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Joe Dumars and the Detroit Pistons have already done something the Milwaukee Bucks never did—made Brandon Jennings happy. Entering the fifth season of his NBA career, Jennings has shot better than 40 percent from the field only once, never made it out of the first round of the playoffs and been generally unhappy in Milwaukee. [...]

People with a lot of money do boneheaded things, but the Rockets’ Terrence Jones may have raised the bar. This also brings light to a relatively quiet offseason for the NBA, in terms of guys getting in trouble. Jones was recently arrested for allegedly kicking a homeless man sleeping on the street. Why? Just because [...]

Oh what almost could have been for the Houston Rockets. Not that pairing Dwight Howard with James Harden wasn’t enough. For now—the Rockets still need one more star if they wish to contend for a championship—it is. But it could have been even better. According to ESPN Grantland’s Bill Simmons, Chris Paul threatened to leave [...]

At this point, LeBron James can do no wrong. He has silenced many of his critics by doing what they said he couldn’t. So what does he have up his sleeve for an encore? A run at president of the National Basketball Player’s Association, of course. According to ESPN, that’s exactly what LeBron is mulling [...]

Often times in the NBA, players aren’t worth the contracts they are given, but based on the current situation of the team, it becomes necessary. That may be the case with John Wall of the Wizards. Washington officially inked their point man to a max deal of $80 million over 5-years. Wall hasn’t exactly lived [...]

Never count out the Los Angeles Lakers or rather, Kobe Bryant. It’s a lesson I myself learned long ago, and one that still applies today. Writing off any team the Black Mamba—injured or not—plays for is like roller skating through your local mall in nothing save for a pair of tidy whities, in that you [...]

For a couple of years now, the growing feeling has been that Brandon Jennings was unhappy in Milwaukee. Primarily because he wanted to play in a major market. In fact, he has said as much. He also  felt as if he should be a max player. While Jennings isn’t going to a major market, nor [...]

So why do the New York Knicks need Glen Grunwald again? Oh right, formalities. To hell with those shackles. They should just go ahead and give Carmelo Anthony the official title of star cornerstone and acting general manager. According to Hoopworld’s Steve Kyler, the Knicks have let ‘Melo know their financial books will be clear [...]

It’s easy to criticize TV analysts, but being comfortable in front of the camera on live television is much tougher than it looks. And when guys can make that transition from being an athlete, it’s pretty impressive. Throughout his career, Grant Hill has made various random stints as a guest broadcaster. In fact, he announced [...]

Last season, Kurt Rambis was an NBA analyst for ESPN. During his time there, Rambis spent a considerable amount of time criticizing how Mike D’Antoni went about coaching the Lakers. Now, to make things interesting, the Lakers hired Rambis as an assistant coach. Rambis obviously has ties to the Lakers and has coaching experience so [...]