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Eric Bledsoe wants to get in-your-face, bathing-in-hundy-sticks, set-greenbacks-on-fire, look-mom-I’ve-made-it, just-like-James-Harden paid from the Phoenix Suns. But that’s not going to happen. Per ESPN.com’s Chris Broussard, Bledsoe, a restricted free agent, is seeking a five-year, $80 million contract from the Suns: The future of one of the most talented free agents left on the market remains [...]

Veteran NBA.com reporter Steve Aschburner reported Wednesday that one of the changes new NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is considering this off-season is the idea of a mid-season tournament in Las Vegas. Here is the excerpt from Aschburner’s column on NBA.com: “The popularity of the summer league in Las Vegas – with attendance up 25 percent, [...]

Thank you, Phil Jackson. Thank you. The Zen Master has cleared up one of the most not-so-mysterious mysteries in the NBA: Dwight Howard did, in fact, leave the Los Angeles Lakers for the Houston Rockets because of Kobe Bryant. Mind-melting stuff, I know. We already knew, for the most part. But there’s something about Jackson [...]

LeBron James’ patience runs puddle deep. It was roughly one week ago that LeBron’s first-person account of why he was returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers was posted by Lee Jenkins of Sports Illustrated. In this essay of his, he touched upon a number of things and the prevailing sentiment was he would remain patient. He [...]

With the departure of their big man Pau Gasol, the Los Angeles Lakers are clearly in dire need of a big man into their small roster, and it looks like Mitch Kuptchak found a quality replacement whose name is Ed Davis. The 6-foot-10 power forward will be playing for the purple and gold franchise in [...]

The Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves are discussing a trade for All-Star Kevin Love. Again. From Jon Krawczynski of the Associated Press, via MassLive.com: The Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors have reopened trade talks for All-Star forward Kevin Love, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. With [...]

Baron Davis is looking to make an NBA return. Or so says Baron Davis. Per the Akron Beacon Journal‘s Jason Lloyd, Davis is attempting a comeback and would welcome the opportunity to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers: He is 35 now and hasn’t played in a game in more than two years, but Baron Davis [...]

After helping the Indiana Pacers reach the Eastern Conference Finals for two straight years, Lance Stephenson has decided to take his talents someplace else—Charlotte. The Charlotte Hornets and the former pacers guard have agreed on a three-year, $27 million dollar contract, according to Chris Broussard of ESPN.com. Last season, he averaged a career best of [...]

The player with the best-selling jersey in the NBA became, once again, the most beloved player in the league, except, perhaps, in parts of Miami, where they’ve gone all Cleveland circa 2010. Once again, people are over-reacting to a man doing what he wants and has every right to do. James is a quality human being [...]

Carmelo Anthony, thou art chivalrous. Or something. Much ado has been made about Anthony’s new contract with the New York Knicks. We know it’s going to be for five years. And we know it’s going to be worth nine figures. We just don’t know the exact amount. Not even now. All we really know is [...]