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So this is what Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey meant when he said the team has something up its sleeve. According ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, the Rockets are putting plans in motion to pursue free agents Kyle Lowry, Paul Millsap, Chris Paul and Gordon Hayward: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/877578395793543168] Though the Rockets have the ability to start [...]

It’s been about a month since the San Antonio Spurs wrapped their 2016-17 season, but Manu Ginobili still hasn’t decided whether he’ll retire from the NBA or return for 2017-18. On the bright side, though, his brother, Sepo Ginobili, did say Manu will keep playing if he feels like he can help a team, per [...]

Patrick Beverley is the Houston Rockets’ best defensive player, the guy who takes on assignments like Russell Westbrook and lives to tell the tale. So it only makes sense that they would be trying to trade him, according to the Sporting News’ Sean Deveney: The Rockets have been actively shopping point guard Patrick Beverley, a [...]

The Houston Rockets don’t want James Harden going anywhere. So they’re going to make sure he doesn’t. After earning an All-NBA selection, Harden is now eligible for the designated player extension that was negotiated into the NBA’s new CBA. The deal, for him, would be worth four years and $168 million, and the Rockets plan [...]

The newly minted NBA champions and NBA Finals MVP is enjoying the fruits of his labor and his status at the top of the NBA pecking order, a feeling that he assuredly wants to continue to experience for years to come. That mindset is clear according to a report from ESPN’s Chris Haynes, as Durant [...]

It has been known for months now that Paul George has dreamt of being the next superstar to don a Los Angeles Lakers uniform and has had his sights set on joining them in free agency in 2018. As The Vertical Reporter Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted over the weekend, George has all but told the Pacers [...]

The Dallas Mavericks aren’t messing around. We know they are interested in targeting Jrue Holiday, one of this summer’s 10 best free agents. But they aren’t alone, and they need to clear enough cap space to sign him. Even then, they still have to contend with the New Orleans Pelicans’ ability to offer a fifth [...]

The Utah Jazz have their work cut out for them if they want to re-sign free agent Gordon Hayward. The Miami Heat are ‘loading up‘ to pursue him, and the Boston Celtics have always loomed as a threat. Except, according to NBA insider Jordan Schultz, Beantown might actually be a more serious suitor than most anticipate: [...]

The Boston Celtics got a workout with Markelle Fultz, the NBA’s consensus No. 1 overall pick. They won’t be getting one with Josh Jackson. Sources told ESPN.com’s Jeff Goodman and Marc J. Spears that Kansas’ wing, who is projected to go in the top five of this year’s prospect pageant, bailed on his scheduled meeting [...]

This may come as no surprise considering the comments many within the Golden State Warriors have made in recent months about current U.S. President Donald Trump, but the Warriors have apparently unanimously decided not to visit the White House to celebrate their 2016-17 NBA championship. Here is a tweet from CNBC Reporter Josh Brown: [tweet [...]