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ESPN shared a pretty humorous tweet earlier today that a prospective trade of the entire 76ers roster for Kobe Bryant would work within salary cap constraints according to the handy dandy ESPN’s NBA trade machine tool: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/699990459876253697] There are a number of factors that make this hilarious, the trade obviously wouldn’t be possible as [...]

Don’t let the Boston Celtics’ relatively quiet rumor mill fool you. Team president Danny Ainge is still on the prowl. From the Boston Herald‘s Steve Bulpett: According to several sources, the club is holding out for a hero to shake loose from another roster while also looking for the next partially hidden gem (think Jae [...]

For the first time since punching a team employee, Blake Griffin showed his face. Today at Clippers practice, Blake addressed the media and showed remorse for his actions. He sounded very sincere, but this still may prove to be his ticket out of town. The Clippers are surging with him on the sidelines, which makes [...]

Every season in the NBA by mid-January, the rumor mill starts churning at a frenetic pace and many borderline all-star caliber players and even a superstar player or two appear to be on the block. From one day to the next in the 24/7 “ESPN-fied” sports media culture we live in, prospective trades and team [...]

According to multiple reports the Magic and Pistons have agreed in principle on a trade that will send Tobias Harris to Detroit in exchange for Brandon Jennings and Ersan Illyasova. A Brandon Jennings and Tobias Harris swap marks the first major trade of the NBA deadline season. [tweet https://twitter.com/daldridgetnt/status/699675215672926209] [tweet https://twitter.com/SpearsNBAYahoo/status/699673346070355969?s=09] Harris told ESPN Reporter [...]

It has been a rough five months for Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. The former number two pick in the 2012 NBA Draft tore his labrum in the preseason and went from a guy expected to breakout with a larger role to someone who may miss the entire season. He recovered quickly and returned on January 29, averaging [...]

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 [...]