Rumors

Dwyane Wade’s departure from Miami still feels unreal. He had always dubbed himself a “Heat Lifer,” but this can be an unpredictable business. He did not feel as if the team wanted him back nearly as much as they should. Perhaps Pat Riley took for granted that Wade wouldn’t bolt, but boy was he wrong. [...]

As you should all know by now, the NBA season cannot officially begin until there’s been at least one Brook Lopez trade rumor. Related: The NBA season is officially underway. From ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: But what’s happening behind the scenes is newsy, too. Some rival executives are increasingly convinced that the Nets are open to [...]

During his 20 years in the league, no one seemed to love playing basketball more than Kobe Bryant. Rumor has it that he was always in the gym, working on his game. Even during his prime, he was typically the first guy to arrive, last one to leave. Now that he’s done playing, he’s keeping [...]

It has been two seasons since Ray Allen stepped foot on an NBA court as an active player. He was 39 years-old, and his Miami Heat just lost to the Spurs in the 2014 Finals in somewhat convincing fashion. Then before you knew it, LeBron was back in Cleveland and Ray apparently was no longer [...]

Iman Shumpert is not untouchable to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but they are not desperately trying to get rid of him, either. You could say that about, maybe, half the players in the league. But ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe reported that a few teams have inquired about Shumpert’s availability and left with the “impression” that the Cavaliers [...]

Nicolas Batum’s foray into free agency this past summer was beyond brief. It seemed like he agreed to re-sign with the Charlotte Hornets almost as soon as the clock struck midnight eastern time on July 1. But that doesn’t mean other teams didn’t try wooing him. At least two did, according to The Vertical’s Shams [...]

When the Cavs shocked the Warriors last June, many tears were shed. LeBron James was sobbing as he embraced Kevin Love when the clock struck zero, and head coach Tyronn Lue never left the bench area. By the time the camera caught him, he was seating on the bench, crying tears of joy with his [...]

While it seemed bleak over the past year or so, there are several indications that the players and the owners have improved tremendously towards reaching a new collective bargaining agreement and avoiding another potential lockout at the beginning of the 2017-18 season. Both sides are expected to opt out of the current CBA at the [...]

The Toronto Raptors just got a little thinner as center—which is a problem, considering they were pretty thin there to begin with. Jared Sullinger, whom the Raptors essentially signed as a Bismack Biyombo replacement, is expected to miss a bunch of time after having foot surgery, per The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: It’s not yet clear [...]

This Kevin Durant versus Russell Westbrook thing isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. And we’re happy about that because we’re here for all of it. The verbal shots that have been traded between the two since Durant left OKC for Golden State seem to largely be initiated by Durant. In thos situations, Russell returns serve. Although, [...]