Kevin Durant is going to be a free agent this summer. Did you know that? If you didn’t, that’s okay. It’s not like people are talking about it for hours and words on end or anything. Except that’s absolutely what they’re doing. Kevin Durant hasn’t been asked a ton of direct free-agency questions this season. [...]
March 21, 2016
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Giannis Antetokounmpo is on the verge of NBA stardom. According to Milwaukee Bucks general manager John Hammond. As well as anyone else who has watched basketball within the last year. Here’s Milwaukee’s GM talking to EuroHoops.net about the future of the Greek Freak and what he must do to climb over the hump and reach [...]
March 21, 2016
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Anthony Davis has plenty of reasons to make an All-NBA team this season, 24 million to be exact. Due to the “Rose Rule” which is in effect for players who meet certain markers such as making an All-NBA team or winning the MVP award as Rose did in 2010 during the duration of their rookie [...]
March 19, 2016
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The DeMarcus Cousins rumor mill is churning again in Sacramento amidst all of the controversy and struggles the Kings are currently experiencing as they have for what seems like an eternity now. For a team that was around .500 a few months ago and in the playoff picture, they are now 26-41 and getting dominated [...]
March 18, 2016
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After building some defensive momentum for the month of March, the Houston Rockets laid an egg against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. Naturally, that prompted another team meeting. From Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: [tweet https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/710533362104950785] Donatas Motiejunas feels a little differently about the situation: [tweet https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/710535782797148160] Solid evaluation, D-Mo. Finally, Feigen brought [...]
March 18, 2016
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Former NBA megastar Shaquille O’Neal has seldom pulled any punches when it comes to riffing about Dwight Howard. That may be about to change. Howard has signed with Shaq’s agent, Perry Rogers, and The Big Aristotle apparently had something to do with it, as D12 told USA Today‘s Sam Amick: “(O’Neal) reached out to me [...]
March 18, 2016
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Are the Sacramento Kings the most dysfunctional team in NBA history? I’m not prepared to say no. DeMarcus Cousins and head coach George Karl haven’t been besties since the latter’s arrival. Tensions reached a new high after Cousins received a one-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team, a punishment that, according to Cousins, was [...]
March 18, 2016
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Tim Duncan or Kobe Bryant, who ya got? It’s a common question, one that has gained meaning as both Bryant and Duncan approach the tail end of their careers. It’s also a question that was taken to Robert Horry, who won multiple championships with both the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs, alongside Bryant [...]
March 17, 2016
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Unsurprisingly, the Golden State Warriors absolutely trounced the New York Knicks in Oakland Wednesday night to the tune of 121-85. They are now an incredible 61-6 on the season and are a 12-3 finish away from having the greatest regular season in NBA history. [tweet https://twitter.com/warriors/status/710327382024925184] They also reached another milestone last night that has [...]
March 17, 2016
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Dirk Nowitzki, even after nearly two decades of being set in his basketball ways, is not afraid of change. Not even the kind of change that demands he jump to center full-time for the Dallas Mavericks. He’s always been a shooter in the body of a center, but now he may actually start playing center. [...]
March 17, 2016
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