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Carmelo Anthony is trying to stay positive. Trying being the operative word. The 13-year veteran hasn’t played particularly well through the New York Knicks’ first two games of the 2015-16 season, his first appearances since undergoing knee surgery after last year’s All-Star tilt. Following an 10-of-27 showing from the field in the Knicks’ Thursday night [...]

The Dallas Mavericks have split their first two games of the 2015-16 NBA season. They won their opener against the Suns, 111-95, but lost the second one to the Clippers Thursday night, 104-88. But before we give any early judgements, it’s worth noting that their roster is currently not at 100 percent. One of their [...]

Julius Randle proved a handful of things during what was essentially his NBA debut, and a won’t-back-down mentality certainly was one of them. The Los Angeles Lakers power forward played a physical game Wednesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves, finishing with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Julius Randle battled with veteran and T-Wolves legend Kevin [...]

Kobe Bryant knows that Kobe Bryant is old. At 37, the Black Mamba is playing through his 20th season, still a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, and now the only player in league history to spend two decades wearing one uniform. That kind of longevity provides perspective. You begin to appreciate the game more. [...]

Depending on the day and the source, the New York Knicks either spurned Greg Monroe in free agency or were burned by him. On this day, the latter seems more accurate. Greg Monroe was thought to be one of the Knicks’ top targets over the summer. Many went as far as putting him in a [...]

Something is different about the Cleveland Cavaliers’ offense. If you’ve watched their opening two games, the first a loss to the Chicago Bulls, the second a blowout of the Memphis Grizzlies, you’ve seen it. There’s more ball movement. More things are happening away from the action, be they screens, double screens or more consistent cuts. [...]

Boston Celtics co-owner Wyc Grousbeck knows his team isn’t built to win an NBA championship now. But he thinks they’ll be there soon. Really soon. Like, by the end of this season or the beginning of next season. The Celtics, to be sure, are undergoing one of the more intriguing rebuilds. They have a ton [...]

The Houston Rockets have decided to let Terrence Jones and Donatas Motiejunas hit the semi-open market this coming summer. With the Oct. 31 deadline looming for teams to iron out contract extensions with fourth-year players, the Houston Rockets have elected to bypass talks with their two stretch bigs altogether, according to Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania: [...]

Oklahoma City have a penchant for unearthing talent. Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden were all drafted by the organisation, and if it weren’t for a complete trade debacle, the Thunder would absolutely have the best big three in the league, by a long, long way. The Thunder front office has compiled a very [...]

Firstly, I’d like to begin this with my best wishes for Lamar Odom and his family, and I wish him a speedy recovery. I want to echo the words of Scott Van Pelt, who came on ESPN recently and cut straight to the core of the issue that I have with the media coverage of [...]