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Would you ever regret signing a four-year, $32 million contract? Of course not. You’re not Avery Bradley, though. He, apparently, is regretting the deal he signed to stay with the Boston Celtics in 2014, according to Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe (h/t CBS Sports): Avery Bradley has changed agents from Mitchell Butler of the [...]

Andre Drummond doesn’t care that the fans voted in Carmelo Anthony instead of him as an Eastern Conference All-Star starter. Or does he? Per Rod Beard of the Detroit News: #Pistons Drummond on All-Stars: "I wasn’t voted in; it’s a fan thing and they voted for the guys they wanted to see. I can’t control [...]

The Pelicans got off to a terrible start to the season, and injuries certainly didn’t help. But to their credit, they are only 4 games back of the final playoff spot in the East. However, there are 3 teams between them and that 8th spot. If they have any shot at reaching there, Anthony Davis [...]

Ben Simmons Phoenix Suns jerseys are about to become a thing, assuming they aren’t already taking the city by storm. Eric Bledsoe is done for the season after suffering a torn meniscus; Tyson Chandler is playing his age; Markieff Morris is either playing terrible, injured, in head coach Jeff Hornacek’s doghouse or all three; the [...]

Someone close to former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt has a theory. LeBron James is responsible for Blatt’s dismissal. From NBA.com’s David Aldridge: One of Blatt’s supporters believe that Blatt’s firing was “1,000 percent LeBron.” There is no question that in the Cavs’ grand scheme of things, James carried, and carries, the hammer. But [...]

Young players on bad teams generally don’t let losing ruin their day. You’ll often times see them smiling and joking on the bench while their team is getting handled. Kobe Bryant recently noticed this as the Lakers were getting worked by the Blazers the other night, and the two youngsters in question were Julius Randle [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]