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Something’s fishy in Portland. According to Mike McGraw of the Daily Herald, LaMarcus Aldridge wants to be traded from the Portland Trail Blazers and he would like to land with the Chicago Bulls: Word is, Aldridge wants to escape from Portland’s rebuilding project and has made it known that he’d like to land in Chicago. [...]

The Indiana Pacers are one of the best up-and-coming teams in the NBA. They proved that when they gave the Miami Heat all they could handle in the conference Finals. A big reason for their surge is Larry Bird. Bird left the team a few years ago, but is now returning to the front office. [...]

J.R. Smith has opted out of his final deal with the Knicks, allowing him to become a free agent. He could still return to New York, but is drawing interest from other squads. The Milwaukee Bucks are one team who has interest in Smith. Given his playoff performance after being suspended for elbowing Jason Terry, [...]

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TNT Analyst and one of the greatest NBA Centers of all-time, Shaquille O’Neal, met this week with Sacramento King’s management team about some form of partnership where he will help to tutor Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins. Cousins is one of the premiere big men in the NBA, but is often viewed as raw talent [...]

Now that the Doc Rivers fiasco is done and over with, the Clippers are still looking to improve their roster. Doc is a good coach, but there are still holes in the roster that need to be addressed. Eric Bledsoe has been on the trade block for a little while, and the Clipps may need [...]

Kevin Garnett can’t become a member the Los Angeles Clippers, but maybe he can join the Brooklyn Nets. According to Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, Nets general manager Billy King made a call to the Boston Celtics to inquire about Garnett’s desire to play in Brooklyn: Multiple sources told the Daily News [...]

Going back to the latter parts of the collegiate season and into March Madness, University of Kansas shooting guard Ben McLemore was regarded as the best shooting guard prospect for the 2013 NBA Draft. After showing some incredible athleticism and at times, lights out perimeter shooting during his redshirt freshman season in Lawrence, McLemore was [...]

After watching this video, you realize just how close the last couple of bridges were to taking Lebron James’ head off. Given he is the pride and joy of the Heat and largely responsible for their back to back championships, they may want to reconsider this parade route if they get to a trifecta next [...]