Blogs

It is a sad day in the NBA. Two months ago, after seeing the joy of watching former No. 6 pick Yi Jianlian play against NBA talent for the first time in years at the 2016 Rio Olypmics, the Lakers signed Yi to a one-year contract, but have now released him. After a rough pre-season [...]

Why won’t the NBA’s injury bugs let the start of the 2016-17 regular season be great? Every year, it seems like a rash of injuries more sweeping than the season before hits just before opening night. This one is no different. Danny Green of the San Antonio Spurs is the latest to get hit with [...]

Chandler Parsons’ Memphis Grizzlies tenure is not off to the most ideal start. After missing the Dallas Mavericks’ final 18 regular-season games last year due to knee surgery, which is also how his 2014-15 campaign ended, Parsons continues his path back toward the hardwood—a journey that, unfortunately for Memphis, won’t include a cameo in its [...]

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 [...]