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The power of playing in a major market cannot be understated. Often times, players are more valuable when they do. Look at Tyreke Evans for example. He’s plenty talented, but we don’t get a chance to see him play that often, so we don’t know how good he actually is. Evans is going from Sacramento [...]

Long live the Dwightmare. Dwight Howard still hasn’t made a decision as to which team he will be joining next season. Yet. But he will. And it’s expected to come relatively soon, by Howard’s standards anyway. The Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks remain his top suitors. Houston [...]

When the Brooklyn Nets made the boldest move this offseason so far by trading for longtime Celtics Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and NBA sharpshooter Jason Terry, many initially tabbed the Nets as instant Eastern Conference contenders. On paper, the Nets now have arguably the best starting 5 in basketball, but we’ll have to see how [...]

J.R. Smith now has more than 24 million reasons to smile. The New York Knicks re-signed two key cogs in their close-to-a-championship machine, in Smith and Pablo Prigioni. According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, Smith’s deal is worth a reported $24.7 million over the next four years. The fourth year, per Howard [...]

The Detroit Pistons have a plan. Flush with cap space and a few expiring contracts, Detroit is thinking big. Really big. Monstrous even. According to Alex Kennedy of Hoopsworld, the Pistons have explored trading for both Rudy Gay and Rajon Rondo. Kennedy goes on to note that it’s unclear whether the Boston Celtics are interested [...]

Denver’s Andre Iguodala is one of the summer’s most sought after free agents because of his versatility and athleticism, and is drawing interest from many teams. The Sacramento Kings have offered Iggy a 4-year deal that would pay him $52M. But because he didn’t commit right away, the Kings have pulled that offer. Not sure [...]

Turns out the Brooklyn Nets don’t always get who they want. After striking a deal that landed them Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry to pair alongside Brook Lopez, Joe Johnson and Deron Williams, the Nets were the presumed favorites to land sharp-shooter Kyle Korver. Once anonymous general manager even went as far as [...]

If you were under the belief that the Thunder should’ve figured out a way to pay James Harden, you now have more ammo. Harden’s replacement, Kevin Martin, will no longer be a member of the Thunder. Minnesota has signed Martin away from OKC. Martin never completely filled Harden’s void, but he will still be missed. [...]

In case you were wondering if Dee Brown was still out there squeezing the tongue of his Reebok Pumps before a dunk I can confidently answer that question with a ‘yes’ after making an appearance over at Rucker Park in New York City recently. Not only was Dee Brown on-hand at the event to show [...]