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With his Dallas Mavericks eliminated from playoff contention , Mark Cuban is ready for the offseason to get here. So that his team can get a new point guard. As the always-candid NBA owner said, per Mavs.com’s Earl K. Sneed: [tweet https://twitter.com/EarlKSneed/status/849438777244356608] [tweet https://twitter.com/EarlKSneed/status/849438514479591425] The Mavericks already have some interesting names to monitor at point guard. [...]

Klay Thompson was on fire for much of the Golden State Warriors’ Tuesday night victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. He wrapped the evening with 41 points on 13-of-24 shooting, including a 7-of-14 showing from beyond the arc. This is the latest in a long string of spectacular outings for Thompson. Since March 8, a span [...]

Lance Stephenson’s second go-round with the Indiana Pacers is officially underway, and it naturally began with borderline mayhem. With the Pacers up 15 over the Toronto Raptors at the end of Tuesday’s game, Stephenson received a pass from Paul George, dribbled about half the length of the court, and then went in for a layup. [...]

First place in the Eastern Conference will be on the line Wednesday night when the Cleveland Cavaliers travel to meet the Boston Celtics. And LeBron James couldn’t care less. Okay, I jest. Kind of. He’s definitely not as interested in the outcome as you or me. Shortly after the Cavaliers lit up the Magic on [...]

Are you ready for the most Kawhi Leonard anecdote ever? It involves Kawhi, All-Star weekend and an early morning workout, so of course you are. Here’s what Bleacher Report’s J.P. Abrams unearthed while working on a nicely penned feature about the mysterious character and rise of Mr. Leonard: But if those around Leonard are short [...]

While traditionally never the most competitive or intense game, rather a friendly showcase of the league’s elite talent, the NBA All-Star Game has become increasingly underwhelming and even less competitive the past couple years (Steph Curry literally laid down on defense at one point). Kevin Durant has a hypothesis on this trend: energy and effort [...]

It’s safe to say Carmelo Anthony will air whatever grievances he has with New York Knicks president Phil Jackson during their exit interview at the end of the season. Because that’s exactly what he said he’s going to do, per USA Today‘s Steve Popper: “Pretty sure the chips will be on the table,” Anthony said. “The [...]

If you haven’t noticed, the Raptors (somewhat shockingly) have been playing really good basketball the past month and a half with Kyle Lowry sidelined. DeMar DeRozan has grown even more as a player and become more of a playmaker for others and Cory Joseph has appeared to get his groove back with more opportunity. The [...]

Former Kentucky Wildcat and No. 29 pick of the 2013 NBA Draft, Archie Goodwin, has found a new home for the next few seasons as he signed a multi-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. [tweet https://twitter.com/TheVertical/status/848921860326785024] Goodwin was finishing up his second of two 10-day contracts (the most a team can give one [...]

Jrue Holiday will enter free agency this summer, at which time he’ll have an array of suitors and a foregone opportunity to sign a contract that’s worth nine figures over its life. Naturally, he hasn’t given that the slightest bit of thought, per The New Orleans Advocate‘s Scott Kushner: The heralded guard will be a [...]