Rumors

The Charlotte Hornets are 21-21, which is currently good enough for 7th in the Eastern Conference. The bulk of the credit for any success they’ve had this year is thanks to Kemba Walker, who is having a solid season. Kemba is averaging 23ppg and has emerged as the franchise player in Charlotte. His year so [...]

PJ Tucker is not built or have the size and skill set of your traditional NBA player. He is 6’5″, built like a mack truck and is most effective playing the power forward position on offense and bruising opponents. He is also quietly one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA with his strength, [...]

When news broke that the Hawks had dealt longtime sharpshooter and fan favorite Kyle Korver to the Cavaliers, the effect that reverberated around the NBA for the next 48 hours was that the Hawks had decided to blow it up and start over, something personnel around the league knew that Hawks were on the brink [...]

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Despite being pulled from the chopping block shortly after Kyle Korver was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Paul Millsap is no lock to finish the season with the Atlanta Hawks. As The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski said on The Ringer’s NBA Show (via HoopsHype): There’s no question that [Atlanta] may revisit it again here before the [...]

The point guard market in the NBA is weird. It’s one of the deepest positions, which inherently drives down the value of available point guards, yet it’s such an important position that if you don’t have a starting-level stud at your disposal, you should be willing to mortgage the farm to get one. Enter Goran Dragic, [...]

The Blazers are one of the surprising disappointments thus far this season. They are currently 17-23, which is barely good enough for 8th in the West. We all expected much more from them this year. Perhaps frustration is setting in. Last night, while visiting the Lakers, Damian Lillard went nose to nose with D’Angelo Russell. [...]

According to ESPN NBA Reporter Zach Lowe, the Hawks are looking to deal Tim Hardaway Jr. and are only seeking 2nd round picks in return. [tweet https://twitter.com/basketballtalk/status/818924425672175616] It appears as though the heart and soul of the team Paul Millsap is no longer on the trade block (if you choose to really believe that), but [...]

The was a point during the season where the Knicks looked like they wanted people to consider them one of the Easts elite. I mean, on paper, they should be good enough to host a first round playoff series. But as it stands now, the playoffs don’t quite seem like a reality. They’ve lost 7 [...]

Acquiring Kyle Korver isn’t enough for LeBron James. He still wants the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade for a point guard. From ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin: As the Cleveland Cavaliers finalize a deal to acquire sharpshooter Kyle Korver from the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, LeBron James declared that the work is not done for the defending champions. [...]