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Derrick Rose has yet to find another NBA home after being traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Utah Jazz and getting subsequently waived. And he might not get his next opportunity until 2018-19. Bleacher Report’s Ken Berger staged a fantastic deep dive into Rose’s status within the NBA, both immediately and long term. Among [...]

The Houston Rockets are having quite the season thus far, at 47-13 they currently possess the best record in the NBA and have the No. 1 seed in the western conference by way of tiebreaker over the Golden State Warriors. They are also an incredible 30-1 when their three best players, James Harden, Chris Paul [...]

Trevor Booker never really fit as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. As the asset returned in the Jahlil Okafor trade with the Brooklyn Nets in December, Booker’s hustle play and inconsistency at being able to stretch the floor at the four position made him a poor fit for a team who already has a [...]

Josh Hart’s standout rookie season may have just reached an abrupt end. The 22-year-old newbie suffered a fracture in his left hand during a Los Angeles Lakers team practice on Wednesday. It’s not immediately clear how much time he’ll miss as a result, per ESPN.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk: Los Angeles Lakers rookie Josh Hart suffered a fractured left fourth [...]

To all those hoping LeBron James signs with the Philadelphia 76ers this summer: The four-time MVP hears you. He sees you. He appreciates you. Power Home Remodeling, a company based out of Chester, Pennsylvania put up three billboards in Cleveland that very clearly recruited James on the Sixers’ behalf, per ESPN.com’s Darren Rovell. Well, the soon-to-be [...]

Prospective NBA tankers beware: Commissioner Adam Silver is watching. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was recently fined $600,000 for pro-tanking comments. But the league, and Silver, didn’t stop there. A memo was sent to all 30 teams shortly thereafter, according to USA Today‘s Sam Amick, the contents of which left little to the imagination about where [...]

Plenty of people are wondering whether the New York Knicks will bring back Jeff Hornacek, who has one year left on his contract, for next season. Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers might, maybe, possibly, potentially be one of them. From the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: It would be an easier sell for Clippers [...]

Jimmy Butler’s injury will not compel the Minnesota Timberwolves to sign another player for the stretch run of the regular season—or so says coach-president Tom Thibodeau. From the Star Tribune‘s Jerry Zgoda: Wolves coach Tom Thibodeau said he and his staff will consider adding a player to a roster that has had one open spot all [...]

If the New York Knicks and Joakim Noah reach a buyout agreement by the March 1 deadline for him to join a playoff team, the Golden State Warriors are ready to pounce. Frank Isola of the New York Daily News first reported that the Warriors, along with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves, would have [...]

Dirk Nowitzki and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban do not see eye to eye on the subject of tanking. To be fair, Cuban has never been an open proponent of bottoming out either. That is, until this season. His Mavericks are contending for one of the three worst records in the NBA, and he told [...]