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Tim Hardaway Jr.’s introductory press conference with the New York Knicks was a rousing success on Monday—assuming, of course, you’re only in this for the jokes. There’s been much made about Hardaway’s four-year, $71 million deal with the team that drafted him. Though he finished the 2016-17 season strong, he is not a $71 million [...]

We know the Houston Rockets have turned their attentions to a Carmelo Anthony trade following James Harden’s extension. What we don’t know is how long it’ll take to land him, or whether they’ll get him at all. Anthony, for his part, believes a deal will get done. As ESPN.com’s Ian Begley noted while doing a SportsCenter [...]

DeMarre Carroll is excited to be joining the Brooklyn Nets. Or rather, he’s at least happy to be leaving the Toronto Raptors. In a candid interview with the Toronto Sun‘s Ryan Wolstat, Carroll expressed that he expected more out of his two-tenure with the Raptors: I wasn’t surprised because I knew it was a lot of [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and owner Dan Gilbert are very fortunate. They currently employ the best basketball player in the world and one of the greatest players of all-time, along with two other star caliber players in Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love and an assortment of veteran role players. They have been to three straight NBA [...]

Through all the waves that have reverberated across the NBA over the past few weeks with the NBA Draft and free agency, none was bigger and more shocking than the Oklahoma City Thunder coming out of nowhere to land Paul George in a trade (how can you not be im-Presti with Sam?). George was expected [...]

Don’t worry, Philadelphia 76ers: Markelle Fultz will not be joining Joel Embiid, Nerlens Noel and Ben Simmons as the latest top prospect to miss his entire rookie campaign with an injury. It’s unfortunate we even have to talk about this, but alas, Fultz suffered an ankle injury during summer-league play that warranted x-rays. Embiid was, [...]

Count Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban among those who want the NBA to eliminate the existence of conferences. Though, to be fair, it sounds like he’d settle for his Mavericks moving into the East. As he told ESPN’s broadcast during Dallas’ summer league bout with the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, per ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon: “We’re [...]

What’s next for the Houston Rockets after trading for Chris Paul and signing James Harden to a four-year, $170 million extension? If they have their way, a Carmelo Anthony trade, according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Brian Windhorst: The Rockets have fast-tracked the Harden extension with the arrival of All-Star guard Chris Paul and are turning full [...]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin is a smart dude. He knew how to maximize the Cavaliers’ supporting cast with very little flexibility. He knew when to cut ties with Cleveland’s owner, Dan Gilbert. And now, after his name gained steam in the New York Knicks’ general manager search, he’s shown he knows a [...]

The Grit and Grind Era officially came to an unceremonious end in the past few days as the founding father and heart and soul of the best era of Grizzlies basketball, signed a two-year, $24 million contract to become a member of the Sacramento Kings. Randolph spent eight seasons in Memphis, averaging 16.8 points and [...]