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Some thought the San Antonio Spurs would struggle to round out their bench after signing LaMarcus Aldridge. Those people are now bearing witness to the entire Spurs contingent taking a dump on their front lawn. The Spurs, against all logic, were able to retain Danny Green, Boris Diaw, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili even after [...]

Anthony Davis is really good. And he’s about to get even better. Sure, there’s the organic improvement that comes with progressing from a young, budding, superhuman alien to full-fledged cyborg. Davis is only 22, so the things he does well now, he will do even better later. As for the one thing he doesn’t do, [...]

Kevin Durant free-agency rumors are beginning to percolate. Which means it officially must be summer. Much ado has already been made over his impending foray onto the open market. This speculation is nothing new. But there’s something about his free agency being less than one year away that’s fueling the conjecture fire. Maybe it’s because [...]

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After losing DeAndre Jordan to the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Clippers are scrambling to ensure they still field a Western Conference juggernaut for the 2015-16 campaign. Next summer, apparently, they’ll be scrambling to sign free-agent-to-be Kevin Durant. They and 29 other NBA teams, that is. Unlike most of those 29 other teams, though, the [...]

Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations Jim Buss may soon be out of a job. Unless, of course, the Lakers start playing and winning like the Lakers again. Talking about Jim’s job security during a radio appearance with KPCC team president Jeanie Buss, his sister, painted a bleak picture, per ESPN.com’s Baxter Holmes: Los [...]

The NBA’s $24 billion television deal will do more than just line the pockets of its players and owners. It will also apparently help aid in the formation of healthcare protocol for the league’s former players, by the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) itself. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports broke the news and offered some [...]

There is only one word to describe the free-agency dalliance between LaMarcus Aldridge and the Los Angeles Lakers: awkward. At the start of free agency, the Lakers, along with the San Antonio Spurs, were identified as one of the front-runners to land the Portland Trail Blazers’ nine-year veteran. Shit, the Lakers even met with Aldridge [...]

Greg Monroe has signed with his new team. That team is not the New York Knicks. According to Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski, Monroe agreed to terms with the Milwaukee Bucks on a three-year max deal worth $50 million. Here are the details: Free agent Greg Monroe will sign a three-year, $50 million maximum contract with [...]

For most hoops fans, the Summer months are a down time as the NBA and NCAA go on hiatus immediately following the NBA Finals. Most major cities have annually Summer Tourneys featuring local players that made it big in the collegiate and professional ranks that return home to ball out for bragging rights or a [...]