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For the longest time, former Lottery pick Darko Milicic has been considered the most disastrous #2 overall selection in NBA Draft history, or at least in the modern era. But after the still only 24 year old Michael Beasley, the #2 pick in 2008, was released this past week, could “B-Easy” be creeping up on [...]

J.R. Smith has been in the league for a while now, but this is by far the most noise he’s mad during any offseason. First was the carry over from his alleged partying during the playoffs. Then there was his new contract, surprise knee surgery, championship guarantees, and hair color change. We can now add [...]

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Newly retired Tracy McGrady is making more headlines now than he has during has final few years in the NBA. McGrady may slide into the hall of fame, but his career could’ve ended differently if he played with a dominant center. Like, say, Shaq. In a recent radio interview, McGrady compared how his career would’ve [...]

The NBA was close to losing Kevin Garnett. Nearly two decades deep into his career, the 37-year-old had plans to call it quits if he wasn’t playing under one non-negotiable condition: next to Paul Pierce. During a recent interview with China’s Sinas Sports (via Celtics Life) Garnett said he would have retired if he hadn’t [...]

LeBron James is at the top of his career so it is not surprising that his signature sneaker line is more popular now than it has even been in the 10 years that James has had his Nike endorsement. That being said, check out three of the first colorways releasing for the upcoming Nike LeBron [...]

Before joining the Dallas Mavericks, Monta Ellis wasn’t happy. The eight-year veteran spent six-plus seasons with the Golden State Warriors before being shipped off to the Milwaukee Bucks midway through the 2011-12 campaign. He lasted a season-and-a-half there, ultimately deciding to sign with the Mavericks during free agency. Few people need an explanation as to [...]

Rejoice and be glad, fine people of Cleveland. Your new center Andrew Bynum is healthy. We think. Bynum, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ free-agency pride and joy, hasn’t played since 2012 when he was with the Los Angeles Lakers. Largely considered the successor to Dwight Howard’s throne as the best big man in the NBA, Bynum was [...]

The Golden State Warriors haven’t traded David Lee, but apparently, he thought they might have. Once the offseason began, Lee was linked to a number of different trade rumors. Fueled by Golden State’s sudden realization it could contend now and the team’s success during the playoffs without him, it seemed like a genuine possibility. Nothing [...]

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