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Though the Golden State Warriors look absolutely terrifying on paper after signing Kevin Durant, don’t expect them to try outdoing regular-season history from the jump. Or at all. The Warriors broke the record for single-season victories last year, rattling off 73 wins, resetting the 72-win bar that the Chicago Bulls created in 1995-96. Immediately after [...]

Derrick Rose is not alone in his belief that the New York Knicks are ready to contend for an NBA title, perhaps as this quasi-superteam, or whatever else he might be thinking these days. Courtney Lee is right there with him. Here’s what the Knicks’ three-and-D specialist said of his expectations for the team leading [...]

Joakim Noah and Derrick Rose are going to have words. The two New York Knicks newbies appear to have very different takes on their team. Rose put the Knicks in the same class as the Golden State Warriors back in July, but during an interview with XXL Mag’s Roger Krastz, Noah referred to the Knicks [...]

The Golden State Warriors signed Kevin Durant this summer. Did you know that? They took a 73-win nucleus, and attached another top-three superstar to it. Did you know that? Of course you did. It’s all anyone is talking about with regard to the Warriors—well that, and the lack of depth that, frankly, is being overblown. [...]

So that’s why Chris Bosh made it a point to talk about hooping again. On the heels of Bosh using Snapchat to declare that he’s playing basketball, suggesting that he’s on track to return to the court for the Miami Heat after missing the latter halves of each of the last two seasons, we now [...]

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 [...]