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As we rapidly approach the 2017 NBA trade deadline, the rumor mill is starting to intensify by the minute and some real player and draft pick movement is actually happening. Now that one mega deal has already taken place and the go to “star who could be traded” mantle that Demarcus Cousins had held for [...]

DeMarcus Cousins is officially excited to the leave the Sacramento Kings for the New Orleans Pelicans. Not so excited he’ll commit to re-signing with them, but happy enough to, well, sound happy enough. The Pelicans pulled out all the stops to make sure they were welcoming right way. Michael Lee detailed their efforts in a [...]

The scorching Washington Wizards made a deal to bolster their bench and add some much needed shooting and depth by adding now former Brooklyn Net sharp shooter Bojan Bogdanovic. [tweet https://twitter.com/TheVertical/status/834515551938568195] This is a great deal for Washington for a number of reasons. They not only picked up a player who is averaging 14.2 points [...]

Good news, Los Angeles Lakers apologists: Paul George will consider signing with your team in free agency. If he gets there. Which isn’t slated to happen until 2018. From The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: For teams considering a trade for George, here’s the risk: As a free agent in the summer of 2018, he has considered [...]

Philadelphia 76ers general manager Bryan Colangelo shot his shot, and he missed. According to SI.com’s Jake Fischer, the Sixers apparently tried to poach Kentavious Caldwell-Pope from the Detroit Pistons using Jahlil Okafor as the primary bait: [tweet https://twitter.com/JakeLFischer/status/834522623056998400] Oh, Bryan. There is a scenario in which Okafor makes sense for the Pistons. Head coach and [...]

We know multiple NBA teams have discussed a Derrick Rose trade with the New York Knicks, per ESPN.com’s Ian Begley , and now we know why: He can be had for pretty much anything. From The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski (via HoopsHype): Teams have told me in the last 24 hours that (the Knicks) have been really aggressive [...]

For the first time in his NBA career, Andre Drummond finds himself immersed in trade rumors. None of which will ever materialize into anything real. This, at least, is the stance Detroit Pistons head coach and president Stan Van Gundy assumed, per Pistons.com’s Keith Langlois: But Van Gundy dispelled any notion that Drummond was being [...]

In case you were wondering: Yes, the Philadelphia 76ers are aware they have too many bigs. Jahlil Okafor has been the name most bandied about the rumor mill in recent weeks, which is no surprise. Joel Embiid is untouchable, and Nerlens Noel has resumed playing like a defensive terror. Even Richaun Holmes looks like he [...]

Larry Sanders’ latest go at an NBA comeback is leading him to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Though the 6’11” big man hasn’t played in a game since December 2014, he’s had something of a workout tour over the last few weeks. His next stop is Cleveland, which is his preferred destination, according to Amico Hoops’ Sam Amico: The [...]

Do you buy into the notion that the Chicago Bulls aren’t shopping Jimmy Butler? Or that the Indiana Pacers won’t even listen to Paul George offers with the possibility of signing him to a designated extension, should he qualify, still in play? The Boston Celtics sure don’t. Or maybe they’re just hoping against hope things [...]