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Ryan Anderson has dominated the NBA’s trade rumor mill almost as much as the Phoenix Suns’ Markieff Morris. And the New Orleans Pelicans, for the life of them, cannot figure out why. Or rather, head coach Alvin Gentry cannot figure out why. Per the New Orleans Advocate‘s Brett Dawson: Alvin Gentry says of Pelicans: "We've [...]

If Markieff Morris’ implosion with the Phoenix Suns won’t prevent the Houston Rockets from trading Terrence Jones for him, Donatas Motiejunas’ latest injury should. Motiejunas is once again sidelined with back issues, and according to the Houston Chronicle‘s Jonathan Feigen, while there is technically no new injury to report, Houston’s stretch forward-center is expected to [...]

With the Spurs 112-79 trouncing of the quickly fading Phoenix Suns last night, the Spurs with a December net rating of 20.4, which is the greatest for one month by far since the NBA first tracked the stat in the 1995-96 season. Net rating is the estimated point differential per 100 possessions with opponent strength [...]

Golden State Warriors All-Star guard Klay Thompson says he’s the best shooting guard in the NBA today, a drum he’s been beating the last few years, especially since the physical decline of the great Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers. When asked about his starting five at each position today, Klay named Curry at [...]

As if this 12-21 campaign for the Suns couldn’t get any worse, now this. The team is reporting that Eric Bledsoe will be lost for the remainder of the season after undergoing successful surgery to repair a torn meniscus. First, there was the offseason drama with the Morris twins, then the team recently got rid [...]

Goodbye, 2015. It’s been real, often fun. Sometimes even real fun. But it’s time we bid you adieu. Just not before we send you off with one last batch of NBA power rankings. The Association is niche-y as ever these days. The championship contender pool contains only Cleveland, Golden State and San Antonio, with Oklahoma [...]

‘Tis the season for NBA power rankings. Fine, ’tis the day for NBA power rankings. It’s the same day every week, almost irregardless of the season. This day, of this week, is no different—except unlike the previous day, of last week, we’re here to acknowledge, to lament, the utter implosion of the Bulls. Yes, they [...]

In the fourth quarter of the Jazz 110-89 victory over the Phoenix Suns in Utah, those in attendance got to see a bonafide dunk of the year candidate as Alec Burks gathered speed on the launch pad that is the left side of the court, catapulted himself into the atmosphere, and not only dunked on [...]

On December 20, 2005, Kobe Bryant made history by becoming the first player in NBA history to single-handedly outscore an opponent through three quarters. Kobe outscored the Dallas Mavericks 62-61 through three quarters and sat out the entire fourth quarter in a 112-90 win over the Mavs at the Staples Center. He finished the game [...]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ process just got a whole lot more…interesting. Mike D’Antoni is now the associate head coach of the NBA’s worst team, his first official gig since leaving the Los Angeles Lakers at the end of the 2013-14 season. His addition to the staff has been rumor-mill fodder ever since the NBA/Sixers ownership installed [...]