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Well, it happened. Tim Duncan retired. Just like that. There wasn’t really a warning. There were hints, none of them strong. Which is just how Duncan would have wanted it to be. He is unique in that he doesn’t give two flying effs about convention, about how he should leave the game, or about how [...]

Let’s go back 13 years, the Spurs had just one won their second NBA title in five years. Tim Duncan was entering his prime and was the best player in the world and the Spurs, despite winning the NBA title over the New Jersey Nets in the 2003 NBA Finals, were unsure if they could [...]

According to ESPN Reporter Zach Lowe, the Bulls have officially taken Jimmy Butler off the trade market and are no longer listening to offers from the Timberwolves and the Celtics. [tweet https://twitter.com/TheChiChronicle/status/752882488511455232] Butler seems to be an odd fit for the Bulls with their odd back court of Wade and Rondo. Their best three point [...]

July 11, 2016 is a day that will forever be significant in NBA history. It is when one of the greatest players in the history of the game officially decided to hang them up and end his 19 year NBA career. Tim Duncan is as synonymous with the Spurs as any player with any professional [...]

Fire up the trade machine. The Sacramento Kings are ready to make a deal. No, DeMarcus Cousins isn’t purportedly back on the chopping block. This time, the Kings' rumor mill is churning out Rudy Gay, Ben McLemore and Kosta Koufos chatter, according to ESPN.com's Marc Stein: Sacramento Kings forward Rudy Gay has emerged as one [...]

After spending 13 years with the Miami Heat, a tenure that spanned five NBA Finals appearances, one super-duper team and three championships, Dwyane Wade is struggling to process his departure. Consider his recent comments, per the Palm Beach Post‘s Anthony Chiang and the Miami Herald‘s Ethan J. Skolnick: [tweet https://twitter.com/Anthony_Chiang/status/751773368978968576] [tweet https://twitter.com/EthanJSkolnick/status/751775828027928576] Much to the [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers know LeBron James won’t be going anywhere in free agency. They just don’t know when he’s going to make his return official. Per Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com: LeBron James has yet to notify the Cleveland Cavaliers when he intends to re-sign, league sources informed cleveland.com during NBA Summer League. July 7 was [...]

New York Knicks fans may not like Joakim Noah’s four-year, $72 million contract. In fact, they most definitely shouldn’t. The idea of giving an injury-prone big superstar money through his 35th birthday is harrowing. Nevertheless, no matter what Knicks fans think of Noah’s contract, they’re going to love Noah—his attitude, his leadership, his drive, his [...]

Allen Crabbe isn’t going anywhere after all. After the Brooklyn Nets tendered the 24-year-old restricted free agent a four-year, $75 million offer sheet, the value of which will exceed $80 million if he hits certain incentives, it seemed like a real possibility that he would be leaving the Portland Trail Blazers. Sure, the Blazers have [...]

I am fully aware that it is still early in the 2016 NBA free agency bonanza, and although the market has officially dried up there is nothing to say that teams won’t make huge roster moves or shake-ups through trades in the next few months leading up to the 2016-17 season. Where we stand though, [...]