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Paul George? And Kawhi Leonard? Together? This was the scenario we were robbed of when the Indiana Pacers flipped George Hill in 2011. But the San Antonio Spurs may or may not be ready to play host to such a pairing. According to Basketball Insiders’ Steve Kyler, the Spurs are among the most “serious” suitors [...]

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and team president Magic Johnson have a clear goal: Get two superstars to play with their current core. From ESPN.com’s Baxter Holmes: “There’s just a renewed energy around here,” Pelinka said. “We feel it in the offices every day. We felt through this draft process. I think clearly [...]

The greatest team in NBA history potentially just got a little better last night. The Warriors set a new record for money spent to acquire the rights to a draft pick by spending $3.5 million to acquire No. 38 pick Oregon forward Jordan’s Bell’s draft rights from the Chicago Bulls. [tweet https://twitter.com/ThompsonScribe/status/878092360193679361] The Warriors did [...]

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 [...]