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Rumor has it Zach LaVine could make his Chicago Bulls debut sometime in mid-December. From the Chicago Tribune‘s K.C. Johnson: Hoiberg reiterated Zach LaVine is scheduled to be cleared for contact on the West Coast trip. LaVine has been pointing to the Nov. 20 practice in Los Angeles. The goal is for LaVine to play games likely in [...]

Mike Conley hasn’t looked great to start the season. He’s shooting under 39 percent from the floor overall, just over 31 percent from three and not having a profound impact on the Memphis Grizzlies offense. They’re actually scoring slightly more points per 100 possessions when he’s off the court—an unsettling split that runs counter to [...]

Offensive aid is on the way for the Charlotte Hornets. Defensive help, too. Nicolas Batum has yet to play this season while recovering from a torn ligament in his left elbow, and the Hornets have struggled without him. Jeremy Lamb has stepped up as a scorer, defender and even passer, but the team is still [...]

Chris Paul hasn’t played since the Houston Rockets’ opening-night victory over the Golden State Warriors, and though he’s expected to return sometime this week, the team isn’t making any promises. From the Houston Chronicle‘s Jonathan Feigen: With the Rockets hoping to have guard Chris Paul ready to play Thursday in Phoenix, Paul ramped up his workouts [...]

Aaron Gordon is game for a third shot at the NBA’s slam-dunk title. He indicated as much to The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears: Magic forward Aaron Gordon told ESPN’s The Undefeated he would accept an invite to the 2018 NBA Slam Dunk contest if asked by the league. Gordon’s return to the Slam Dunk Contest [...]

The Brooklyn Nets finally look to be trending upward after dealing with the repercussions of one of the worst trades in NBA history over the past few seasons. One of the biggest reasons is the fact that they were able to utilize their cap space to take on the contract of Timofey Mozgov (taking advantage [...]

There have been mixed reviews on the Lonzo Ball experiment thus far in Tinseltown, but one thing that is very apparent though is that Ball is a special talent at passing the basketball and utilizes his height and instincts to already be one of the best rebounding point guards in the NBA. He used those [...]

Things aren’t going to well for the Utah Jazz thus far this season. The Jazz have lost four of their past five games as they have struggled mightily on the offensive end, and now they will be without their best player and the best defensive player in the NBA for at least a month. Rudy [...]

Don’t expect Luol Deng and the Los Angeles Lakers to part ways anytime soon. We know both sides are looking for a way to dissolve their union. But an amicable solution, or any solution, doesn’t appear to be on the way. A buyout, for the record, is basically out of the question. Deng has two [...]

The NBA All-Star game is headed back to Chicago…in 2020. ESPN.com’s Nick Friedell brought word on Thursday that the league and the Bulls will be announcing plans to put 2020’s superstar meetup in The Windy City. Shams Charania of The Vertical relayed more details: The NBA All-Star Game is returning to Chicago in 2020. (AP) [...]