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The Portland Trail Blazers’ offseason did not go as planned, and General Manager Neil Olshey knows it. Last summer, it was expected that they would retain LaMarcus Aldridge, re-sign Wesley Matthews, extend Damian Lillard and probably keep Robin Lopez, and then run it back with the same core for a few years until their title [...]

LeBron James’ feelings haven’t changed. He believes Tristan Thompson should remain with the Cleveland Cavaliers. That much has been clear for a while. It was assumed when LeBron first returned to Cleveland, since he and Thompson, a restricted free agent, are both represented by Rich Paul. Then it became an ironclad fact back in May, [...]

Michael Jordan is most certainly the Greatest Of All-Time. The one and only GOAT. But many other names get bandied about in debates about who the GOAT is. Names like Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, Bill Russell, Kobe Bryant, and Lebron James. But I don’t recall too many of these conversations listing Tracy McGrady….until now. The [...]

This is so going to happen. Team USA held its usual scrimmage on Thursday night, which went off without a hitch. No one was injured. Every participant walked away healthy, proving, once again, that Paul George’s broken leg in 2014, while tragic, was a freak anomaly. But that’s not why we’re here. Nor are we [...]

This isn’t exactly DeAndre Jordan, but it’s not nothing either. The Dallas Mavericks have signed JaVale McGee at a bargain. McGee signs a 2-year minimum deal. Sure, he has a penchant to Shaq-a-fool, but he certainly has value across the league. He’s long and rangy, and you have to wonder if he could’ve gotten more [...]

The “best player it the world” rhetoric is officially beyond old. When fans and media began referring to LeBron James as that a handful of years ago, it was a novelty and wasn’t said as frequently. But now, you can’t get through a quarter of a game without it being mentioned by the broadcast team. [...]

Jimmy Butler and Derrick Rose need to spend some time in the lab together. Their chemistry is off. Off-ish, at least. Rumors of slight discord between Butler and Rose haven’t dominated the Chicago Bulls’ offseason, but they have been a part of it. The two apparently aren’t the best of friends, and in the NBA, [...]

Andre Drummond is lit. The NBA released its 2015-16 schedule on Wednesday, much to the displeasure of the Detroit Pistons big man: 20 back to back games ….. No national televised games….. Cool — Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummondd) August 12, 2015 Welp. If it makes Drummond feel better, the Los Angeles Lakers only make 19 nationally [...]

The scare of over for Milwaukee Bucks fans. It’s confirmed: the team will not be moving after all. Today, Governor Scott Walker, Republican presidential hopeful, signed off on a bill for a new Milwaukee arena. There were some preliminary talks that the team might have relocated to Seattle, but that’s not happening. Wisconsin Gov. Scott [...]

Last week, reported that Markieff Morris was not talking to Suns management or teammates because he was upset that the team traded his twin brother to Detroit in order to clear cap space in an attempt to sign LaMarcus Aldridge. Well, it’s apparently gone a step farther as to kinda, sorta demand a trade. At [...]