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After being renounced by the Pistons and becoming an unrestricted free agent last week, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope instantly became the most valuable free agent on the open market (restricted free agency is not an open market). While the Nets decided to pass on Pope while waiting on the Wizards to match their $100 million offer for [...]

We know the Houston Rockets have turned their attentions to a Carmelo Anthony trade following James Harden’s extension. What we don’t know is how long it’ll take to land him, or whether they’ll get him at all. Anthony, for his part, believes a deal will get done. As ESPN.com’s Ian Begley noted while doing a SportsCenter [...]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin is a smart dude. He knew how to maximize the Cavaliers’ supporting cast with very little flexibility. He knew when to cut ties with Cleveland’s owner, Dan Gilbert. And now, after his name gained steam in the New York Knicks’ general manager search, he’s shown he knows a [...]

The Grit and Grind Era officially came to an unceremonious end in the past few days as the founding father and heart and soul of the best era of Grizzlies basketball, signed a two-year, $24 million contract to become a member of the Sacramento Kings. Randolph spent eight seasons in Memphis, averaging 16.8 points and [...]

The Boston Celtics needed to shed some salary in order to sign Gordon Hayward to the four-year, $128 million contract that he agreed to Tuesday. The rumor for a while was that the Celtics and Jazz would conduct a sign-and-trade for Hayward and Jae Crowder to give some salary back to the Jazz, but those [...]

Was Rudy Gobert a top-10 player in the NBA last season? The Utah Jazz sure think so. As general manager Dennis Lindsey said, per Andy Blarsen of KSL.com: [tweet https://twitter.com/andyblarsen/status/882767055631417345] This is…quite the proclamation. In some ways, it’s a defense mechanism. The Jazz just lost Gordon Hayward, who many consider their best player. It’s only [...]

The Milwaukee Bucks don’t care about your Derrick Rose jokes. They’re going to court him in free agency anyway. Even, apparently, if it means clearing cap space to do it. Per ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski: [tweet https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/881862450819338240] [tweet https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/881863218494402560] Feel free to insert some snarky comment about Rose here. It’ll probably be accurate. He doesn’t make [...]

With Phil Jackson gone, Carmelo Anthony has, ostensibly, won the war for New York. So now he’s ready to leave. According to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the New York Knicks’ All-Star forward is finally ready to waive his no-trade clause—provided he’s sent to the Cleveland Cavaliers or Houston Rockets: Carmelo Anthony, a 10-time NBA All-Star, is [...]

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So the Washington Wizards want Paul George pretty badly. We know John Wall feels this way. He said as much. But the Wizards apparently share his sentiments, according to ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe: Boston faces more varied competition for George. The Wizards would likely sign-and-trade Otto Porter, with one protected pick attached, to rent George, according [...]