Rumors

The Los Angeles Lakers’ decision to give Timofey Mozgov, now of the Brooklyn Nets, and Luol Deng massive contracts in 2016 free agency is starting to make sense. It remains indefensible, to be sure. They were on the rebuilding track at the time. No one liked Mozgov’s four-year, $64 million pact. He was coming off [...]

Did you need anymore confirmation that Julius Randle won’t be part of the Los Angeles Lakers after this season, as their attempts to reel in multiple superstar free agents soldiers? Probably not, because this has been talked about ad nauseam. But ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski has your additional confirmation anyway (via Lakers Outsiders): [tweet https://twitter.com/LakersOutsiders/status/928426723779235841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Flakersoutsiders.com%2F2017%2F11%2F08%2Flakers-trade-rumors-julius-randle-very-unlikely-to-continue-with-lakers-beyond-this-season%2F] Here’s [...]

What’s next for the Phoenix Suns after trading Eric Bledsoe to the Milwaukee Bucks? Figuring out what to do with Greg Monroe. And then, maybe, striking a deal with the Philadelphia 76ers for Jahlil Okafor. From ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski: The possibility of a contract buyout could give the Suns freedom to be creative with an [...]

Hassan Whiteside was yanked from the Miami Heat’s Monday night loss to the Golden State Warriors for what appeared to be poor defensive effort. Afterward, he received what we can only assume was a stern-yet-loving-yet-also-concerned talking to from Miami Heat captains Goran Dragic, James Johnson and Udonis Haslem. The Miami Herald‘s Manny Navarro has the details: [...]

Bobby Portis’ eight-game suspension from the Chicago Bulls wasn’t enough. Not for Nikola Mirotic. The team suspended Portis after a physical altercation with Mirotic that left the latter with a concussion and facial fracture. He is still weeks away from a return, but Portis made his season debut with the Bulls on Tuesday night in [...]

Greg Monroe will not be long for the Phoenix Suns. The big man is headed to arid Arizona after the Milwaukee Bucks struck a trade for Eric Bledsoe, but his stay should be short-lived. The Suns are currently trying to reroute him before discussing the possibility of buying out the final year of his contract, [...]

Jahlil Okafor doesn’t yet have a new home. But he might soon. And that home will probably be in Atlanta or Chicago, according to NBA.com’s David Aldridge: League sources indicate the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks are the most likely destinations for Okafor. But the Sixers are still holding out for at least a Draft [...]

Luol Deng has made all of one appearance, spanning 13 minutes, for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. He is woefully out of place as they try to develop their young core, and he knows it. The Lakers have been open about it. And he’s being a pro about it. But Deng’s agent is also [...]

LeBron James. Draymond Green. Ben Simmons. Tyler Ennis. What do all of these NBA players have in common? Their game-day jerseys have been, to varying degrees, torn during live action. Here is LeBron’s rip: [tweet https://twitter.com/SBNation/status/920477513452634112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Farticles%2F2742912-nike-says-its-working-with-the-nba-to-find-solution-for-torn-jerseys-issue] And Ennis’: [tweet https://twitter.com/RyanWardLA/status/920477847784849408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Farticles%2F2742912-nike-says-its-working-with-the-nba-to-find-solution-for-torn-jerseys-issue] And Green’s: [tweet https://twitter.com/danfavale/status/924117436990881793] And, finally, Simmons’: [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/926601312069869568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Farticles%2F2742912-nike-says-its-working-with-the-nba-to-find-solution-for-torn-jerseys-issue] Hardly a good look, right? Fear [...]

The Los Angeles Clippers lost more than the game against the Miami Heat on Sunday. They lost Danilo Gallinari, too. The 29-year-old was forced out of action in the first half with a hip injury, something he’s been laboring through for a few games, per the Los Angeles Times‘ Kevin Baxter: The Clippers lost Danilo Gallinari after he [...]