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If the Los Angeles Lakers are dedicated to becoming a free-agent destination again, they made the right move in canning Mitch Kupchak and demoting Jerry Buss in favor of offering more power to Magic Johnson. During an interview with CBS Sacramento’s the Lo-Down radio show, USA Today‘s Sam Amick suggested stars around the league wouldn’t have as [...]

Kawhi Leonard has a fan in Pau Gasol. Per the Associated Press’ Greg Beacham: [tweet https://twitter.com/gregbeacham/status/835989397581389826] Knowing what we do now about Kobe Bryant’s play style in his prime, comparisons to Bean don’t hold the same cachet they once did. But this is still high praise. If anything, it’s a testament to Leonard’s work ethic. [...]

Yahoo and The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski (the famous purveyor of the “Woj Bomb” for his ability to break news) reported Monday morning that the New York Knicks will be waiving backup point guard Brandon Jennings. [tweet https://twitter.com/TheVertical/status/836220045189599233] As you can see in the tweet above, the move was made in order to acquire recently waived [...]

Standing pat at the NBA trade deadline is working out pretty well for the Cleveland Cavaliers. They are going to land Deron Williams, who has parted ways with the Dallas Mavericks, and now they’re the favorites to sign Andrew Bogut, provided he reaches a buyout agreement with the Philadelphia 76ers. From ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon and [...]

The Sacramento Kings traded DeMarcus Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans for what amounts to Buddy Hield, a mid-end first-round pick, a second-round pick and filler. If general manager Vlade Divac had his way, though, he would have netted one of the league’s brightest young players in any deal he struck. Here’s what Divac said [...]

Derrick Rose doesn’t hold any hard feelings toward the New York Knicks after he was openly dangled in trade negotiations leading into the Feb. 23 deadline. To the contrary, he wants to remain in orange and blue beyond this season, per his agent, B.J. Armstrong (via ESPN.com’s Ian Begley): Derrick Rose‘s agent, B.J. Armstrong, reiterated [...]

UCLA point guard and super freshman or “Diaper Dandy” as Dick Vitale has referred to them for years, Lonzo Ball is, by any measure, one of the top three prospects in the 2017 NBA Draft. He is a 6’6″ playmaking point guard with the sort of size, court vision and general basketball I.Q. and awareness [...]

After months of discussion about if and when 2016 No. 1 NBA Draft pick and potential future phenom Ben Simmons would debut in his rookie season, it appears we finally got our answer Friday and it is not the ideal one from a fan perspective. Ben Simmons will be out for the remainder of the [...]

The Indiana Pacers are headed toward an interesting offseason. Team president Larry Bird didn’t make any moves at the trade deadline. Franchise star Paul George was linked to numerous teams via multiple reports—mostly the Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics, but he ultimately stayed put. Hooray, right? Sort of. George wasn’t happy that the [...]

Oh, Bulls. Rajon Rondo clearly isn’t a part of Chicago’s future. At the same time, it’s not like the Bulls have a bunch of high-end point guards to supplant him. Not one of Denzel Valentine, Jerian Grant, Michael Carter-Williams or Isaiah Canaan qualifies. Cameron Payne, a late-lottery pick in 2015, might, though. And the Bulls [...]