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According to numerous reports the Bulls have tried to satisfy the Raptors power forward needs by offering Taj Gibson for Patrick Patterson straight up. [tweet https://twitter.com/HoopsRumors/status/699617542537682944] The Raptors apparently said no thanks because of Gibson’s slightly more expensive and shorter contract, and the fact that they are clearly in search of a more small ball [...]

Assets, smashets. The New York Knicks still want Jeff Teague. Indeed, assets matter in this case, and the Knicks have very few. But according to ESPN.com’s Ian Begley, Marc Stein and Brian Windhorst, that won’t stop them from trying to bait the Atlanta Hawks: Members of the New York Knicks’ front office ran into a [...]

The Toronto Raptors will not let the NBA’s Feb. 18 trade deadline pass without a fight. An aggressive fight. According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein and Brian Windhorst, the Raptors are still actively seeking an upgrade at power forward: The Raptors are chasing a power forward this week. Sources say Brooklyn’s Thaddeus Young, New Orleans’ Ryan [...]

The NBA trade chatter is heating up (literally) now that All-Star Weekend has passed and we are three days from the trade deadline. This prospective deal makes sense from a Heat perspective and allows the Rockets to get value for Howard without losing him in free agency in the offseason. Whiteside and his character issues [...]

Since retiring, we’ve seen Tracy McGrady play minor league baseball and serve a stint as an NBA TV analyst. He was also all over the place during TNT’s all-star weekend telecast. McGrady’s next stop will be ESPN as an analyst. He joins ESPN’s roster of Jalen Rosen, Chauncey Billups and other former players. Former All-Star [...]

The Denver Nuggets have a frontcourt logjam and they know it. Rookie Nikola Jokic’s breakout, along with Joffrey Lauvergne’s continued development and Danilo Gallinari’s need to see spot minutes at the 4, has put the team in a bit of a (pleasant) pickle. Throw in Jusuf Nurkic, Kenneth Faried and J.J. Hickson, and it becomes [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are apparently prepared to move on from Ricky Rubio. According to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News, the Timberwolves are not only willing to take calls on their point guard but have made him “readily available” for the taking (h/t ProBasketballTalk): Zach LaVine was nothing short of spectacular in winning [...]

The Hoop Doctors today asked Andrew Wiggins about whether or not he would be dropping dimes for Zach Lavine tonight in the NBA Dunk Contest, as Lavine looks to defend his title. Wiggins almost spilled the beans, but his smile says it all as Lavine (and possibly with the help of Wiggins) has something big [...]

On the night before the NBA’s 3 point shootout at All-Star Weekend in Toronto, Stephen Curry took an unexpected hit to his confidence. A 15-year old girl named ‘Rachel’ from Toronto, Ontario, was lucky enough to play against her idol in a mini three point shootout. To Curry’s surprise Rachel had a strong start to [...]

LeBron James is on record as being “emotional” when he really sits and realizes that this is Kobe Bryant’s final season. In fact, they embraced for a while after they played one another on Wednesday night, and Kobe gave LeBron a signed pair of his game-worn sneakers. LeBron’s admiration for Kobe goes beyond. It reportedly [...]