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The Kyrie Irving trade is done. The drama surrounding it, however, is not. Irving is now officially a member of the Boston Celtics after they greased their package of Jae Crowder, Isaiah Thomas, Ante Zizic and the Brookly Nets’ 2018 first-round pick with another second-rounder. Now, with him gone, the Cleveland Cavaliers can move on. [...]

Alas the drama and complication surrounding the mega trade between the two premier teams in the eastern conference featuring Kyrie Irving being dealt to the Celtics in exchange for Isaiah Thomas has been completed and finalized. After a week of re-negotiation and concern after Cavaliers doctors feared the risk of re-injury for Thomas with his [...]

Kevin Durant isn’t worried about LeBron James leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers in free agency next summer. Because he doesn’t think it’s going to happen. In the second part of his appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast, Durant not only said he thinks James will stick in Cleveland, but that he’s told this to the four-time MVP. Here’s the excerpt, [...]

For those of you who enjoy engaging in a little sports betting (I am raising my hand) or just want to get a feel for how the public perceives your favorite team will this year, Vegas released its initial over/under win totals for all 30 NBA teams. As you likely would have guessed, the team [...]

The Milwaukee Bucks are celebrating their 50th anniversary in the 2017-18 season and one of the ways that they have decided to honor their rich history is by playing a home game in their old MECCA Arena against the Boston Celtics on October 26. The Bucks spent their first 20 seasons as a franchise playing [...]

With his smallish stature at 5’7″, Isaiah Thomas has been doubted his entire life on a basketball court and as such has played with a huge chip on his shoulder his entire career. He was the last pick of the 2011 NBA Draft and was essentially allowed to walk from the Kings after a season [...]

So maybe it wasn’t Phil Jackson that made Kristaps Porzingis skp his year-end exit interview with the New York Knicks. According to longtime sportswriter Peter Vecsey, formerly of the New York Post, it may have been head coach Jeff Hornacek who ruffled the unicorn’s mane. The Big Lead’s Ryan Phillips broke down the report: According to [...]

The Kyrie Irving trade sweepstakes are technically over. But not really. According to ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ interest in extracting more out of the Boston Celtics as a result of Isaiah Thomas’ physical has “signaled” to the rest of the league that the bidding isn’t necessarily closed. Though he notes the Cavaliers are [...]

Lamar Odom’s life and career has taken a very tragic and sad turn. Once seen as one of the most exciting young prospects in the NBA, an NBA Sixth Man of the Year and a huge contributor for an NBA championship team Los Angeles Lakers team, Odom has sinced flamed out of the league, dealt [...]

On August 25, when the agreed upon Kyrie Irving trade between the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers first hit a snag with the status of Isaiah Thomas’ hip, yours truly tweeted the following, half-seriously, half-tongue-in-cheek: [tweet https://twitter.com/danfavale/status/901286867211083776] That trade, to be clear, has not failed. Most still expect it to go through, with slight tweaks. [...]