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The Cleveland Cavaliers were already a vulnerable team around the rim on the defense and that has been magnified now that Anderson Verajao is gone for the year with a torn Achilles. Cleveland needs to fill that void quickly and it appears as if they’re looking to free agent Kenyon Martin. K-Mart would be a [...]

Geoge Karl and mark Jackson been rumored to be candidates to become the next head coach of the Sacramento Kings, but as of right now the team has reportedly decided to stay with interim head coach Tyrone Corbin for the remainder of the season. Mike Malone’s firing surprised many (including Malone), so there’s no sense [...]

DeMarcus Cousins is arguably the best center in the league right now—and he showed us why on Monday night when they went on the road to face the Brooklyn Nets. Just under 4 minutes remaining in the game, Cousins aggressively attacked the paint and threw down an emphatic slam over the defending Mason Plumlee and [...]

The New York Knicks aren’t ready to give up on their 2014-15 season. Which is weird. At 5-28, the Knicks are off to their worst start in franchise history. They have the most losses of any NBA team, and they look like a patented shit show. Mathematically, at 9.5 games back of eighth place, they’re [...]

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The Cavaliers had a slow start to the season, then got hot, and have slowed down once again. Although they’re 18-12, Cleveland lost at home to the lowly Pistons by 23 points on Sunday night. The loss of Anderson Verajao eliminates the only legit rim protector they have, but that’s no excuse for this loss. [...]

Despite several teams—Cavs, Grizzlies, Clippers, Warriors, Spurs, Bulls, Wizards—interested in acquiring his services, free agent guard and two-time NBA champion Ray Allen may not make a return for the current season as he’s said to be leaning towards retirement, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, who was recently interviewed on ESPN1540 radio in Cleveland. [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNCleveland/status/548473865031385088] [...]

Breaking: The Brooklyn Nets are still odd. Stuck in the throes of a season that has them contending for eighth place in the Eastern Conference, the Nets find themselves in a tough situation, footing an extravagant salary and luxury-tax bill for a mediocre product. Their next move, then, is obvious: Blow stuff up. Shop Deron [...]

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For the amount of talent he has, it’s rare that anything positive is said when Josh Smith’s name is mentioned. It’s usually followed by some sort of punchline of comment about 3-point field-goal accuracy (or lack thereof). From the onset, you never got the sense that Stan Van Gundy was a fan of Josh Smith. [...]