The Atlanta Hawks are willing to trade Kent Bazemore…for a small ransom they probably aren’t going to get. From Basketball Insiders’ Steve Kyler: League sources say the right combination of ending contracts and a first-round pick, even one highly protected might be enough to get Bazemore in trade, especially for a team looking for a [...]
December 20, 2017
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DeAndre Jordan trade rumors aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. Such is the nature of his situation. The Los Angeles Clippers are fading fast amid injuries, and he has a player option worth $24.1 million for next season that he’s expected to decline. Can the Clippers really risk losing him for nothing on the open market? [...]
December 19, 2017
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Anthony Davis has not requested a trade, and the New Orleans Pelicans aren’t trying to trade him. But, woo boy, if he ever hits the chopping block, there will be plenty of teams waiting for him. Plenty of teams, in fact, are already waiting for him, according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski: Davis remains an obsession [...]
December 19, 2017
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Paul George remains a hot topic within the NBA’s rumor mill, and that’s not going to change unless the Oklahoma City Thunder figure out the shaky dynamic between him, Carmelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook. Though they’ve won seven of their past 10 games, people remain unimpressed with the Thunder. They follow up convincing victories over [...]
December 19, 2017
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With the Cleveland Cavaliers rolling, at 23-8, might they consider moving the Brooklyn Nets’ unprotected first-round pick prior to the February trade deadline in exchange for immediate help? Maybe. But probably not. As one general manager told the Sporting News‘ Sean Deveney: “They would be open to a deal by all indications,” one general manager told Sporting [...]
December 18, 2017
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Isaiah Thomas’ debut with the Cleveland Cavaliers is finally set. Basically. Though rumors and speculation of his return from a hip injury have been floating around for quite some time, but according to The Vertical’s Shams Charania, his first game in a Cleveland uniform is now set to take place during the first week in [...]
December 18, 2017
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What do they say about hindsight again? Oh, right: It sucks. Okay, fine, they actually say hindsight is 20/20, but sometimes, having 20/20 vision sucks. Shabazz Muhammad knows what we’re talking about—oh boy, does he know. According to the Star Tribune‘s Jerry Zgoda, Muhammad turned down a $40 million extension from the Minnesota Timberwolves last season, [...]
December 15, 2017
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The Los Angeles Lakers would like LaVar Ball, father of rookie Lonzo Ball, to take it easy on head coach Luke Walton. And that, as of now, is an official statement. According to ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne, Lakers president Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka recently sat down with LaVar in hopes of convincing him [...]
December 13, 2017
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George Hill’s angry-face emoji tweet may have meant something after all. Sure, the point guard initially passed it off as an expression of disappointment; he was irate that he let his teammates down during a crunch-time loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, in which he didn’t play down the stretch. And, hell, maybe that’s true. But [...]
December 12, 2017
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If you haven’t heard as of yet (and are living under a rock) LeBron James will enter free agency once again in 2018 and this time it feels like he will really go through the process once again as he did in 2010 and 2014 and possibly decide to leave the Cavaliers. Rumors have been [...]
December 11, 2017
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