You did it, Anthony Davis-to-the-Boston Celtics truthers. You really, truly, actually, wholly did it. The big man is—or rather, was—sufficiently worried enough about the conspiracy theories masquerading as rumors to address them with the New Orleans Pelicans. From the NOLA.com’s William Guillory: “I get asked all types of random stuff,” he said with smile. “The [...]
August 9, 2017
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The Knicks had the No. 1 pick of the 2008 NBA Draft class last year in Derrick Rose, and now they have decided to sign the No. 2 pick of the 2008 draft Michael Beasley. [tweet https://twitter.com/nyknicks/status/895045804041408516] Beasley is 28 now and has been a pretty huge disappointment in his NBA career thus far. After [...]
August 9, 2017
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Stephen Curry was totally surprised by Kyrie Irving asking for a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers. Except, not really. Someone asked Curry about the situation while he hosted his SC30 Select Camp, because this is August, and this is honestly what we have to ask NBA players about until the regular season tips off. His [...]
August 8, 2017
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We know DeMarcus Cousins has been recruiting bigger names on the New Orleans Pelicans’ behalf. Now we know one of those marquee talents is Carmelo Anthony. No need for sources here. The revelation comes straight from a picture Cousins liked on Instagram, per ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: [tweet https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/894570533064499200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Farticles%2F2726110-demarcus-cousins-likes-instagram-post-that-links-carmelo-anthony-to-pelicans] Cousins might be in luck: The New York [...]
August 8, 2017
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The Cleveland Cavaliers roster projects to look a little different next season as 25-year-old superstar point guard will likely be playing elsewhere, now apparently their duds will be new as well. While most teams have opted to not make any real changes with their uniforms with the switch to Nike for the 2017-18 season (save [...]
August 8, 2017
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Might Kyrie Irving begin next season with the Cleveland Cavaliers after all? That’s the hope of some within the organization, according to Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher: While league sources say the Cavaliers are exploring what they might be able to get for Irving, there are those within the team who believe whatever issues Irving has [...]
August 8, 2017
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Andrew Wiggins is about to get a big raise—a payday that will come from the Minnesota Timberwolves and no one else. Majority owner Glen Taylor recently made this much clear while speaking with the Star Tribune‘s Sid Hartman: While Taylor can’t talk about other teams’ players — such as trade rumors about the Wolves’ possible interest in [...]
August 8, 2017
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Good luck getting a read on how much the Phoenix Suns want to trade for Kyrie Irving. Reports maintain they have interest, but caveats abound—such as an apparent unwillingness to deal Devin Booker or Josh Jackson as part of any package. And now they have another stipulation, kind of: They’d like Irving to sign an [...]
August 4, 2017
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DeMarcus Cousins is slated for free agency next summer, and no one has a great pulse on whether he’ll leave the New Orleans Pelicans, to whom he was traded last February. But this uncertainty hasn’t stopped him from acting as the team’s chief recruiter. As relayed by Will Guillory of NOLA.com, Cousin is apparently reaching out [...]
August 4, 2017
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Will Michael Jordan ever give LeBron James some love? First he ranks Kobe Bryant over the four-time MVP, because, well, ringzzz. Now he’s out and about calling Kawhi Leonard “the best two-way player in the game right now.” Jordan’s sentiments come via a FaceBook video posted by Spurs Uncensored (h/t Bleacher Report), and relative to his [...]
August 4, 2017
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