Rumors

Reports have surfaced Wednesday morning that the defensively challenged and wing depth starved New York Knicks are in hot pursuit of Phoenix Suns physical and defensive stalwart forward P.J. Tucker. [tweet https://twitter.com/ValleyoftheSuns/status/816552633397702656] The report first surfaced from ESPN New York Knicks Reporter Ian Begley. It makes sense on numerous levels: The Knicks are dying to [...]

It seems like the Atlanta Hawks have resigned themselves to being mediocre through the rest of this season. According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, they are listening to trade offers for All-Star forward Paul Millsap: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/815693410057129984] We can’t really say this was inevitable, particularly after the Hawks blitzed opponents to start the season. But they [...]

With Clint Capela recovering from a fibula fracture in his left leg, the Houston Rockets have taken to the trade market in search of reinforcements. And that’s led them to Kosta Koufos of the Sacramento Kings, per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/814855065483653121] Makes sense. Koufos is owed under $8.1 million this season and $8.4 million [...]

This is your bi-weekly reminder that the Milwaukee Bucks remain open to moving Greg Monroe. From Gery Woelfel of the Racine Journal Times: — A league executive told me over the weekend the Bucks are still looking to trade veteran center Greg Monroe. Monroe is currently backing up John Henson and is playing well. He’s [...]

In the wake of a recent trade rumor, Will Barton has declared his allegiance to the Denver Nuggets. Here’s what the 25-year-old said, per The Denver Post‘s Christopher Dempsey: “It’s tough but you hear a lot of stuff going around,” Barton told The Denver Post. “I don’t pay any attention to it, I try not [...]

The NBA trade rumor mill is starting to churn this time of year as disgruntled and underutilized talent around the NBA is being targeted by teams around the league looking for fill specific needs or dump salary. One name that has popped up in recent days is sixth man extraordinaire Will Barton of the Denver [...]

Roughly one-third of the NBA’s 2016-17 season is in the books. Some people will say that’s too early to start taking stock of the championship picture. But those people are wrong. Truth is, the NBA already has the favorite to end all favorites in place. The Golden State Warriors, according to TopBet’s futures, are a [...]

As you may have noticed over the past decade or so, the Sacramento Kings aren’t exactly operating at the San Antonio Spurs level when it comes to professionalism, organization and relations between the players and front office. We all know about the constant DeMarcus Cousins saga and the fact that Rudy Gay has seemingly been [...]

Jimmy Butler almost became a member of the Boston Celtics on draft night. Kind of. Sort of. Maybe. Look, we’re not sure, okay? But the talks we heard about between the Chicago Bulls and Celtics were real. Equally real, according to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, was Chicago’s interest in Boston’s offer: Jimmy Butler’s [...]

Before Buddy Hield was a member of the New Orleans Pelicans, he was just some dude Kobe Bryant texted on draft night. Yes, it’s true: Fresh into retirement, Bryant texted the would-be sixth-overall pick of this year’s NBA prospect pageant. Hield recounted the experience for The Players’ Tribune: On draft night, I got a text [...]