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At 8-9, now sitting just outside the Western Conference’s early-season playoff picture, the Portland Trail Blazers rank as one of this year’s biggest disappointments. But while it’s easy to say they need to make a trade, Damian Lillard, despite this sluggish start, isn’t there yet. From CSNNW.com’s Jason Quick: As alarming as the Trail Blazers’ [...]

If you asked Dwyane Wade to rank his three most likely free-agency destinations from this past summer, would the Miami Heat be in the top three? It’s a fair question, because, well, Wade left the Heat for the Chicago Bulls. But he also flirted with the Denver Nuggets, whom he indicated, per Christopher Dempsey of [...]

It feels like forever ago that Kevin Love’s future with the Cleveland Cavaliers was shrouded in a thick cloud of doubt. Really, though, it was just last season. And yet, it doesn’t feel like that because Love has found a groove with the Cavaliers, per the Akron Beacon Journal‘s Jason Lloyd: What seems like a [...]

Marc Gasol shoots threes now. It was a bit of a surprise, watching him receive a pass in the corner to shoot a game-winning three-pointer. There was no hesitation and the clippers behind him were left wondering when Gasol had begun shooting threes. Looking at the top rated American basketball Lines, everyone clearly believes that [...]

Meyers Leonard isn’t happy with the Portland Trail Blazers’ defense. Nor should he be. Only the Sacramento Kings allow more points per 100 possessions. Against the Brooklyn Nets, however, Leonard was apparently so frustrated, he asked Damian Lillard to call out certain guys for their lackluster play on that end, according to ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe: [...]

Derrick Rose drilled what turned out to be the game-sealing shot in the New York Knicks’ Tuesday night victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. This naturally led to questions about him returning to his old self. But Derrick Rose has moved beyond those inquiries, per the New York Daily News‘ Stefan Bondy: “That vintage (Rose) [...]

Joel Embiid already has the NBA All-Star Game on his mind…in a manner of speaking. Asked about the bright future of the center position and whether it warranted the 5 being returned to the league’s All-Star ballots, Embiid agreed, laying out a strong case, per Jessica Camerato of CSN Philly: Embiid sees a bright future [...]

Chris Paul and Blake Griffin have never come across as best friends, and they most likely never will. But the idea that they actively dislike each other is completely, utterly kaput. As Paul told USA Today‘s Sam Amick, the two are closer than they’ve ever been: “Oh, no question (it’s) better now than ever,” Paul [...]

Remember how Omri Casspi didn’t request a trade from the Sacramento Kings? Well, about that…he kind of did…or is…or something. From the Sacramento Bee‘s Ailene Vosin: Omri Casspi wants to call Sacramento home. He wants to be here. He never wanted to leave in the first place. The Kings’ 2009 first-round draft choice, who also [...]

On Tuesday, Michael Jordan was among the 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded by President Barack Obama. The sports world was well-represented as legendary Los Angeles Dodgers announcer Vin Scully and Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul–Jabbar also received Medals of Freedom on Tuesday. During his speech, President Obama said Jordan was [...]