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Pau Gasol is officially an unrestricted NBA free agent. Which means his time with the Chicago Bulls is officially over. Pau Gasol opted out of the final year of his deal on Monday, and per ESPN.com’s Nick Friedell, neither he nor the Bulls are planning a reunion: [tweet https://twitter.com/NickFriedell/status/747521357911564289] Makes sense. Gasol will turn 36 [...]

In yet another sign that the Chicago Bulls are gearing up for a rebuild, the team has started shopping forward-center Taj Gibson. From Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times: To add some further clouds to the Bulls frontcourt rotation, a league source said that the Bulls have been talking to several teams about the possibility [...]

Jeremy Lin’s stay with the Charlotte Hornets may only end up lasting one season. Though the team would like to keep the free-agent point guard around beyond this summer, ESPN.com’s Chris Broussard is hearing that they basically expect to lose him: The Charlotte Hornets would like to re-sign free agent Jeremy Lin but are fearful [...]

Is free-agent-to-be Kevin Durant coming to meet with an NBA team near you? Well, no. He’ll be taking the meetings, not going on some free-agency tour. Will your favorite team get face time? That’s the question. And if you’re a fan of a big-market franchise outside Washington, you’ll probably like the answer, per ESPN.com’s Chris [...]

At some point, Allen Iverson has become incapable of not crying when talking about his Hall of Fame career. It’s great to see. In fact, he gets emotional thinking about how emotional he’ll be when he is actually giving his speech once he’s actually inducted into the Hall in a few months. He has rounded [...]

The 2016 NBA Draft had plenty of drama, entertainment, questionable player comparisons by Jalen Rose, international players and trades. The one thing that stood out above all else though and may have made one unexpected team the winner of the night was the trade between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Orlando Magic. The Magic [...]

Should-have-been-NBA-champions-but-aren’t-NBA-champions-because-they-chocked-away-a-commanding-3-1-Finals-lead-against-the-Cleveland-Cavaliers Golden State Warriors can breath a sigh of relief. Neither Andrew Bogut (knee) nor Stephen Curry (his entire body?) requires offseason surgery, according to general manager Bob Myers. From Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle: Avoiding the knife: Although point guard Stephen Curry finished the postseason with an ailing ankle, knee and elbow, [...]

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, the Nets have moved into the 1st round of the 2016 NBA Draft by dealing starting power forward Thaddeus Young to the Pacers for the No. 20 pick and a future 2nd round pick. [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/746038398486470656] The Nets traded away their 2016 1st round pick to the Celtics [...]

LeBron James and Steph Curry are likely out of the Rio Olympics, but Kevin Durant says he’s still in. Two years ago, during the Team USA showcase game in Las Vegas, things changed for KD. That was when Paul George broke his leg in that exhibition game, which ultimately influenced Durant to sit out that [...]

It’s been two full seasons since the Philadelphia 76ers drafted Joel Embiid second overall, but they’re yet to see what type of player he’ll be. Leg injuries have claimed what should’ve been his first two years in the league and the team is no doubt getting anxious. GM Bryan Colangelo is surely interested in seeing [...]