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Forbes released an article Wednesday morning breaking down the valuation of NBA franchises in 2017. Believe it or not despite the constant futility on the court, the constant drama off the court surrounding the franchise, the president taking mid-season vacations and former fan favorites being banned from the arena, the New York Knicks are still [...]

I mean, wouldn’t we all? Armed with a ton of trade assets while being stuck between rebuilding and “competing,” the Phoenix Suns rank as one of the NBA’s most interesting teams ahead of the Feb. 23 trade deadline. You could totally see them cleaning house and selling off veterans and unwanted prospects. You can also [...]

Where other NBA players might deflect or evade, Anthony Davis has no qualms about quashing rumors and conspiracy theories pertaining to his future with the New Orleans Pelicans. Within a piece for Bleacher Report written by Brian Boyles, a source indicated that Davis could one day leave his current digs to join forces with Russell [...]

If Magic Johnson has his way, Jim Buss won’t be the Los Angeles Lakers’ Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations for much longer. No, seriously, he said as much (kind of) during an appearance on ESPN’s First Take, per the Los Angeles Times’ Tania Ganguli (h/t Silver Screen and Roll): [tweet https://twitter.com/taniaganguli/status/831607998053167104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Don’t worry Lakers fans, I’m [...]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle either has a really high opinion of Jae Crowder, his former player, or he’s absolutely sold on the Boston Celtics. Okay, it’s both. As Carlisle said after the Mavericks’ Monday night loss to the Celtics, per SB Nation’s Tim Cato: [tweet https://twitter.com/tim_cato/status/831353348590862341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] These words are flattering when you realize [...]

News came down early Tuesday afternoon that the Orlando Magic have agreed to send free agent to be Serge Ibaka to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for scoring wing Terrance Ross and the Raptors 2017 first round pick, as first reported by The Vertical. [tweet https://twitter.com/TheVertical/status/831543439686791169] Not to toot my own horn, but I predicted [...]

The NBA Developmental League has gone through a number of makeovers and iterations since its inception in the 2001-02 season. It was originally known as the NBDL and for years now has been known as and referred to as the D-League. The D-League had a nice ring to it and was an accurate descriptor, a [...]

Kevin Love has easily been having his best season since joining the Cavaliers in 2014, he has found a way to maximize his skill set to fit in seamlessly with LeBron and Kyrie Irving and is back to his 20 and 11 ways without having to be the focal point or even the second option [...]

The Cavaliers have been active in the trade market for the past few days trying to find a taker for veteran and currently injured big man Chris “Birdman” Andersen. Andersen appeared in 12 games for the Cavs this season, averaging 2.3 points and 2.6 rebounds in 9 minutes per game and his season and career [...]

The Denver Nuggets could be done dealing after swapping Jusuf Nurkic and a first-round pick for Mason Plumlee and a second-round choice. Or they could be gearing up to trade Danilo Gallinari. From ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: Now that the Jusuf Nurkic trade we’ve been anticipating for weeks has materialized at last, league sources say Danilo [...]