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Giannis Antetokounmpo is ineffable. Seriously, he cannot be described. He’s listed at 6’11”, but at only 20 years old, he’s probably still growing, which in turns mean he’s probably over 7’0″. And yet, most of his career minutes have been doled out between the shooting guard and small forward slots, per Basketball-Reference, in part because [...]

Russell Westbrook must save a ton of money on razors, shaving cream and aftershave. During a quick-hit interview with Maxim, Westbrook was asked to identify his favorite shaver, to which he responded (h/t Ball Don’t Lie): “I have never shaved a day in my life. I just don’t really grow facial hair.” Well, lucky him. [...]

Hey, guess what? Tyson Chandler isn’t above holding a grudge against the Dallas Mavericks. For some reason, it feels like Chandler played in Dallas forever, when nothing could be further from the truth. Just two of his 14 NBA seasons have been spent in a Mavericks uniform, but because he won a title with them, [...]

It’s finally over. For real this time. After months of rumors and speculation and recycled reports reiterating that the Cleveland Cavaliers and Tristan Thompson were at a contractual impasse, the two sides hammered out a five-year, $82 million deal. Chris Haynes of Northeast Ohio Media Group was the first to relay the news: #Cavs, Tristan [...]

When the Los Angeles Lakers open the 2015-16 regular season against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Kobe Bryant should be in uniform and ready to play. Should be. Kobe suffered a calf injury in Los Angeles’ preseason loss to the Sacramento Kings more than a week ago, and he hasn’t been able to go at full speed [...]

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Thabo Sefolosha is finally back on the court after his season was ended by way of a broken leg in April. You’ll recall that he was involved in some sort of incident outside of a New York nightclub and he leg was subsequently, allegedly, broken as result of the way he was handled by the [...]

The Detroit Pistons and Andre Drummond are taking a page out of the San Antonio Spurs and Kawhi Leonard’s book. Drummond is up for a contract extension, one that will adhere to the exploding cap. Negotiations were thought to be ongoing with some even thinking the Pistons and their young behemoth would hammer out a [...]

Surely the Toronto Raptors won’t trade Jonas Valanciunas. Or, you know, maybe they will. Valencianas has been one of the more polarizing trade-rumor magnets over the last couple years. He can be a ball-stopper, doesn’t pass enough and isn’t you’re typical modern-day big man in that he seldom shoots outside 10 feet of the basket. [...]

Lance Stephenson knows the 2015-16 Los Angeles Clippers are going to be better than any version of the Indiana Pacers he was a part of. This isn’t a difficult concept, of course. The Clippers have a crap ton of talent on their hands: three legitimate stars in Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan; an [...]