Rumors

Derrick Rose felt like he may be coming to the end of his NBA run at least for the time being, a very sad way to end his stint in the NBA at the age of 30 after winning an MVP at the age of 22. After his time with the Cavaliers was a dud [...]

Last season, back when LaMarcus Aldridge was doubting his role with the San Antonio Spurs, he may have tried getting Damian Lillard to ask the Portland Trail Blazers to re-acquire him via trade. No, seriously. This sounds like it happened. Here’s the skinny, according to Bleacher Report’s Ken Berger: Still, multiple league sources advised not [...]

Rodney Hood did not play during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Game 4 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night. But he apparently could have—in garbage time, at least. He just didn’t want to. From The Athletic’s Jason Lloyd: When the Cavs called a timeout with a 30-point lead and 7:38 left Monday, Lue tried inserting [...]

The speculation factory wasted little time putting Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey on the hot seat. His name, in fact, was thrown onto the hypothetical chopping block before his team even submitted to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4. According to The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor, certain executives around the league believe Toronto will move [...]

If the Oklahoma City Thunder have their way, Paul George (player option) will re-sign with them in free agency. If they really have their way, he’ll be returning to a team that doesn’t include Carmelo Anthony. From Sporting News’ Sean Deveney: Keeping George in town has been the underlying goal since before the season started. The [...]

The New York Knicks have added Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown to their list of head coaching candidates. And now they’re officially ready to hire Jeff Hornacek’s replacement. From ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski: After talking with Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown, the New York Knicks have completed interviews for the franchise’s head-coaching job, and team officials are huddling [...]

The situation between Kawhi Leonard and the Spurs has been covered ad nauseam over the past few months. Leonard was cleared to return to action months ago from his quad injury but decided to seek a second opinion and opted not to return to the team this season as they were defeated by the Warriors [...]

The Atlanta Hawks have a type. That much has become clear in the aftermath of their mutual dissolution with head coach Mike Budenholzer. A list of prospective candidates has already been making the rounds, with Charlotte Hornets assistant Stephen Silas and San Antonio Spurs assistants Ime Udoka and James Borrego all considered viable candidates. They’re clearly, [...]

The New York Knicks’ list of candidates to replace the fired Jeff Hornacek is inching closer and closer to a dozen names. The latest sideline prospect to join the fold? Boston Celtics assistant Jay Larranaga. Not only is Larranaga on the Knicks’ radar, but he’s apparently already interviewed for the position, according to Newsday‘s Al Iannazzone: The Knicks’ [...]

Anyone clamoring for the Phoenix Suns to speak with Jason Kidd about their head coaching vacancy has officially received their wish. The same goes for anyone who wanted Vinny Del Negro to get some face time, too. (Props to someone if they actually belong to this group.) After cycling through some of the top candidates, [...]