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This season, Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal told USA Today that himself and Wall are, “definitely the best backcourt in the league.” But, after his dismissal from the Warriors, former Head Coach Mark Jackson called Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry the, “greatest shooting backcourt in the history of the game.” Since then, the question of [...]

Reminders that Kobe Bryant is old, and getting even older still, have been out in full force this season. Here’s another one. Speaking with the Los Angeles Times‘ Bill Plaschke, the 36-year-old admitted that walking away from the NBA and Los Angeles Lakers after this season has been something he’s thought about: “I’d be lying [...]

For 2 seasons now, the Philadelphia 76ers have been going through a very public franchise rebuild, as they clearly try to pile up losses and accumulate high draft picks. Experts, fans, and even other NBA personnel have been on the fence on whether the “tanking” will work, but Philly is apparently set on letting the [...]

Los Angeles Clippers Coach and President of Basketball Operations Doc Rivers said all the right things when he pulled the trigger on a 3-team trade that sent his son Austin Rivers home to the Clippers, Reggie Bullock to the Phoenix Suns, Chris Douglas-Roberts and a 2017 pick to the Boston Celtics. But, does the Clippers [...]

As we sit here in Mid-January and the midpoint of the NBA season, it has become pretty apparent that this isn’t your typical year in the NBA with a few clear-cut championship favorites and the league’s top superstars and franchises dominating. It is almost impossible to pick a championship favorite and the league’s top stars [...]

Well it’s official: The NBA is a forest fire of craziness. To wit: A lot has happened since we last met. Kevin Garnett decided to head-hump Dwight Howard amid the Net’s demonstrative downturn; the Pistons decided to be an actual basketball team; the Knicks and Celtics let Sam Hinkie know they’re coming for his (pingpong) balls; [...]

The Brooklyn Nets’ longstanding fire sale hasn’t seen them do any selling. Might the Miami Heat change their mind? According to ESPN New York’s Ohm Youngmisuk, the Heat are among the teams registering interest in a Brook Lopez trade: [tweet https://twitter.com/NotoriousOHM/status/555487146887618562] Trading any of their pricy pacts makes sense for the Nets. Whatever helps whittle [...]

Another day, another chance for the New York Knicks to contradict themselves. Team president Phil Jackson has already pillaged through the roster’s limited talent supply, trading Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith for jack. It’s widely known he may not be done either, which, in layman’s terms, means Jose Calderon better not get too comfortable. It [...]

The New York Knicks want to trade Jose Calderon and Andrea Bargnani. No word yet on what their third and final wish will be. From ESPN.com’s Ian Begley and Marc Stein: The New York Knicks are actively trying to trade veterans Jose Calderon and Andrea Bargnani as part of their ongoing roster clear-out, according to [...]

Kevin Garnett is soooooooo suspended. Midway through the first quarter of Monday night’s bout between the Brooklyn Nets and Houston Rockets, Garnett got into it with Dwight Howard, because, well, Garnett has a tendency to get into it with a lot of people. Devin Kharpertian of The Brooklyn Game described the scene: It didn’t take [...]