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Shaquille O’Neal’s 16 year old son, Shareef, has been making basketball mixtape noise the past few years. The fact that his last name is O’Neal certainly helps, but aside from that, the kid can actually hoop. He’s nothing like his dad, in that he’s a lanky wing player, rather than a back-to-the-basket bruiser. He’ll be [...]

Serge Ibaka never asked to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder. Such a stance has been up for debate since he was traded to the Orlando Magic. Was he unhappy playing third fiddle to Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook? Displeased with his role in the offense? Ready to take on a new challenge elsewhere, as a [...]

The NBA’s rookies have spoken, and they’ve decided that Los Angeles Lakers newbie Brandon Ingram will have the best career of their bunch. NBA.com released its annual rookie poll, delivered courtesy of John Schuhmann, and the results were a little surprising. For starters, 29 percent of the surveyed beginners believe the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Kris Dunn [...]

Chris Bosh is still focused on returning to the Miami Heat. The All-Star forward has missed the end of the last two seasons with blood clot issues. His future in the NBA, and with the Heat, has since been in doubt. But despite all the existing skepticism, Bosh remains committed to getting back on the [...]

Never say Avery Bradley doesn’t have goals. The Boston Celtics shooting guard, whose postseason injury all but destroyed the team’s hopes of escaping the first round, has his sights set on winning next year’s Defensive Player of the Year award, per ESPN.com’s Chris Forsberg: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNForsberg/status/770281474100572160] Such a goal would typically be considered unrealistic for [...]

We should finally get to see what the Joel Embiid hype is all about in Philly this year. The big man, who has yet to see regular season minutes, has been medically cleared and has had no set backs from the foot injuries that have sidelined him for two seasons. He should be a go [...]

Last year, Billy Donovan replaced Scott Brooks as head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder, inheriting a roster of three stars, in Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka and Russell Westbrook—a trio fit to headline a championship favorite. Now, one year later, just one of those players remains: Westbrook. And you ought to believe Donovan still appreciates [...]

After a long off-season, Ty Lawson has finally found a home for the 2016-17 season in Sacramento. [tweet https://twitter.com/BBallInsiders/status/770205163676053504] Lawson had a very rough season and saw his value as a player crater for reasons on and off the court. Lawson struggled mightily after being dealt to the Houston Rockets in the off-season and after [...]

Phil Jackson made an oopsie in the first trade he negotiated as President of the New York Knicks. And he’s owning up to it. The trade in question is the one that landed the Knicks Jose Calderon, Samuel Dalembert, Cleanthony Early, Shane Larkin and two second-round picks in exchange for shipping Tyson Chandler and Raymond [...]

Paul Millsap’s spot with the Atlanta Hawks is totally safe…now that he survived the portion of the offseason during which it was anything but totally safe. After signing Dwight Howard, the Hawks apparently shopped Millsap around the league, according to ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe, in an effort to retain Al Horford. But Horford, perhaps recognizing that [...]