With the transition to Nike being the provider of all NBA jerseys and corporate logo patches being added for the first time, there are a slew of new or slightly updated jerseys that teams around the NBA are unveiling this off-season. Quite possibly the first team to start hyping up their new logo, court design, [...]
August 9, 2017
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The Knicks had the No. 1 pick of the 2008 NBA Draft class last year in Derrick Rose, and now they have decided to sign the No. 2 pick of the 2008 draft Michael Beasley. [tweet https://twitter.com/nyknicks/status/895045804041408516] Beasley is 28 now and has been a pretty huge disappointment in his NBA career thus far. After [...]
August 9, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
Andrew Wiggins is about to get a big raise—a payday that will come from the Minnesota Timberwolves and no one else. Majority owner Glen Taylor recently made this much clear while speaking with the Star Tribune‘s Sid Hartman: While Taylor can’t talk about other teams’ players — such as trade rumors about the Wolves’ possible interest in [...]
August 8, 2017
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With the transition to Nike as the major NBA jersey and apparel sponsor starting with the 2017-18 season, many teams are unveiling slightly altered versions of their uniforms from the season before. One team that has decided to use the opportunity to completely change and update their look is the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers at [...]
August 1, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
In general, the 2017 free agency market has not been very kind to most players outside of the top few tiers of the league, but it has especially been tepid for two groups of free agents in particular: centers and veteran point guards. Derrick Rose has to essentially sign the minimum to join the Cavaliers [...]
July 28, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
Some NBA players might have trouble projecting an air of confidence and calm following their second ACL injury. Jabari Parker, however, is not one of them. While at a Jordan Brand event, the Milwaukee Bucks forward spoke with ESPN.com’s Nick Friedell about his recovery—which, apparently, is going so well he doesn’t intent to return until he [...]
July 28, 2017
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Andrew Wiggins wants to be paid what he’s worth in his next contract. And what he’s worth, according to him, is a max deal. As he told SI.com’s Ben Golliver: Wiggins, who averaged a career-high 23.6 PPG, 4 RPG and 2.3 APG last season, is eligible for a rookie extension prior to the Oct. 16 deadline. Talks [...]
July 28, 2017
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Well it is basically official at this point, the greatest team potentially of all-time is returning all of their key contributors next season in addition to adding three more solid role players to add in the fold in Jordan Bell, Omri Casspi and Nick Young. After testing the free agency market in hopes of a [...]
July 28, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
Things haven’t really turned out to well for Mihail Prokhorov as owner of the Brooklyn Nets. He bought the team in 2010 and made it clear that his extreme passion for basketball, his risk-taking nature and desire to be No. 1, and his seemingly endless pockets and resources would lead the Nets to the promised [...]
July 27, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
The hip injury that ended Isaiah Thomas’ season during the Eastern Conference Finals won’t prevent him from starting 2017-18—or rather, at the very least, he won’t be going under the knife. Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge announced on Wednesday that surgery has been ruled out for the All-Star point guard, telling The Boston Globe‘s Adam Himmelsbach (h/t CBS Sports): [...]
July 27, 2017
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