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So as it turns out, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban isn’t over this whole “Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers stole DeAndre Jordan back from us” thing. And, really, who could blame him? I mean, to put it simply, the Mavericks had Jordan, one of the top free agents available, and then, quite suddenly, [...]

After being strong all season long, the Hawks faltered down stretch in the playoffs. Sure, the Cavs were simply the better team, but losing Kyle Korver during that series and Thabo Sefolosha prior to the playoffs didn’t help. The good news is that they are getting better. Korver is nearing his return to the court [...]

Anthony Bennett may be running out of NBA chances. The former #1 overall pick hasn’t come anywhere close to being the player most scouts thought he’d be and the Minnesota Timberwolves apparently aren’t interesting in waiting around to see if that will ever happen. The team is reportedly in talks to buy out Bennett’s contract, [...]

Tristan Thompson and the Cleveland Cavaliers are still at an impasse. Various reports had the two sides hammering out an agreement, or a would-definitely-be agreement, at the start of free agency. No big deal. Thompson’s restricted free agency has always been considered something of a formality. He was never expected to test the market, and [...]

Opening night is still more than a month away, and already it seems like the Dallas Mavericks are in for a long season. The DeAndre Jordan mishap has come to define their offseason. They had one of the top free agents available, and then, quite suddenly, they didn’t. And that left them to pick up [...]

Brandon Jennings tore his Achilles in January and was expected to be out 6 to 9 months. Then the Pistons went out and acquired Reggie Jackson and gave him $80 million. If everyone’s healthy at the start of the season, it’s unclear who will start at PG for the Pistons. But based on this update [...]

The Golden State Warriors are prepared to make fourth-year forward Harrison Barnes a very rich man. And if Barnes is smart—read: privy to the salary-cap situation—he’ll hold out until they’re prepared to make him richer than very rich. With Barnes entering the fourth year of his career, the Warriors have until October 31 to reach [...]

Shaquille O’Neal doesn’t think Kobe Bryant, now 37 years old, should stop playing after the 2015-16 season. Does anyone else smell another two-year, $48.5 million extension coming for the Black Mamba? Yeah, me neither. Here’s what Shaq had to say, per John Reid of the Times Picayune: As former teammates, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal [...]

Whomever said Anthony Davis didn’t have a little Kobe Bryant in him was a bald-faced serial liar. At only 22 years old, with just three NBA season under his belt, having only appeared in four playoff games, Davis is already thinking about his place among the all-time greats—a spot he plans on reserving, and then [...]

Shaquille O’Neal’s son Shareef is a 15-year old standout high school prodigy, following in his father’s footsteps. But where they differ is that Shareef (6’8″) does his damage on the perimeter, handling the ball while his dad was back-to-the-basket. Shaq recognizes this and told his son to study Anthony Davis’ game, as he can see [...]