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It doesn’t sound like Brandon Jennings will be the New York Knicks starting point guard on opening night, next Tuesday, against the Cleveland Cavaliers. That honor will belong to Derrick Rose, as planned. His status has been up in the air of late. He hasn’t been with the team; he’s been in Los Angeles, as [...]

Every year before the beginning of a new season the NBA conducts a survey with the 30 general managers across the league to get a pulse on where these execs think the league is heading and what they project for the upcoming season. The poll is anonymous so a GM can’t be ridiculed for any [...]

Good thing the Boston Celtics were able to poach Al Horford from the Atlanta Hawks, because Kelly Olynyk’s shoulder still isn’t right. A healthy Olynyk, to be sure, wouldn’t have prevented the Celtics from going full tilt after Horford. The latter is a superstar, the former an injury-prone(ish) prospect with a developing skill set. Nevertheless, [...]

The Utah Jazz do not seem overly worried about Gordon Hayward’s scheduled foray into free agency next summer. That’s a big deal. Hayward holds a player option on 2017-18 worth a little more than $16.7 million, which he will decline. He is in the prime of his career and the salary cap is expected to [...]

When the Portland Trail Blazers signed Festus Ezeli to a two-year, $15.1 million deal over the summer, they were clearly taking a shot in the dark. As of now, that shot has yet to hit anything. Per the Portland Tribune‘s Kerry Eggers, Ezeli, who is dealing with a left knee injury, still isn’t closing in [...]

Carmelo Anthony isn’t digging the Kristaps Porzingis craze that’s sweeping New York and the rest of the world. Who knew he was such a party pooper? From the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: “There’s still a learning curve for him,” Anthony said. “Last year, nobody knew what to expect — all new to everybody. This [...]

Michael Carter-Williams is a smart man. Soon after his trade to the Chicago Bulls became official, it also became official that the team was going to let him wear No. 1, Derrick Rose’s old number, per Sean Highkin of the Athletic: [tweet https://twitter.com/highkin/status/788135729830297600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Some tiny level of hysteria naturally ensued. How could the Bulls do [...]

In addition to being without rookie Ben Simmons for the next few months, the Philadelphia 76ers also expect to begin the 2016-17 season without Nerlens Noel. Said head coach Brett Brown of Noel, who is dealing with a groin injury, per Tom Moore of Calkins Moore: [tweet https://twitter.com/tmoore76ers/status/787404219590512640] Welp. Fortunately for the Sixers, I guess, [...]

Word came down over the weekend that the Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks had come to an agreement on a trade to send Michael Carter-Williams to the Bulls in exchange for Tony Snell. It became official Monday morning. [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/788029771670183940] Carter-Williams had been a huge disappointment for the Bucks since trading for him at the [...]

Take it from Stephen Curry: The Los Angeles Lakers’ players love them some Luke Walton. Baxter Holmes wrote a fabulous piece for ESPN.com on Walton’s attempts to bring a little Golden State Warriors culture to Hollywood. There is a long way to go, quite obviously, but the early returns are good. Walton’s players like him [...]