Rumors

For the amount of talent he has, it’s rare that anything positive is said when Josh Smith’s name is mentioned. It’s usually followed by some sort of punchline of comment about 3-point field-goal accuracy (or lack thereof). From the onset, you never got the sense that Stan Van Gundy was a fan of Josh Smith. [...]

Despite becoming somewhat of a household name within basketball circles towards the end of his final season in Indy, it appeared as if the team was growing weary of Lance Stephenson’s act. If that weren’t the case, maybe they would’ve offered him a bigger contract. But after only a few months in Charlotte, he has [...]

The Boston Celtics have finally done it. Amidst all of the rumors of trading Rajon Rondo, the Celtics pulled the trigger this evening on a trade of the star point guard to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for players and picks. Earlier today we didn’t think the Celtics would do it, as it didn’t seem [...]

The hot start by the Golden State Warriors seemed almost too good to be true. Everything was falling into place and things were clicking. But now, they have been dealt a terrible blow with this recent news of Andrew Bogut’s knee. If they are ever able to get Bogut and David Lee on the court [...]

Because of the Knicks surprisingly slow start, many players are expressing pity towards Melo. A few weeks ago, LeBron James said he felt sorry for Melo and last night, former teammate Tyson Chandler said the same thing when he was sneakily asked that question by the media. I’m sure Melo isn’t looking for pity from [...]

Earlier in the season, there was a report swirling around which suggested that players didn’t want to sign with the Lakers because they didn’t want to play with Kobe Bryant. Kobe seems like he can be a tough teammate at times, so the report didn’t sound too crazy on the surface. But Paul George shot [...]

While many are still scratching their heads over the firing of Kings coach Mike Malone, Sacramento appears on the prowl for their next long-term hire already. So far, we’ve heard George Karl, Vinny Del Negro and now Mark Jackson. In fact, Jackson has already met with the GM. Jackson’s demeanor seems like it would be [...]

With the firing of Kings coach Mike Malone coming as a surprise, naturally there’s already talk about who will replace him. As of right now, Tyrone Corbin is taking over on an interim basis but it sounds as if the team will still look for another coach. George Karl sounds as if he’s very interested [...]

Lost in the hype of Kobe Bryant passing MJ on the all-time scoring list was the chance to see Andrew Wigging vs. Kobe. Sure, it was the Lakers vs. T’Wolves, but you get the point. If you’re sold on Wiggins turning into something down the line, then this matchup meant something to you. After the [...]

After deciding last August to leave the NBA and take his talents to China—the former Lakers forward and NBA champion was quite excited to start a new chapter in his basketball career. He played for the Sichuan Blue Whales this season and averaged 19.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.3 steals in 15 games before being [...]