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The Cleveland Cavaliers’ loss is the Oklahoma City Thunder’s gain—in a big way. During an interview with SiriusXM, Carmelo Anthony revealed that both himself and Paul George were almost traded to the Cavaliers on draft night. Here’s ESPN.com’s Ian Begley with the details: Carmelo Anthony said in a SiriusXM interview that there was a trade [...]

Reunited and it feels so good, reunited like I knew we would… LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are back together on a basketball court once again, if only for a year. After being bought out by the Bulls, Wade didn’t take long to agree to a one-year, $2.3 million deal with the Cavaliers. [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/912791563490566145] [...]

Gary Harris and the Denver Nuggets seem poised to make their commitment to one another official. According to CBS Sports’ Matt Moore, the two sides are “very close” to hashing out an extension before the Oct. 16 deadline: [tweet https://twitter.com/HPbasketball/status/912748073557938178] Locking up Harris now is a great move for the Nuggets. His asking price clearly [...]

T.J. Warren has somewhat of a throwback NBA game, he does most of his damage from mid-range and excels in the open court. He is what I refer to as an “offensive opportunist” as a guy who has a knack for being around the ball and putting himself in positions on the floor that set [...]

In a summer full of blockbuster trades, the one that may affect the NBA championship picture the most is the deal between the Celtics and Cavaliers that was finalized last month and featured Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas as the centerpieces moving from the Cavs to the Celtics and vice versa. The main complication that [...]

Alan Williams is the very rare story of an undrafted player who was able to make his hometown team and establish himself as a valuable player for the organization he grew up rooting for. Williams made an immediate impact and carved out a role last season for the Suns, averaging 7.4 points and 6.2 rebounds [...]

The seven year saga that was Carmelo Anthony as a New York Knick is finally over. While there were some ups, and plenty of downs, the last year or two had been full of trade rumors as a frustrated Carmelo and an organization heading in a different direction lead to a strained union between the [...]

According to a report from The Vertical, the Chicago Bulls have reached an agreement with free agent power forward Nikola Mirotic for a two-year, $27 million contract. [tweet https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/912040987215695873] Mirotic averaged 10.6 points per game last season in 24 minutes per game as his inconsistent play caused him to be in and out of the [...]

If there is one thing you need to know about veteran players in the NBA it is that they love Kendrick Perkins. Despite the fact that his usefulness on an NBA court probably ended sometime around 2011, Perkins managed to hang around in the NBA into the 2015-16 season with the New Orleans Pelicans. He [...]

Behind the scenes in the doldrums of the NBA in September, a bidding war was taking place between the T’Wolves and the Pelicans for the services of Dante Cunningham (that is NBA life in September, not the glitz and glam of July for free agents). Cunningham had a definite role as a reserve for the [...]