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Jeremy Lin and James Harden need a versatile power forward to run with, and the Houston Rockets need look no further than Paul Millsap of the Utah Jazz. According to Chad Ford of ESPN.com, Houston is likely to be active near the trade deadline as they continue their pursuit of an additional forward: Hearing yes [...]

The plot continues to thicken for the Memphis Grizzlies. As soon as it became known that the Grizzlies were willing to deal star forward Rudy Gay in favor of some salary cap relief, all proverbial hell broke loose in Memphis. First, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reported that the Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns were attempting [...]

Kenyon Martin and the New York Knicks continue to dance around and toward each other. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, the Knicks are once again considering signing the veteran power forward: As Rasheed Wallace’s foot injury lingers, the New York Knicks are showing a renewed interest in free-agent forward Kenyon Martin, league sources [...]

The NBA can be a very unpredictable League, where it’s tough to take any team too lightly. We saw that last night as the NBA-worst 4-28 Washington Wizards hosted and defeated the NBA-best 26-7 Oklahoma City Thunder, and I represented The Hoop Doctors at the Verizon Center in D.C. to cover the game. Now, it’s [...]

I like Carmelo Anthony. I like the player he’s become, the leader he has emulated. Against the Boston Celtics, though? I hated him. I hated him for reminding us about the potential pitfalls of competition, the self-destructive nature of the competitive ego; I despised him for it. What happened between Melo and Kevin Garnett during [...]

The NBA’s Development League kicked off its showcase week with a couple of match-ups earlier Monday. One of those games involved the Erie BayHawks. 37 year old NBA veteran Mike James had been one of the BayHawks’ bright spots in last year’s showcase when he received a call-up from the Chicago Bulls. This year, it [...]

Andrew Bynum has been nothing but disappointing for the Philadelphia 76ers, but there’s still time for that to change. Nearly half of the NBA’s regular season is gone and Bynum has yet to suit up for the Sixers, a reality that has brought his future with the team into question. Upon his arrival, his return [...]

The Sacramento Kings continue to baffle the masses. As is the case with every season, the Kings entered the 2012-13 crusade hoping for a fresh start. Instead, they’ve picked up right where they’ve continuously been leaving off—losing. Sacramento has become the poster-team for failure. From ongoing bouts with regards to relocation, to poor personnel decisions, [...]

From hereon out, every game Rudy Gay plays with the Memphis Grizzlies could be his last. We’ve talked about it since the Grizzlies went on that impressive playoff run in 2011 without him, but now, it’s never seemed more real. With a boatload of money committed to Mike Conley, Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph and Gay [...]

From the moment Royce White was drafted by the Rockets, the two were getting set for a player-organization stand-still. White had been very open about his issues with anxiety disorder. In fact, he made it quite clear early on that he was not going to risk his mental health for an NBA career. An understandable [...]