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: [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
It’s seems like no one is safe in Denver. The franchise is heading for a major revamp this off-season and is more than willing to trade any of its players, as long as the deal coincides with their objective and future plans, which no one really knows at this point. Anyway, Ty Lawson, Wilson Chandler, [...]
Sometimes the NBA is quiet ahead of its yearly draft. This is not one of those times. The Charlotte Hornets are making moves. Yes, plural. First, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports reported that the Hornets acquired Nicolas Batum from the Portland Trail Blazers. Here are the details on that one: Portland is finalizing a trade [...]
Daryl Morey’s Houston Rockets are at it again. Whiffing on Chris Bosh and Carmelo Anthony hasn’t quelled their appetite for superstars. And, frankly, why would it? They traded for James Harden and signed Dwight Howard in consecutive summers. Two out of three isn’t bad. Three out of four is better, though. According to ESPN.com’s Marc [...]
Free agency hasn’t even started yet, but it’s already been crazy around the league’s rumor mill the past few days, Sacramento being front and center. Without a doubt the Kings’ top priority is still dealing with their All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins, who’s been the center of attention of late. However, they have also been assessing [...]
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, but Sacramento Kings head coach George Karl is begging you to disregard the effusive exhaust emanating from his slacks. Things have reportedly soured between DeMarcus Cousins and the Kings, at least in the sense that Karl apparently doesn’t want him and would prefer to trade him. On Tuesday, though, Karl [...]