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The final 20 minutes of the 2015 NBA Trade deadline were pure unadulterated insanity, a mixture of euphoria for NBA fanatics who obsess over trade rumors and player movement (me) and paranoia and panic for NBA GM’s and players. What seemed a few days prior to be a snoozer of trade deadline with what was [...]

Of all the non-basketball things one could see JaVale McGee doing, mentoring young NBA talents is not among them. Professional volleyball-spiker? Uh-huh. Gumby imitator? For sure. Gangly hug-giver. You bet. Mentor? Not so much. Alas, McGee himself feels differently. Per the Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Keith Pompey: “I don’t want to get bought out,” said McGee, a [...]

Carmelo Anthony has been injured a looooooooong time. This thing with his left knee is not new. We know that. But we really never pinpointed it. Some thought he was injured during the second game of the New York Knicks’ season, a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers (how the hell did that happen again?). Turns [...]

Just when you think that, maybe, just maybe, you might understand the extent of Kobe Bryant’s obsession with Michael Jordan, you find out you’re wrong. Here’s to being wrong. Kobe’s unhappiness with the Los Angeles Lakers shortly after they traded Shaquille O’Neal is well documented. He wanted out, because, well, the Lakers weren’t good enough. [...]

Isaiah Thomas is the right player at the right time for the Boston Celtics. Somewhat sneakily, the Celtics entered the trade-deadline field, helping the Phoenix Suns blow up their roster. They basically picked up Thomas for pennies on the dollar, per ESPN.com’s Jeff Goodman: [tweet https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/568503093798838272] Marcus Thornton was not part of the Celtics’ future, [...]

The NBA’s trade deadline was a busy racket this year, and the Oklahoma City Thunder were among those making the biggest splashes. It took a while for the full details of their trade to emerge, but the Thunder wound up parting ways with disgruntled point guard Reggie Jackson and the expiring contract of Kendrick Perkins, [...]

It’s safe to say that the New York Knicks, who are dead last in the league standings at a win-loss record of 10-43, have nothing left to fight for this season except for the upcoming draft lottery this summer. That being said, it’s no surprise that the New York Knicks are reportedly expected to rule [...]

Let us toast the Sacramento Kings for always staying aggressive no matter what. George Karl was officially introduced as Sacramento’s new head coach on Tuesday, so that was a pretty big deal. Also a big deal: The Kings are interested in trading for Arron Afflalo of the Denver Nuggets. Per Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher: [tweet [...]

Fill in the blank time! Goran Dragic’s future outlook with the Phoenix Suns is [insert one-word description here]. Each of the following words are acceptable: uncertain, bizarre, nonexistent, weird, quirky, punchdrunklove, confusing. There are other passable answers, but we’ll stop there for brevity’s sake. Dragic has long been a rumor-mill staple. He’s slated for free [...]

Oh. Em. Gee. In a totally sensible, and therefore unforeseen, twist of events, the Denver Nuggets may be willing to trade Ty Lawson and Kenneth Faried. This is not to say they are actively shopping them, though. Grantland’s Zach Lowe explains: he more interesting questions surround Ty Lawson and Kenneth Faried. Denver isn’t shopping those [...]