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Life for Dwight Howard since being traded from the Orlando Magic in the summer of 2012 (his request) hasn’t exactly been rosy. Formerly a superstar and seen as one of the five to 10 best and most popular players in the NBA, Howard began to deal with a slew of injuries leading to a decline [...]

The Lakers have an abundance of young talent littered around their roster with Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Julius Randle, Larry Nance Jr., Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Ivica Zubac and more. One thing that they are missing though is a veteran presence in the locker room, so we don’t have any more Snapchat controversies you know? They have [...]

In another surprising move, the Bucks have decided to sign 32-year-old wing player Brandon Rush. [tweet https://twitter.com/PrioritySports/status/909819336025628672] There is no guarantee he makes the roster and complete details of the contract are unknown at the moment, but one would assume it is a one-year, partially guaranteed contract. Rush has had a lot of injuries in [...]

While it has been rumored all summer that Andrew Wiggins would get a massive extension, and that he was not on the table whatsoever in any Kyrie Irving trade talks, yesterday’s report from Darren Wolfson all but confirms that Wiggins has verbally agreed and will sign a five-year, $148 million extension before camp opens. [tweet [...]

It was reported that the Nuggets had every intention of re-signing Mason Plumlee this off-season after trading for him at the 2017 NBA trade deadline, but as the summer passed and restricted free agency market, especially for centers, was ice-cold, Plumlee remained on the market with little to no rumors or chatter about any potential [...]

It appears we may have seen the last of Boris Diaw in an NBA uniform. After struggling mightily in Utah last season, Diaw was unable to find an NBA home this off-season and is now reportedly headed to play professionally in France this season. [tweet https://twitter.com/somenewsfm/status/908392890858176512] Diaw is currently playing for France in Euro Cup [...]

The Miami Heat are all in on building around their core that helped lead them to a 30-11 record the second half of the 2016-17 season (Richardson was hurt for much of that) and are signing 23-year-old 3-and-D wing Josh Richardson to a four-year, $42 million extension. [tweet https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/908086432996229120] Richardson dealt with some injury issues [...]

Magic Johnson was a wanted man long before he became the Los Angeles Lakers’ team president. During a recent interview on ESPN’s First Take, the 58-year-old Hall of Famer revealed that he fielded job offers from teams like the Detroit Pistons and Golden State Warriors, in addition to perhaps the New York Knicks. Here’s the video [...]

The Timberwolves and Shabazz Muhammad essentially went in one big circle this summer and ended up at the same place. After renouncing his rights during free agency in order to sign Taj Gibson, the T’Wolves have decided to bring back 24-year-old swing man Shabazz Muhammad on a one-year deal for the minimum. [tweet https://twitter.com/ShabazzMuhammad/status/907713503045279746] Muhammad [...]

According to reports from TMZ Sports and ESPN, The Lakers will retire Kobe Bryant’s jersey during their game against the Warriors on December 18. [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/907594866238132225] So which number of the Black Mamba’s will be hanging up in the rafters No. 8 or No. 24? The answer is both according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. [...]