The New York Knicks have eyes for Atlanta Hawks free-agent Kent Bazemore. This is a good thing. Unless you actually expect them to pay him. In which case it’s a bad thing. From the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: Bazemore is high on the Knicks’ list for a shooting guard, but they know resources aren’t [...]
June 29, 2016
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Tim Duncan is coming back for another NBA season! We think. Maybe. The 40-year-old opted into the final year of his contract with the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, but he apparently hasn’t made a decision about whether he’ll play next season, according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan has [...]
June 29, 2016
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This offseason is supposed to be Kevin Durant or bust for the Golden State Warriors. Either they poach him from the Oklahoma City Thunder, or they run it back with their current core by re-signing restricted free agents Harrison Barnes and Festus Ezeli, while retaining the expiring contracts of Andrew Bogut, Shaun Livingston and Andre [...]
June 29, 2016
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Will Dwyane Wade be playing with any team other than the Miami Heat next season? No. He just likes to pretend that’s a possibility. From ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst: Dwyane Wade’s initial contract discussions with the Miami Heat have not produced a common ground between the parties, and he is preparing to field outside offers when [...]
June 29, 2016
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Los Angeles Lakers vice president and part-owner Jim Buss apparently believed his team would land Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook, in addition to re-signing Dwight Howard. He also probably though Jesus Christ himself would take a pay cut to play in Hollywood. Only one of these things isn’t true, according to Bleacher Report’s [...]
June 29, 2016
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Dwight Howard has already set up two meetings to start the NBA’s 2016 free-agency period, and the Houston Rockets aren’t one of them. According to ESPN.com’s Chris Broussard and Marc Stein, Howard will talk shop with the Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics first, before moving on to other teams: The Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics [...]
June 29, 2016
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Harrison Barnes wants to continue playing for the Golden State Warriors. This seems like a no-brainer in many ways. Yes, the Warriors just imploded against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. But they still won 73 games and are perfectly positioned for a redemption march in 2016-17. Why would Barnes, a restricted free agent, [...]
June 28, 2016
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Who needs Kevin Durant when you can pursue…Ryan Anderson? With the Washington Wizards firmly out of the Durant free-agent sweepstakes, CSN Mid Atlantic’s J. Michael says they have turned their attentions to more realistic targets, including the New Orleans Pelicans’ Ryan Anderson: Now that Kevin Durant has dropped from the wish list for the Wizards [...]
June 28, 2016
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How long will it take for Draymond Green to get over the Golden State Warriors’ epic NBA Finals letdown? Roughly forever. Speaking with reporters as a member of Team USA basketball, Green indicated that he won’t soon forget about Golden State blowing its 3-1 series lead against the Cleveland Cavaliers, per ESPN.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk: “That [...]
June 28, 2016
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This just in: The Houston Rockets are still the Houston Rockets. Translation: They still plan on chasing just about every superstar free agent under the sun. From ESPN.com’s Calvin Watkins: According to a source the Houston Rockets are looking at the following high-level free agents: Al Horford, Kevin Durant, Hassan Whiteside and Ryan Anderson. The [...]
June 28, 2016
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