Blogs

Is Bradley Beal a max-contract player in today’s NBA? Bradley Beal sure thinks so. As he told the Washington Post‘s Jorge Castillo: “I want to be valued the right way,” Beal, 22, said from Japan, where he visited as part of a promotional tour for the NBA and attended a playoff viewing party with fans. [...]

Even though the Boston Celtics haven’t been rebuilding for long, they want the rebuild to be over. That tends to happen when you emerge as a low-key Eastern Conference contender not three years into your reinvention. The Celtics have picks, prospects, trade-friendly contracts and cap space. That’s a lethal combination. It’s led many of us [...]

With LeBron James set to opt out of his contract this summer, you knew free-agency rumors, however seemingly farfetched, were coming. You just didn’t expect this. Typical chatter would have him bolting Cleveland if the Cavaliers failed to win a title. But ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith delivered a different message entirely, per Dan Feldman of [...]

During the Golden State Warriors 133-105 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday night, Draymond Green was assessed a Flagrant 1 for kicking Steven Adams in the groin. And that may not be the end of it. Here’s a clip of the incident courtesy of SB [...]

Kevin Love isn’t fine, but he’s going to be fine. He thinks. Love apparently injured his knee during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 105-99 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Monday night, according to the Akron Beacon Journal‘s Jason Lloyd: [tweet https://twitter.com/JasonLloydABJ/status/734955514153607169] Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue didn’t even play Love during the fourth quarter. But that [...]

Most—okay, all—New York Knicks fans are excited about team president Phil Jackson’s decision to hire Jeff Hornacek as the next head coach. Know who else is excited, though? Carmelo Anthony. The Knicks’ All-Star told WNBC-TV’s Bruce Beck that he’s excited to play under Hornacek because of the faster-paced offense he champions from the sidelines, per [...]

Breaking: The Houston Rockets’ coaching search remains all over place. Following the removal of Kenny Smith and Jeff Van Gundy from consideration, Mike D’Antoni is still being painted as the lead choice to replace Kevin McHale, who was temporarily succeeded by J.B. Bickerstaff. But another name is starting to gain steam–names, actually. The Rockets, according [...]

The search for the next Kristaps Porzingis is already on. Props to Porzingis for being so good, so soon, that such a search is already happening, just one season into his NBA career. Said search, however, has led NBA scouts to Croatia’s Dragan Bender, a projected top-five pick in this June’s draft. How good is [...]

How long will Jeff Hornacek’s honeymoon last with the New York Knicks? Not too long. Like, not even before he officially signs his contract to become the team’s next head coach. Apparently, though Phil Jackson was blown away from Hornacek’s interview, he only turned to him because Kurt Rambis wouldn’t fly with the rest of [...]

The world has waited this long for Joel Embiid, the third overall pick in 2014, to make his NBA debut. What’s another few months? The 22-year-old seven-footer is expected to officially hit the hardwood in 2016-17 and, apparently, not a moment sooner. He will not be repping the Philadelphia 76ers during either of the NBA’s [...]