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Brandon Knight is having a season to forget, but if the Phoenix Suns make him available ahead of the trade deadline, there will be takers. From Basketball Insiders’ Michael Scotto: Knight, 25, was asked to be a sixth man for the first time in his career and has struggled with the transition. Phoenix’s backcourt tandem [...]

Now that the Miami Heat are rebuilding, a 30-year-old Goran Dragic suddenly feels out of place. Sure, the Heat can use him to pitch superstar free agents on relocating to Miami; after all, it often takes incumbent stars to reel in outside headliners. But Dragic isn’t the best of stars, and the NBA’s new collective [...]

The Indiana Pacers are not open to trading Paul George. Not even a little bit. Team president Larry Bird, in fact, isn’t even willing to pick up the phone, according to this mini-tidbit from ESPN.com.’s Zach Lowe: Larry Bird isn’t returning calls on Paul George with a friendly new CBA on the way, according to [...]

Shaun Livingston has spent the last three seasons with the Golden State Warriors, and with his free agency fast approaching, he isn’t ready for the ride to end. From CSN Bay Area’s Monte Poole: Though the Warriors are in no position to make a commitment beyond this season, there is no questioning the wishes of [...]

Hassan Whiteside tallied 32 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks in the Miami Heat’s double-overtime loss to the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night. And that wasn’t enough for him. Whiteside attempted just three shots through the two overtime periods, and he wasn’t happy about it, per Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley: [tweet https://twitter.com/ZachBuckleyNBA/status/811433466072072192] Does Whiteside have [...]

If you’re wondering whether Derrick Rose’s unflappable confidence in his game has somehow wavered, rest assured he’s as confident as ever. Just take a look at what he said about this year’s NBA All-Star game, per Newsday‘s Al Iannazzone: [tweet https://twitter.com/Al_Iannazzone/status/811636719808344064] This reads incredibly funny. The irony of Rose downplaying the importance of an All-Star [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ backcourt just keeps taking hits. First, Matthew Dellavedova leaves for the Milwaukee Bucks. Then, Mo Williams retires. And now, J.R. Smith will miss a few weeks after suffering a right thumb injury that requires surgery. With the Cavaliers’ backcourt depth questionable to begin with, it only makes sense that they would explore [...]

The Los Angeles Lakers will have to find a way to carry on without their most valuable player. We’re talking, of course, about Larry Nance Jr. Nance suffered a bone bruise in his left knee, and as relayed by ESPN.com’s Baxter Holmes, there is no timetable for his return: Lakers forward Larry Nance Jr. will [...]

Rudy Gobert has been playing the best all-around basketball of his career the past month or so, averaging 16-13-3 on a ridiculous 81 percent shooting from the field in December. He is currently also number three in the NBA in defensive plus/minus rating behind the Greek Freak and Draymond Green at +4.4. His recent success [...]

The defending champs suffered a big blow Wednesday morning when they found out their starting shooting guard and sharpshooter J.R. Smith will miss extended time and need surgery for a broken thumb. [tweet https://twitter.com/cavs/status/811436207754375173] Smith was injured in the 2nd quarter of Tuesday night’s game in Milwaukee while trying to steal the ball from the [...]