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It has been known for months now that Paul George has dreamt of being the next superstar to don a Los Angeles Lakers uniform and has had his sights set on joining them in free agency in 2018. As The Vertical Reporter Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted over the weekend, George has all but told the Pacers [...]

As is customary, although more than slightly ridiculous, the odds makers in Vegas have already released their initial championship odds for the 2017-18 season and as expected, the Warriors are heavy favorites. Here are the complete odds: Odds To Win 2017-18 NBA Championship Golden State WARRIORS 1-2 Cleveland CAVALIERS 3-1 San Antonio SPURS 12-1 Boston [...]

‘Tis the season for NBA draft mayhem, and the Philadelphia 76ers are authoring some top-notch bedlam. Armed with the third overall pick in this year’s draft, the Sixers have been linked from everyone to Josh Jackson, to Jayson Tatum, to Lonzo Ball, to De’Aaron Fox. And now, according to ESPN.com’s Ian Begley, they’re enamored with [...]

According to a report from former ESPN columnist, Grantland creator and current CEO of The Ringer Bill Simmmons, murmurs are bustling around the league that the Lakers and Suns are trying to work out a trade to swap the No. 2 and No. 4 pick in the draft. Simmons says that he heard that the [...]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ first offseason pursuit is officially a success. They now employ NBA legend, and logo, Jerry West. ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne broke the news late Wednesday night, stating that, while West hasn’t signed a contract with the Clippers just yet, he knew that Game 5 of the NBA Finals was his last as a [...]

Go ahead and pencil in Paul Millsap as a legitimate flight risk in free agency. He always held this status to some extent. He’s 32 years old, and the Atlanta Hawks aren’t in position to contend for anything special over the next few years. He could easily find greener pastures in free agency. And yet, [...]

The Dallas Mavericks aren’t messing around. We know they are interested in targeting Jrue Holiday, one of this summer’s 10 best free agents. But they aren’t alone, and they need to clear enough cap space to sign him. Even then, they still have to contend with the New Orleans Pelicans’ ability to offer a fifth [...]

Yes the Golden State Warriors are a superteam. No, Kevin Durant doesn’t want you calling them that. From the San Francisco Chronicle‘s Connor Letourneau: “First of all, if everybody wanted Steph, he would have been the No. 1 pick,” Durant said Wednesday of Curry, the No. 7 pick of the 2009 NBA draft. “A lot of [...]

Rumors that state LeBron James may leave the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2018 are not just noise. They’re for real. The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor first introduced the chatter after the Cavaliers were bounced by the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. And now, The Vertical’s almighty Adrian Wojnarowski has spoken (via Silver Screen & Roll): “Not [...]

Josh Jackson has been a name that is trending upward in the past weeks as an extremely athletic and gifted 6’8″ player out of the University of Kansas who projects to be an elite defender who can guard multiple positions and the potential to be a 20 point per game scorer down the line. The [...]