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Recent reports that Rajon Rondo is demanding a trade at the final hour before training camp begins appear to be false. New reports coming out of the Celtics camp have Rondo telling the organization he wants to start the season optimistically with the team, then assess if he wants to be there long term or [...]

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Not many will remember, but two years ago, the Denver Nuggets won 57 games. And if they hadn’t lost Danilo Gallinari to a torn ACL towards the end of that campaign, who knows what would’ve happened in the playoffs. They usually have a solid roster, but injuries are usually the question mark with this team. [...]

Andrew Wiggins is the reigning #1 overall pick in the NBA Draft. And for the second consecutive year, that title goes to a Canadian kid. Wiggins is from Thornhill, Ontario (Toronto). One of his first ventures into reppin’ a product is for Biosteel Sports Drinks. And how did he do it? By going back to [...]

Jamal Crawford is known for his marksmanship. The guy is as pure a jump shooter as you’re going to find. It’s not often you see him in situations where he is using his vertical leap to beat defenders off the bounce. I’d like to see more of this attacking mentality from Crawford in the NBA. [...]

Kobe Bryant just recently turned 36 and nobody knows what he’ll look like once he finally returns to the court. He probably doesn’t even know. Since he’ll be a different player from the last time we saw him, Kobe is looking to refine his game to match his age. In order to do so, he’s [...]

Brazilian guard Leandro Barbosa has reached a one-year-deal with the Golden State Warriors, according to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein. The Warriors will be the fifth team that he has played with in his entire career. Last season, he averaged 7.5 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.6 assists for the Phoenix Suns. However, due to unfortunate injuries—he was [...]

Stop what you’re doing. Stop whatever you’re doing. Doesn’t matter if you’re cooking, rocking your baby to sleep or rescuing gaggles of talking seagulls from a burning building. Stop it. Stop all of it. You’ll want to take this in. Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant apparently worked out together. Gasp. Eric Pincus of BasketballInsiders.com was [...]

In Houston, James Harden has blossomed to develop into a player many didn’t think he could become while still in OKC. While he’s still one of the worst perimeter defenders you’ve ever seen, what he does on the court was still good enough to earn him first team honors. By nature of that distinction and [...]

Why yes, Mark Cuban does hold (playful) grudges. Speaking on KRLD-FM 105.3 The Fan, the Dallas Mavericks owner admitted that he wanted to best Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey in free agency this past summer, per The Dallas Morning News: On if things are personal with the Rockets with Daryl Morey: “Oh, all good [...]