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Both the Cleveland Cavaliers and Tristan Thompson neglected to call the current contractual stalemate a “holdout.” That’s primarily because Thompson had until Thursday (yesterday) to sign the one-year qualifying offer, since they were not able to come to terms on a longterm deal. But that deadline has come and gone, so is it a holdout [...]

Carmelo Anthony believes in the New York Knicks. Do you? Doesn’t matter if you do, truthfully. It won’t be to the extent that he apparently believes in them. Speaking with reporters, New York’s lone superstar, the one who, per various offseason reports, doubted their immediate direction at some point or another, refused to buy into [...]

NBA Free agency is approximately nine months away, and yet the Kevin Durant sweepstakes are already underway. This is to say, the rumor mill is alive with speculation. Mostly Stephen A. Smith’s. ESPN’s foremost authority on loud articulation has already alleged that Carmelo Anthony is pitching KD on joining the New York Knicks. He even [...]

Josh Harris, the Philadelphia 76ers’ managing owner, is an optimistic man. Truth told, he has to be. Things haven’t been pretty in Philly of late. For him to sell fans on the Sixers’ direction, he needs to be upbeat, finding silver linings in the darkest of places. And that’s what he is doing. Harris recently [...]

John Wall is already a starting point guard. He is already an NBA All-Star. Now he’s ready to become a league MVP. And a Hall of Famer. The explosive floor general spoke extensively with Basketball Insiders’ Alex Kennedy about his offseason, his Washington Wizards’ immediate potential and aspirations, and his own individual goals. As always, [...]

The only thing that prevented the Cleveland Cavaliers from winning the NBA title last year was injury. Most believe they would’ve gotten past the Warriors, given the series went six games. Therefore, Cleveland was wise to retain their roles players. Namely Iman Shumpert. However, the Cavs will have to make due without Shump for a [...]

Kobe Bryant has no plans to leave the Los Angles Lakers after the 2015-16 season. Sorry, Phil Jackson’s ego. Jackson, who won three titles as Kobe’s coach in Los Angeles and is now president of the New York Knicks, caused quite a stir last Friday when the ‘Bockers officially opened for business, all but predicting [...]

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Jeremy Lin did a reddit AMA on Wednesday, and, naturally, he tackled the important questions. Like whether former Los Angeles Lakers teammate is a super genius. It all started when Lin was asked about the funniest teammates he has ever played alongside, to which he responded (h/t HoopsHype): Jeremy, who’s the funniest guy you’ve ever [...]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry isn’t messing around when it comes to Jrue Holiday. After missing just 14 games through the first four seasons of his career, all of which were spent with the Philadelphia 76ers, Holiday has missed 90 over the last two. Put simply, his time in New Orleans has not [...]