Rumors

Plenty of NBA teams are expected to remain idle through the Feb. 8 trade deadline. The Cleveland Cavaliers are not one of them. From The New York Times‘ Marc Stein: One trusted source pulled me aside at the NBA G League Showcase last week in suburban Toronto and insisted that the Cavs will “definitely” swing at [...]

The Atlanta Hawks see you, Sacramento Kings and Orlando Magic. They see you trying to give them a run for the NBA’s worst record and, thus, the top draft-lottery odds. And they’re going to do something about it: start wheeling and dealing. Guys like Luke Babbitt, Kent Bazemore and Ersan Ilyasova are all expected to [...]

DeAndre Jordan doesn’t hold a grudge against the Houston Rockets after they party-crashed the Los Angeles Clippers’ locker room on Monday night. In fact, according to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, it’s just the opposite: Jordan wants to be traded to Houston. Here’s Smith talking about the big man’s apparent desires (via SI.com): [https://twitter.com/SInow/status/953345573494673409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Farticles%2F2754494-lingering-questions-following-bizarre-chris-paul-clippers-locker-room-fiasco] This marks [...]

The Cavaliers are in the midst of another swoon during the 2017-18 season. After a rough 5-7 start, they rallied to win 19 of 21 games at one point and everything seemed to be back on track. Ever since Christmas Day, and especially since the return of Isaiah Thomas, the Cavaliers have been struggling mightily [...]

Kevin Durant is many things. An MVP. An All-Star. A champion. A future Hall of Famer. And now, if he has his way, we can add “Future owner of an NBA team” to this illustrious list. From ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes: Over the last year and a half, sources say Durant and his business partner Rich [...]

The Memphis Grizzlies are willingly putting themselves in the NBA’s rumor mill! But not because they’re holding a fire sale. As Bleacher Report’s Howard Beck noted, the Grizzlies remain unwilling to move Marc Gasol, even though they should be pouncing at the chance to sell high on their soon-to-be 33-year-old big man. Memphis is, however, [...]

Nikola Mirotic doesn’t seem like he’ll be a member of the Chicago Bulls much longer. ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported earlier this week that two sides are still fixing for a divorce, and that the 26-year-old forward held the Utah Jazz in special regard. Well, the Jazz apparently feel the same way. They’ve spoken to the [...]

Isaiah Thomas wants to get paid this summer when he enters free agency. He’s been thinking about this next contract for a while—almost, it seems, since he signed his last one, a four-year, $27 million deal with the Phoenix Suns in 2014. Unfortunately for him, though, it doesn’t look like he’ll be needing a Brinks [...]

The Detroit Pistons are heavily invested in winning now. That much is certain following the latest rumor dump from ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski. He paints the Pistons as fervid buyers, an approach that’s even led them to discuss Evan Fournier’s availability with the Orlando Magic: Detroit pursued a deal for Fournier, but that would’ve been hard [...]

Quality wings are in high demand as the NBA nears its February trade deadline. But while the list of teams chasing upgrades on the perimeter is lengthy, a few could-be buyers are expressing more interest in making a move than most. Among them, according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski: The New York Knicks, New Orleans Pelicans, [...]