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According to recent reports from ESPN Reporter Marc J. Spears, Dwyane Wade is seeking a contract worth $50 million over two years or $25 million per season. This makes his free agent recruitment even more interesting as it has been reported that the Heat have offered Wade $40 million over two years which is the [...]

So, apparently, the New York Knicks really are hoping their marriage to Derrick Rose is a long-term thing. Though team president Phil Jackson has burned through the franchise’s cap space, and then some, to build a fringe playoff contender, the Knicks still have options leading into next summer. They aren’t projected to have max cap [...]

It seems the Toronto Raptors are already trying to prepare for life without Bismack Biyombo. According to ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe, the Raptors are trying to poach Nerlens Noel from the center-laden Philadelphia 76ers: The Raptors will need to move at least one big deal to have any hope of retaining both DeMar DeRozan and Biyombo, [...]

Mark Cuban seems determined to upgrade his frontcourt. Even it that means giving a big man with limited offensive skillys way too much money. He’s determined to overpay for one. He nearly did so last year with DeAndre Jordan and it looks like he may with Hassan Whiteside. Whiteside came out of nowhere to have [...]

The Serge Ibaka for Victor Oladipo deal with a head-scratcher for many reasons. It was said that Ibaka was unhappy with his role and this move was made with the intentions of retaining Kevin Durant’s services. But there’s one problem: this deal doesn’t exactly make the Thunder better. You can argue it makes them worse. [...]

Stephen Jackson has been out of basketball for a few years, but has been making his rounds on ESPN. He’s interesting to listen to and probably has a strong TV career looking at him if it’s something he wants to pursue full-time. But maybe that’s not quite on his mind yet, as the 38 year [...]

In order to keep some semblance of normalcy, a salary cap in the NBA exists. If not, it’d be tough to have a league when every player feels he’s worth every penny on Earth. But in the case of LeBron James, there should be no financial ceiling. It’s impossible to put a figure on what [...]

The New York Knicks have eyes for Atlanta Hawks free-agent Kent Bazemore. This is a good thing. Unless you actually expect them to pay him. In which case it’s a bad thing. From the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: Bazemore is high on the Knicks’ list for a shooting guard, but they know resources aren’t [...]

Tim Duncan is coming back for another NBA season! We think. Maybe. The 40-year-old opted into the final year of his contract with the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, but he apparently hasn’t made a decision about whether he’ll play next season, according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan has [...]

Dwight Howard has already set up two meetings to start the NBA’s 2016 free-agency period, and the Houston Rockets aren’t one of them. According to ESPN.com’s Chris Broussard and Marc Stein, Howard will talk shop with the Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics first, before moving on to other teams: The Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics [...]