Don’t look now, the Kings are actually playing somewhat good basketball. They are currently eight seed in the western conference with a record of 20-23 and the winners of five straight games. Their enigmatic and ornery leaders DeMarcus Cousins and Rajon Rondo are playing well and they look to be a legit threat to make [...]
January 25, 2016
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The search for the Brooklyn Nets’ next general manager and head coach is ongoing, and while Kentucky’s John Calipari was viewed as a candidate to fill both vacancies, team owner Mikhail Prokhorov and crew are now believed to be looking elsewhere. From Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski: Two Western Conference executives have moved into prominent consideration [...]
January 25, 2016
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Rumors
Are you super hyped for the Golden State Warriors’ Monday night matchup against the San Antonio Spurs? Are you positively stoked to see, perhaps, the two best teams in NBA history compete for bragging rights and all-time standing? Have you been waiting for this game, for this moment, since it became clear the only competition [...]
January 25, 2016
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Half of the 2015-16 NBA season is in the books. Pat yourself on the back. You’ve done it. You’ve watched, you’ve cheered, you’ve moaned. You’ve wondered why it’s taken the Suns so damn long to sell off Markieff Morris. You’ve pondered the meaning of life whenever the Spurs or Warriors take the floor. You’ve lamented [...]
January 23, 2016
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In a stunning move, the Cleveland Cavaliers have relieved David Blatt of his coaching duties, per Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! on Twitter: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/690638214307168256] [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/690640304890867712] The Cavaliers are 30-11 and atop of the Eastern Conference, but you never got the sense that LeBron was thrilled with Blatt. It’s not fair to Blatt, as he [...]
January 22, 2016
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Rumors
When the Orlando Magic hired head coach Scott Skiles over the summer, it was under the guise that he would try to win as many games as possible, as soon as possible. The Magic have responded by putting themselves on pace to nearly double last season’s win total and flirting with a playoff birth. They [...]
January 22, 2016
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Sweet mother of all that’s ridiculous. Markieff Morris has seemed like a lock to be traded at some point this season for a while. The relationship between himself and the Phoenix Suns imploded once the team dealt his brother, Marcus, to the Detroit Pistons, and the Suns have re-entered NBA purgatory after losing Eric Bledsoe [...]
January 22, 2016
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Four Western Conference frontcourt players received more votes than Draymond Green and Blake Griffin. Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard and, naturally, Zaza Pachulia. WUT. It’s true. A late voting push thrust Pachulia ahead of Green and Griffin and almost into the All-Star festivities. He finished a mere 14,227 votes behind Leonard. Yes, this is [...]
January 22, 2016
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Mike Conley will have no shortage of suitors when he hits the free agency market in July. And I’m only talking about NBA teams located in New York, not even the Memphis Grizzlies or the rest of the league. Sources told the New York Post‘s Marc Berman and Fred Kerber that both the Brooklyn Nets [...]
January 22, 2016
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Most NBA players don’t sweat it if they’re not named as an All-Star starter. Anthony Davis may be among the select few who strongly lament their fan-vote slight. Here’s Eddie Scarito of Hoops Rumors: Davis needed a starting nod to trigger the Derrick Rose rule, which would have given him a salary of a projected [...]
January 22, 2016
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