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Dwyane Wade did not join the Chicago Bulls to contend for an NBA title—at least not this year. Pressed about the expectations of his new team, the 34-year-old shooting guard brushed off talk of winning a championship this season, per Vincent Goodwill of CSN Chicago: [tweet https://twitter.com/vgoodwill/status/785921139105116160] [tweet https://twitter.com/vgoodwill/status/785921323742613504] Though our initial reaction might be [...]

Paul Millsap’s expected foray into free agency next summer may not actually take place. Though, to be sure, it probably will. Asked about his free-agency plans, around eight months in advance of any decision, the 31-year-old Paul Millsap gave no hint as to whether he’ll decline his $21.5 million player option for the 2017-18 campaign, [...]

Pelicans superstar power forward Anthony Davis has had a rough past year on the injury front and continues to prove to be an injury prone player in general, missing a number of games in every season since entering the NBA. The latest setback, although minor, is a sprained ankle suffered during Wednesday morning’s preseason game [...]

Chris Bosh is refusing to let his latest failed physical with the Miami Heat end his NBA career. In a video for his Uninterrupted series, “Rebuilt,” Bosh remained steadfast in his desire to return to the hardwood. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald provided a pertinent transcript: “We’re going to go everywhere. We’re going to [...]

Once the calendar hit 2016 in the 2015-16 season the injury bug wreaked havoc on an aging Grizzlies squad as legitimately every core player of their team, Marc Gasol, Mike Conley, Zach Randolph and Tony Allen dealt with injuries. It seemed like the Grit and Grind era of basketball in Memphis was dead as we [...]

When Goran Dragic re-signed with the Miami Heat, he thought he was joining a borderline Eastern Conference powerhouse—a team that would contend for at title, or at least feign contention until its next free-agency coupe. Instead, though, he finds himself on a rebuilding squad, at the age of 30, with no Dwyane Wade or Chris [...]

Kawhi Leonard is a man of few words. That’s all about to change—at least that’s what Leonard says, in very few words, mind you. Per Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News: “I’ve been in the system a long time,” Leonard said Monday after guiding the Spurs to an 86-81 preseason win at Detroit. “I [...]

Kevin Durant is happy that he isn’t joining a Golden State Warriors team that’s working off two consecutive titles. Why? Because, well, he (most likely) wouldn’t be a member of the Warriors if that was the case. As Durant said of his free-agency decision, per ESPN.com’s Ethan Sherwood Strauss: “[My agent] Rich [Kleiman], who’s here, [...]

A timeline has officially been set for Reggie Jackson’s return to the Detroit Pistons, and it’s far from ideal. The point guard is not only dealing with tendinitis in his left knee, but also addressed a right thumb issue that’s been plaguing him since last season. He is expected to miss between six and eight [...]

Freshly instated New York Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek won’t mince words, or sugarcoated pleasantries, when it comes to the triangle offense. From the New York Daily News‘ Frank Isola: Jeff Hornacek is intent on updating Phil Jackson’s antiquated triangle offense and even admitted on Sunday what has been painfully obvious for the past two [...]