Despite being eliminated in the opening round of this year’s playoffs, the Pelicans’ confirmed to everybody in the league that they are the real deal and will definitely be back next season hungrier than ever. Of course, their success last season wouldn’t have been possible without their All-Star center Anthony Davis, who’s simply been a [...]
At the start of NBA free agency, it’s normally the players and teams that dominate the rumor mill. This year, however, it’s the salary cap. Make no mistake, player and team chatter is everywhere. But there’s another layer to the speculation fire because of the league’s impending salary-cap boon. The financial ceiling is set to [...]
Carmelo Anthony and New York Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis aren’t best friends. Yet. Rumors bandied about the NBA following the Knicks’ decision to select Kristaps Porzingis—hereto forth known as Krispy Pringles—with the No. 4 pick in this year’s draft. Anthony apparently wasn’t happy. The word betrayed was tossed around casually. Put simply: He was pissed. [...]
June 30, 2015
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The NBA dynasty that pitches star free agents together, stays together. Sometimes they even sign that superstar free agent in question. Depending on the person you talk to, and the time of today, and what color socks you’re wearing, LaMarcus Aldridge is a lock to join the San Antonio Spurs. Others claim that the Los [...]
June 30, 2015
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The Phoenix Suns are seriously serious about seriously trading Eric Bledsoe. Rumblings gained some traction ahead of the draft, the belief being that Phoenix was looking to move up. But with the team preparing to offer restricted free agent Brandon Knight a fat contract, Bledsoe isn’t yet considered safe. Per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein (h/t ProBasketballTalk: [...]
June 29, 2015
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After swinging for the fences by drafting Kristaps Porzingis, New York Knicks team president will now follow up his risk-taking with an all-out courtship of David West. Wait, what. From ESPN New York’s Ian Begley and Marc Stein: The New York Knicks will meet with free-agent forward David West, ESPN’s Marc Stein reports. Stein reports [...]
June 29, 2015
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There’s been another development in the ongoing contract dispute allegedly taking place between Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat. The dispute in question means nothing. That, or there is no dispute of which to speak. Maybe Pat Riley was riding the post-draft after scooping up Justise Winslow, a top-five talent, with the 10th pick, or [...]
June 26, 2015
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LaMarcus Aldridge is planning on leaving the Portland Trail Blazers. Probably. Maybe. We think. Ahead of the 2015 NBA draft, The Columbian‘s Erik Gundersen reported that Aldridge had already informed the Blazers he was planning on leaving in free agency. ESPN Marc Stein and Chris Broussard then corroborated those findings, going as far as calling [...]
June 26, 2015
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