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The NBA’s extension deadline came and went on Monday without players like Rodney Hood, Marcus Smart, Aaron Gordon, Elfrid Payton and Jabari Parker, among others, receiving new deals. But LaMarcus Aldridge got his. Wait, what? Yes, the San Antonio Spurs reached a three-year extension with their at-times unhappy power forward, according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski: [...]

While the Grit and Grind Era of basketball in Memphis officially ended this summer, the Grizzlies are still making sure to honor two of the most influential members of this great era of Grizzlies basketball even after they have moved on to different teams. I am talking about Zach Randolph and Tony Allen. Allen will [...]

The No.1 pick of the 2014 NBA Draft is now the 3rd player in his class to sign an over $100 million extension in the past week, joining Joel Embiid and Gary Harris. Andrew Wiggins has reportedly agreed to a five-year, $146.5 million max extension with the T’Wolves. [tweet https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/918199708488753158?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] It’s interesting that the deal [...]

The Milwaukee Bucks aren’t going to get Jabari Parker back from his second ACL injury anytime soon. According to ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe, the sweet-shooting forward, who cleared 20 points per game last season before suffering his latest setback, isn’t expected to rejoin the team until sometime in February: Continuity helps, and their starting lineup with Malcolm [...]

No surprise here, the newest Cavalier signing and reunited second banana to LeBron James, Dwyane Wade will be starting at shooting guard for the Cavaliers this season. [tweet https://twitter.com/mcten/status/917464951526174720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] According to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, Rose will start at point guard with Thomas’s absence, but will leave the game early and come back in with [...]

Michael Jordan may be the most decorated and profitable athlete in the history of American sports. He is giving back part of that wealth in order to help his home community of Charlotte, North Carolina by donating $7 million to fund two medical clinics for at-risk communities in the Charlotte area. [tweet https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/917703761220562945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] This is [...]

Dante Exum has had a really hard time making his imprint in the NBA, and because of his inexperience and some injuries, has not come close to living up to the expectations of being the No. 5 pick of the 2014 NBA Draft. This was supposed to be a big year for 22-year-old Exum as [...]

Gary Harris had a very good season for the Nuggets last year, showing he may be one of the best young shooting guards in the NBA with his ability to score the basketball and shoot the three-point shot efficiently. The Nuggets are re-paying him (that is an understatement) to the tune of a new four-year, [...]

The Charlotte Hornets had a disappointing season in 2016-17. A year after being a surprise 48 win team that was tantalizingly close to winning their first playoff series in franchise history in 2016 (remember these are the former Bobcats), they took a huge step back last season winning only 36 games and finishing 11th in [...]

Norman Powell has been a pleasant surprise for the Toronto Raptors in the 2nd round of the 2015 NBA Draft. He is a solid athlete with the capability of knocking down a corner three and provides good depth for the Raptors on the wing, the team is rewarding him for it with a four-year, $42 [...]