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With just about a week before the start of training camp, the Los Angeles Lakers have officially signed another new face into the team—free agent guard Wayne Ellington. Ellington, 26, was the 28th overall pick back in 2009 who’s quite known for his long-range shooting. But, he was never able to fully exhibit his talent [...]

Welcome to the NBA’s “How Not to Increase the Trade Value of Your Best and Potentially Most Available Player.” Your host will be Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck. The subject matter will be Rajon Rondo. And, finally, prepare to start scratching your head. What Grousbeck did Sunday evening was weird. It wasn’t horrible or disrespectful; [...]

Paul Pierce made the Brooklyn Nets look confusing. It was barely a year ago that the Nets were selling fans on a mortgaged future because it meant the arrivals of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Kidd. Two of those guys are now gone, the most noteworthy of whom is Pierce. He left for the [...]

Darko Milicic being selected second overall in 2003 seems like a lifetime ago. The frustrating part is that he never showed a glimmer of anything during his entire NBA career. Bounced around from team to team, he became nothing more than a punchline. Darko has decided to call it quits and is retiring: Darko Milicic, [...]

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For about three years now, Rajon Rondo has been the source of trade talks coming out of Boston. Partly because he’s tough to deal with and partly because the Celtics, who are rebuilding, could get a great deal in return for the point guard. But over the years, Celtics GM Danny Ainge hasn’t sounded quite [...]

For the past few seasons, the Golden State Warriors have made it to the playoffs consecutively and impressively made their presence felt in the very tough Western Conference. But despite this achievement, they continue to fall short of expectations due to many different reasons such as injuries. Their defensive anchor and center Andrew Bogut has [...]

Don’t sweat it, Minnesota Timberwolves fans. Andrew Wiggins has got this. Simply knowing where he’s going to begin his NBA career has done wonders for the rookie’s confidence apparently. While speaking with media members on this upcoming season, the No. 1 overall pick—who the Cleveland Cavaliers used as bait to land Kevin Love—said he was [...]

Just when you thought that free agency fever has already concluded, the Minnesota Timberwolves have reportedly offered a four-year, $63 million dollar max contract to Phoenix Suns’ guard Eric Bledsoe, according to ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst. This maximum contract is what Bledsoe has been waiting for this entire off-season; however, the only way for this deal [...]

After having dominant performance of 21.2 points and 13.8 rebounds in the recently concluded 2014 FIBA World Cup, free agent center Andray Blatch has expectedly received interest from a Chinese team. The former Brooklyn Nets center has accepted a one-year, $2.5 million deal with the Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball League, according [...]