. According to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the NBA’s competition committee has officially recommended the latest lottery reform proposal, which means the Association’s board of governors will be putting it to a vote later this month. Woj has more details: NBA commissioner Adam Silver has been determined [...]

Micky Arison has been the owner of the Miami Heat through the Alonzo Mourning era, Shaq and Wade era and the Big 3 in Miami. He is a staple of the local culture and city. He along with the Miami Heat Charitable Fund, Carnival Corporation and the Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation, have announced [...]

Lists and rankings should be fairly common place in sports. People love reducing athletes into lists and positioning them according to the performances they have delivered up that point. As such, it is a little surprising that so many NBA players have come out to harshly criticize the many media outlets that had the audacity [...]

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. [tweet https://twitter.com/somenewsfm/status/908392890858176512] Diaw is currently playing for France in Euro Cup [...]

The Portland Trail Blazers have roughly three bajillion bigs on their roster. And Ed Davis doesn’t care. The 28-year-old, who is still working his way back from season-ending shoulder surgery last February, will wrap up the three-year, $20 million he signed in 2015 at the end of 2016-17—at which point he hopes to re-sign with [...]

Clint Capela and the Houston Rockets have until Oct. 16 to hammer out a contract extension, otherwise he’ll enter restricted free agency next summer. As of now, according to what league executives have told The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor, it doesn’t sound like a deal is close to getting done: The Rockets have three other young, [...]