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After an initial projection of $107 million, that has already been lowered to $101 million, the salary cap is now officially projected to land at $99 million for the 2017-18 season. This is bad news for NBA teams that are attempting to add a max-level player or avoid the luxury tax this upcoming season. [tweet [...]

Phil Jackson has made it pretty clear in his zen-master way that the Knicks are open and willing to trade 21-year-old budding star and NBA Unicorn (shout out to Bill Simmons) Kristaps Porzingis, “if it is better for the organization.” As one can imagine, these kinds of players at this age aren’t available very often, [...]

There’s no way New York Knicks president Phil Jackson went on MSG Network Thursday night and copped to shopping Kristaps Porzingis because he has to do what’s best for “the club.” Except that he did. Here’s the video via SI.com’s Kenny Ducey: [tweet https://twitter.com/KennyDucey/status/877702259697754113] And here’s the money quote courtesy of ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: [tweet [...]

So this is what Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey meant when he said the team has something up its sleeve. According ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, the Rockets are putting plans in motion to pursue free agents Kyle Lowry, Paul Millsap, Chris Paul and Gordon Hayward: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/877578395793543168] Though the Rockets have the ability to start [...]

If you were hoping for the Chris Paul-to-the-San Antonio Spurs chatter to die down anytime soon, you might want to take an extended vacation. It’s not going anywhere. Pau Gasol opting out of his contract only increased the noise. And now, with word that the Spurs are looking to trade LaMarcus Aldridge, the speculation train [...]

In what seems to be a perfect marriage that was destined to come true the moment jersey sponsorships became official for the 2017-18 season, the Orlando Magic have agreed to a deal with Disney to sponsor their jerseys for the 2017-18 season. [tweet https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/877171691281154048] Surprisingly the patch doesn’t really stand out too much from the [...]

DeAndre Jordan is the only member of the Los Angeles Clippers’ Core Four who isn’t a free agent this summer. But that doesn’t mean he’ll be with the team next season. According to ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes, the Clippers are testing his value on the trade market: The LA Clippers have gauged the market on potentially [...]

It’s been about a month since the San Antonio Spurs wrapped their 2016-17 season, but Manu Ginobili still hasn’t decided whether he’ll retire from the NBA or return for 2017-18. On the bright side, though, his brother, Sepo Ginobili, did say Manu will keep playing if he feels like he can help a team, per [...]

There is no bond in life stronger than the one shared between Kyrie Irving and LeBron James. Case in point: Kyrie (maybe) doesn’t want to remain with the Cleveland Cavaliers if LeBron bolts as a free agent in 2018, as many expect him to do. From the Chicago Sun-Times‘ Joe Cowley: Irving has been contacting some [...]

With Dwight Howard gone, could Paul Millsap be next? Probably. But how he leaves the Atlanta Hawks is still up for debate. Millsap is an unrestricted free agent, so he can bolt on his own accord. But ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst says a sign-and-trade remains on the table, in the event he wants to join a [...]