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So this is what the Tom Thibodeau era will be like for the Minnesota Timberwolves. According to Sean Deveney of the Sporting News, the Timberwolves, who have also been linked to the Chicago Bulls’ Jimmy Butler, are interested in dealing for Kenneth Faried of the Denver Nuggets: Among the teams the Nuggets have talked with [...]

The trajectory of the entire NBA is about to flash before your eyes. Kind of. While appearing on ESPN’s The Jump with Rachel Nichols, Tracy McGrady said that the Chicago Bulls tried to trade for him in the 1997 draft, only to have their attempts thwarted by Michael Jordan. Here’s SI.com’s Kenny Ducey with the [...]

Newly acquired Utah Jazz guard George Hill is happy with his new digs. So happy, in fact, he already doesn’t want to leave. Per Tony Jones of the Salt Lake Tribune: Hill has one year remaining on his contract, but Neff said he and his client hope to be in Utah beyond the 2016-17 season. [...]

Mike Conley will have his pick of the litter when he hits free agency in July. That’s the luxury of being the best—and the only—star point guard on the market. The Memphis Grizzlies are, of course, in play to keep him. He has spent his entire career with them, and they can offer more money [...]

Amidst all of the NBA Draft, offseason and trade chatter, a number of the NBA’s elite have stated their intentions about playing for Team USA in the summer Olympics in Rio. Here is a list of players who as of now appear to be in and out: In: Paul George Carmelo Anthony Kyle Lowry Kevin [...]

The Phoenix Suns seem to have finally gotten the message that having too many combo guards is not a good thing. According to reports from various NBA writers and the Arizona Republic, the Suns have been aggressively trying to move Eric Bledsoe and Brandon Knight in advance of Thursday’s NBA Draft. They have reportedly offered [...]

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, the Nets have moved into the 1st round of the 2016 NBA Draft by dealing starting power forward Thaddeus Young to the Pacers for the No. 20 pick and a future 2nd round pick. [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/746038398486470656] The Nets traded away their 2016 1st round pick to the Celtics [...]

The Atlanta Hawks backcourt has become pretty crowded of late. They have two PGs who are both more than capable of starting in the NBA. Jeff Teague generally starts, while Dennis Schroeder usually finishes. The latter has made it clear that he’d like to start for a team, whether it’s the Hawks or not. It [...]

It sounds like Luke Walton is already over the Golden State Warriors’ NBA Finals implosion against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Having your dream job lined up can have that effect. The Los Angeles Lakers officially introduced Walton, who spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach with the Warriors, as their next head honcho. And [...]

LeBron James and Steph Curry are likely out of the Rio Olympics, but Kevin Durant says he’s still in. Two years ago, during the Team USA showcase game in Las Vegas, things changed for KD. That was when Paul George broke his leg in that exhibition game, which ultimately influenced Durant to sit out that [...]