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John Wall is a smart dude. And probably a bit of a Kentucky homer. Ahead of the Washington Wizards’ 104-98 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, Wall was asked who deserved to be named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year. He, of course, chose fellow Kentucky alum Karl-Anthony Towns, per Kyle Ratke of [...]

Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge has some brass ones. We knew the Celtics tried to acquire a big name ahead of the Feb. 18 trade deadline and failed. We also knew that they targeted players we likely never knew about. And, finally, we on some level knew we would find out who those nameless players [...]

According to ESPN NBA Reporter Marc Stein, Michael Beasley’s impressive play for the Shandong Golden Stars of the Chinese Basketball Association has given him an opportunity to return to the NBA for the first time since 2014. [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/705156534322356224] He was averaging 31 points to go along with 13 rebounds and three assists per game [...]

If Hassan Whiteside has his way, he will not be leaving the Miami Heat in free agency this summer. Here’s what the 26-year-old said of his time in Miami, per Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald: Hassan: "I feel comfortable as long as I've got a #Heat jersey on. Coming off the bench, starting, I [...]

Chandler Parsons’ potential foray into free agency doesn’t get talked about enough. So, let’s talk about it. The 27-year-old owns a player option worth over $16 million for next season. He could eschew free agency for another year and re-enter the fray in 2017, when the salary cap explodes yet again, or he could try [...]

Gregg Popovich, head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, is every bit as wise as advertised. Asked if the NBA should consider moving back the three-point line, Pop gave the most Popovichian answer possible per Michael Wright of ESPN.com (h/t Bleacher Report): San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was asked if the NBA should move [...]

Well, that didn’t take long. Kyrie Irving responded to a report from First Take‘s Stephen A. Smith that depicted the point guard as being unhappy with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He didn’t exactly deny Smith’s findings, but he by no means copped to them, either. Here’s what he said, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com: “There’s nothing [...]

Jordan Clarkson is just like the rest of us. Meaning? He’s inspired by our new NBA overlord, Stephen Curry. Per Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Times: Steph Curry inspires Clarkson: "He was doubted by everybody coming in the league. Seeing what he’s doing now. It’s amazing." — Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) February 29, 2016 It’s [...]

Carmelo Anthony has this whole subtweeting thing down pat. We think. Former New York Knick Amar’e Stoudemire, now of the Miami Heat, raised eyebrows when discussing Jeremy Lin’s short burst of success in the Big Apple. Here’s what rattled the cages, per ESPN.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk: Amar’e Stoudemire had this interesting comment on Jeremy Lin’s Knicks [...]

All is not peachy keen with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Not according to Stephen A. Smith of ESPN’s First Take (h/t Josh Hill of FanSided): Dating back to last year, I’ve been told that Kyrie Irving ain’t too happy being in Cleveland,” Smith stated on First Take this morning. “The situation is not ideal for him. [...]