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The Dwyane Wade era in Miami appears to be over. Per The Vertical, Wade will sign a 2-year, $47.5 million deal with the Bulls. Wade met with Heat owner Micky Arison on Wednesday, where Wade allegedly wanted a third year on their 2-year, $40 million offer. Miami did not budge, so Wade made his decision [...]

Maybe a Russell Westbrook trade is more likely than we thought. It instantly became a possibility after Kevin Durant decided to join the Golden State Warriors. The Oklahoma City Thunder cannot afford to lose the last of their two top-seven superstars for nothing, and Westbrook will be a free agent in 2017. If they aren’t [...]

Dirk Nowitzki is still a member of the Dallas Mavericks after agreeing a two-year, $40 million…and that was always the plan. We knew this, of course. Nowitzki is a Mavericks lifer. It was difficult to envision him playing anywhere else. But the Golden State Warriors had the ability to carve out cap space, plus the [...]

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 [...]