Things have gone south with the Phoenix Suns and Eric Bledsoe and appear to be irreconcilable at this point as Bledsoe hasn’t practiced or been with the team in over a week. While Suns General Manager Ryan McDonough says there is no rush to trade Bledsoe, the Suns would prefer to get a deal done [...]
November 1, 2017
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The Orlando Magic are trying to burden someone else with the decision of whether to exercise Mario Hezonja’s team option for next season. According to Basketball Insiders’ Michael Scotto, the team is testing his trade market: [tweet https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto/status/925385907888381953] The Magic are beyond unlikely to strike a deal before the decision’s deadline, which means they’re almost [...]
October 31, 2017
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New York Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek is safe. For now. On the heels of an 0-3 start that saw a couple of players question the engagement and execution of everything around them, some weren’t so sure Hornacek would last into the month of November. The Knicks were supposed to be bad, but another season [...]
October 30, 2017
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The Milwaukee Bucks want Eric Bledsoe. They’re just not sure at what cost. According to the Racine Journal Times‘ Gery Woelfel, the Bucks have interest in trading for the Phoenix Suns’ (apparently) disgruntled point guard, but they may not be willing to give up reigning Rookie of the Year Malcolm Brogdon as part of a potential [...]
October 27, 2017
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The Morris brothers, Marcus and Markieff, and the Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics organizations will not have to worry about any fallout from the assault charges filed against them stemming from an incident in Phoenix in 2015 as they were acquitted of all charges according to a Maricopa County Superior Court. [tweet https://twitter.com/courtpio/status/915346657054662656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] As alluded [...]
October 4, 2017
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It appears we may have seen the last of Boris Diaw in an NBA uniform. After struggling mightily in Utah last season, Diaw was unable to find an NBA home this off-season and is now reportedly headed to play professionally in France this season. [tweet https://twitter.com/somenewsfm/status/908392890858176512] Diaw is currently playing for France in Euro Cup [...]
September 15, 2017
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Stephon Marbury hasn’t appeared in an NBA game since May 2009—an eight-plus-year hiatus he hopes to end soon. The point guard, who has spent the better part of a decade establishing himself as a living legend on China’s basketball circuit, delivered a quasi announcement on his Instagram account, which stated he plans to finish his [...]
September 13, 2017
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For those of you who enjoy engaging in a little sports betting (I am raising my hand) or just want to get a feel for how the public perceives your favorite team will this year, Vegas released its initial over/under win totals for all 30 NBA teams. As you likely would have guessed, the team [...]
August 31, 2017
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The Milwaukee Bucks are celebrating their 50th anniversary in the 2017-18 season and one of the ways that they have decided to honor their rich history is by playing a home game in their old MECCA Arena against the Boston Celtics on October 26. The Bucks spent their first 20 seasons as a franchise playing [...]
August 31, 2017
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Kyrie Irving got his wish, and now he’s happy. Nay, thrilled. The four-time All-Star requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers in late July, and roughly one month later, he’s headed to the Boston Celtics, as first reported by The Vertical’s Shams Charania, in exchange for Jae Crowder, Isaiah Thomas, Ante Zizic and the Brooklyn [...]
August 23, 2017
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