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It seems that winning the Atlantic Division isn’t enough for the Raptors to keep their current core intact. Previous rumors suggested that general manager Masai Ujiri was looking to move Kyle Lowry in effort to, you know, tank. The Raptors had just traded Rudy Gay and didn’t figure into any meaningful conversations. Best thing to [...]

Jalen Rose is a funny guy. An interesting guy. Most of all, Jalen Rose is a man unafraid of making bold proclamations. During halftime of the Knicks-Lakers game Sunday, ESPN’s on-air personality did just that. Speaking on Carmelo Anthony’s impending free agency, this Rose made it clear he thought ‘Melo should join another Rose—Derrick Rose. [...]

If coaching the Knicks outside the NBA playoff picture doesn’t get Mike Woodson fired, New York’s interest in Jeff Van Gundy might. While Speaking during the Stephen A. Smith and Ryan Ruocco Show on ESPN New York 98.7 FM Thursday, Smith said he’s hearing the Knicks have every intention of parting ways with Woodson, per [...]

Know how we know that Carmelo Anthony is done with this season? The profanity. Anthony’s frustrations have slowly, surely been bubbling to the surface in recent weeks, as his Knicks have played their way out of playoff contention in the Eastern Conference. First, there was the whole “glazed donut face ass” tweet he directed at [...]

Well, duh. The 2014 NBA draft class is expected to be the deepest pool of talent seen since 2003, when players like LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade each made jumps to the Association. Naturally, teams holding first-round picks—and multiple first-rounders—are taking a long hard look at the most highly touted targets. Especially the [...]

Scary thought: Playing the Heat. Scarier thought: Playing a better version of the Heat. Despite spending much of the 2013-14 regular season in cruise control, the Heat are still scary good. Naked-pictures-of-Robin-Williams scary; any-movie-starring-Jason-Bateman good. And according to NBA.com’s David Aldridge, they’re hoping to get even better: With Oden looking like he can be a [...]

Let’s all just agree we have no idea what Celtics and general manager Danny Ainge are doing. One day, Boston is expected to trade Rajon Rondo; the next they plan to keep him. Today is one of those latter days. According to NBA.com’s Sam Smith, the Celtics, after naming Rondo the 15th captain in franchise [...]

It’s official: No one likes the NBA’s sleeved uniforms. Sweeping generalizations are typically taboo. Who am I to speak for everyone? Seriously, who am I? Nobody—in the scheme of everyone, at least. Same holds true here. I can’t say everyone hates those jerseys—except I just did. Because everyone hates them. That’s how it seems. A [...]

Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov hasn’t given up his team. Meaning? He’s a far better man than I am. Although the Nets have began the season 16-22, waffling in and out of the Eastern Conference’s playoff picture, Prokhorov has yet to give up hope. His team was supposed to contend for a title following the [...]

Jordan Crawford may not be enough for the Warriors. Just a day after completing a three-team trade with the Celtics and Heat that landed the Dubs MarShon Brooks and Crawford, we catch word they might not be done. The thinking there was Crawford, who is averaging a career-high 5.7 assists per game, would hopefully solve [...]