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The Phoenix Suns made some surprising news on the eve of the NBA season by releasing former 2013 1st round pick Archie Goodwin. [tweet https://twitter.com/AZSports/status/790644823975866368] The 22-year-old combo guard averaged six points, two rebounds and an assist in three seasons in Phoenix and was set to enter restricted free agency this summer as his rookie [...]

Stephen Curry isn’t worried about the Golden State Warriors being impacted by their gradual transition from NBA darlings to all-time super villains. The aftermath of blowing a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Signing Kevin Durant and warping the league’s competitive landscape more so than their record 73-win season ever did. Dealing with the perception, [...]

The New York Knicks gave Joakim Noah four years and $72 million in free agency to help anchor their defense, but it seems they’ll have to wait a while before that investment pays any dividends. From Newsday‘s Al Iannazzone: With only one practice left before the opener, getting their starting point guard comfortable and up [...]

Damian Lillard is setting a high standard for himself this season. An MVP-level standard, per Portland Trail Blazers writer Casey Holdahl: [tweet https://twitter.com/CHold/status/790298514026737664] Lillard’s individual expectations are pretty typical as far as these things go. Press a superstar for an individual goal and it will likely include one of the single-player awards, perhaps most of [...]

It became unequivocally clear that the Houston Rockets favored Clint Capela over Dwight Howard when they didn’t make a strong push to re-sign the latter in free agency. In truth, though, it was clear long before that—throughout all of last season, in fact, per ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon: Houston Rockets management repeatedly pushed for Clint Capela [...]

So Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni is really high on James Harden the point guard. As he told SiriusXM NBA Radio: [tweet https://twitter.com/SiriusXMNBA/status/789173796854833152] Don’t fret, Steve Nash. Magic Mike still loves you, too. Still, D’Antoni has a point. Harden has looked incredibly dangerous as a frequent pick-and-roll initiator during the preseason. And sure, it’s [...]

Brett Brown is entering his fourth season as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, and if we’re to believe team president Bryan Colangelo, there’s a fifth year in his future, too. From the Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Keith Pompey: Everyone from bloggers to reporters to opposing NBA personnel has been speculating on Brown’s job security. Some have [...]

Greg Monroe has been the subject of trade rumors for a long, long time, and yet there’s a chance he’ll stick with the Milwaukee Bucks for the next two years. Milwaukee has failed to move the big man thus far, which comes as no surprise, given that he’s a defensively challenged tower who doesn’t space [...]

LaMarcus Alridge isn’t worried about being traded from the San Antonio Spurs. It seems odd that this would need to be a concern at all for him. He’s one year into a four-year deal, and the Spurs, though transitioning away from the Tim Duncan era, haven’t hinted at being ready for a full-tilt reset. Aldridge [...]

Metta World Peace? An assistant coach? In the NBA? Don’t laugh. The Los Angeles Lakers seem prepared to make this happen, according to ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne and Marc Stein: The odds are against Metta World Peace making the Los Angeles Lakers’ Opening Night roster, but the Lakers have interest in keeping the veteran forward around [...]