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Let the post-trade-deadline Ty Lawson sweepstakes commence! Or something. Lawson and the Houston Rockets are officially ready to cut ties with one another, according to the Houston Chronicle‘s Jonathan Feigen and ESPN.com’s Calvin Watkins: [tweet https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/704745423462772736] [tweet https://twitter.com/calvinwatkins/status/704745444556083201] Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical also added his own spin, because, well, that’s what he does: [tweet [...]

All is not peachy keen with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Not according to Stephen A. Smith of ESPN’s First Take (h/t Josh Hill of FanSided): Dating back to last year, I’ve been told that Kyrie Irving ain’t too happy being in Cleveland,” Smith stated on First Take this morning. “The situation is not ideal for him. [...]

There is a very real chance that the New York Knicks will double their win total from last season. The problem? They only snared 17 wins in 2014-15, and 34 victories won’t be anywhere near enough to clinch a playoff berth, the team’s primary goal, this season. And if Phil Jackson’s decision to fire head [...]

The Dallas Mavericks have, historically, been seduced by free-agent big men. Just last summer, they went hard after DeAndre Jordan and landed a verbal agreement, only to have him renege on his word shortly thereafter. Before that, in 2013, when Dwight Howard was a free agent, they entered the running for his services as well. [...]

Will Barton’s shot attempts are about to go through the roof. Danilo Gallinari, the Denver Nuggets’ leading scorer, is expected to miss an extended period of time after suffering a right ankle sprain against the Dallas Maverick on Friday, per The Denver Post‘s Christopher Dempsey: Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Sunday he expects veteran forward [...]

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, huh PJ? Older, former NBA players don’t seem to be breaking their necks to rush and give the Warriors credit for their brand of basketball. Oscar Robertson basically called every coach incompetent because they keep allowing Steph Curry to shoot 3s. Also, during the playoffs last year, both Phil Jackson and Charles Barkley [...]

As if the Spurs need anymore quality veteran leadership in their locker room, the team is set to sign PG Andre Miller for the rest of the season. Miller has never been confused with being a superstar, he has been a very solid point man throughout his career. Miller was most recently with the very [...]

According to ESPN NBA Reporter Chris Broussard, the Heat may be the favorite to land Joe Johnson. Source: Miami Heat have emerged as the frontrunner to sign Joe Johnson. JJ feels he'd have a larger role & more meaningful minutes with Heat — Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) February 26, 2016 With the injury to Tyler Johnson [...]

Steph Curry continues to amaze the basketball world with his never before seen mastery of the jump shot along with his lightning quickness and high level ball handling. One night after scoring 42 points including a few clutch buckets in a win in Miami, Curry took his traveling show to Orlando and had an even [...]

Everything is totally OK with the Houston Rockets. Just kidding. Aside from being a complete disappointment on the court, vacillating in and out of the Western Conference’s playoff bracket, the Rockets have been dealing with some off-court stuff. Kevin McHale was fired a half-second into the season, and Houston reportedly shopped Howard to anyone who [...]