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New York Knicks president Phil Jackson is officially committed to doing the improbable: finding new homes for Andrea Bargnani and Amar’e Stoudemire. We at The Hoop Doctors really need to get a mind-blown emoticon, if only so I can insert it right here. That’s what this is—mind-blowing. It’s not mind-melting because Jackson actually wants to [...]

With the first pick of the 2014 NBA draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected the best gotdamn future-peddler to ever traipse his way up to the storied podium. Andrew Wiggins. Everyone who was worried that the Cavs would make the wrong decision this year is able to breathe. Wiggins was the right pick. For Cleveland, he [...]

We are only days away from the much anticipated 2014 NBA Draft and there has been a shake-up at the top now that potential #1 selection Joel Embiid has had foot surgery and will be out for a minimum of 4-6 months. Now it appears as if Cleveland will now select either Andrew Wiggins or [...]

Less than a week ago, it was fairly easy to predict this Thursday’s Top 3 draft selections, with Cleveland being enamored with Kansas big man Joel Embiid, Milwaukee going with Jabari Parker, and Philly winding up with hoops phenom Andrew Wiggins. But following the news that top prospect Embiid had foot surgery on Friday and [...]

Passive. Shy. Polite. Quiet. All of those words could have been used to describe NBA draft prospect and Kansas Jayhawks alum Andrew Wiggins a few weeks ago. But now he’s turning those assumptions typically associated with moderate NBA success inside out and exuding confidence and bravado and outspokenness we never really saw while he was [...]

The much hyped 2014 NBA Draft is rapidly approaching.  In roughly 2 weeks, new NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will open the draft announcing that for the 2rd time in 3 seasons, the Cleveland Cavaliers are on the clock with the #1 overall selection. Cleveland has been a tad unpredictable in past drafts, most recently choosing [...]

Luol Deng, Cleveland barely knew ya. The Cleveland Cavaliers traded for the two-time All-Star midway through the regular season. No one was quite sure if he would want to stay in Cleveland, playing for a Cavs team that hasn’t made the playoffs since 2010. It was supposed to come down to money. Deng rejected a [...]

We are now just a month away from the highly anticipated 2014 NBA Draft. Following a surprising NBA Draft Lottery where Cleveland snagged the top overall selection for the 2nd consecutive year, we can now begin to formulate our newest Mock Draft based on team needs. The top tier obviously includes a trio of talented [...]

Part one of a two part series, starting with the Eastern Conference The Kevin Love extravaganza/madness/sweepstakes is picking up steam and exploding, thanks to various reports suggesting his availability. Why not throw some more wood into the fire? Let’s forget about the salary cap, trades, extensions and all that other boring nonsense and focus on [...]

The search is on. Less than two days after stunning the NBA by winning the draft lottery, despite a paltry 1.7 percent chance of doing so, the Cleveland Cavaliers have turned their attentions to finding someone to replace the departed Mike Brown. And according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, their search has led them to Florida’s [...]