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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 [...]

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, [...]