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The past six years have been rough for the Orlando Magic. They haven’t come close to a playoff appearance and have experienced a ton of change across the organization. Fans likely yearn for the golden era of the mid-90s when Shaquille O’Neal and Penny Hardaway were lighting up the O Arena every night and making [...]

Kawhi Leonard has spoken, sort of, for the first time since joining the Toronto Raptors. In a statement that, surprisingly, spanned more than six syllables, the two-time Defensive Player of the Year thanked the San Antonio Spurs and their fans for the seven mostly wonderful years they spent together: As a housekeeping note, this reads [...]

Mike Conley missed 70 games last season while dealing with Achilles issues. On the verge of turning 31, with three years left on his max contract, it’s fair to wonder whether the Memphis Grizzlies should have any long-term concerns. Conley, for his part, does not. He expects to be ready by the time Memphis opens [...]

The Miami Heat are ready to clean house. Or rather, they’re ready to purge their books of their most undesirable contracts, which belong to Hassan Whiteside, Tyler Johnson and Dion Waiters. Here’s the Miami Herald‘s Barry Jackson: ESPN’s Zach Lowe said this week on his podcast that Houston has explored trading perimeter-shooting power forward Ryan Anderson, [...]

Stephen Curry is ready to face LeBron James four times during the regular season instead of two. From the Associated Press (via NBA.com): After four straight NBA Finals against James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, two-time defending champion Golden State will get four matchups against James during the regular season. “And a whole new-look Laker team [...]

We have officially entered the quiet time of the NBA off-season (if that still exists) as all of the major moves have more than likely occurred and NBA training camps are still a month and a half away. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t still some player movement behind the scenes and one of the [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in a transition period after losing the best player in the NBA for the 2nd time in the past 8 years. They have decided not to completely blow it up, a decision made clear when they decided to sign their only all-star caliber player left, Kevin Love, to an extension. With [...]

Professional sports is a mercenary sport as players are more loyal to their brand than their teams and organizations view players more as assets than valued employees like in most industries. This has become especially true in the NBA as a handful of stars seem to change teams every off-season these days as teams try [...]

Perennially unhappy big man Hassan Whiteside has gained some clarity on his role and future with the Miami Heat. Again. For what seems like the jillionth time. Speaking with reporters on a conference call in support of the NBA’s game in Africa, Whiteside said that he met with both head coach Erik Spoelstra and team [...]

The Memphis Grizzlies are likely in line for a bounce back season after their rare tumble to the 2nd worst record in the NBA last season. With a healthy Marc Gasol and Mike Conley, some solid additions in Kyle Anderson and Garrett Temple and potential impact rookies in Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jevon Carter, they [...]