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Free agency is about 3 weeks away (seriously) and the deadline is rapidly approaching for NBA players with player options to decide to opt in or opt out of the final year of their current contracts. One player who has been rumored to opt out of his contract and become a free agent for some [...]

Former NBA player who was drafted out of high school in the 1st round of the 2004 NBA Draft, Sebastian Telfair, was arrested early Sunday in Brooklyn on gun possession-related charges, according to NBC 4 New York News. Here is an excerpt from the NBC News report on the incident: Telfair, 32, and his nephew, [...]

The International Olympic Committee announced on Friday that men’s and women’s 3-on-3 basketball has been added to the list of sports that will be a pert of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/873189971527651329] The 3-on-3 game has long been a sacred part of street ball and pick up games across the country and [...]

One of these days we won’t have a Lonzo Ball-Los Angeles Lakers rumor to write about. That day is not today. According to ESPN.com’s Chad Ford, the organization remains split on whether to select him with the No. 2 pick: The Lakers want to control the narrative, which is that they — not LaVar Ball, [...]

The Detroit Pistons are still looking to shake things up. According to Basketball Insiders’ Michael Scotto, after brief stays on the trade block ahead of February’s trade deadline, Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson are back up for grabs: [tweet https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto/status/872941126981963776] Detroit has too many ball-dominant players who aren’t accomplished shooters, so this isn’t surprising. Re-signing [...]

Well, this didn’t take long. Mere hours after LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers lost Game 3 of the NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors, falling into a death sentence of a 3-0 hole, word around the NBA is that the four-time MVP might leave his hometown franchise when he hits free agency in [...]

After Paul George failed to make an All-NBA team, it seems like only a matter of time before he leaves the Indiana Pacers. They don’t have the ability to offer him a designated player extension, they aren’t built to contend for anything special, he owns a player option for 2018-19, and his interest in the [...]

The New York Knicks are serious about trying to acquire another first-round pick. According to the Sporting News’ Sean Deveney, and as confirmed by ESPN.com’s Ian Begley, they’ve talked to the Portland Trail Blazers about landing one of their three first-round picks: Portland owns the No. 15, 20 and 26 picks in this draft, and several teams are [...]

Forget about the NBA Finals for a minute. Let’s draft it up. (For more 2017 mock drafts, please visit THD’s 2017 NBA Mock Draft Database) Here’s our lottery projections for this year’s prospect pageant. 1. Boston Celtics: Markelle Fultz, Washington, PG Loads of people want the Boston Celtics to trade this pick. The top prospects [...]

Lonzo Ball isn’t a lock to join the Los Angeles Lakers after all. While many assume the Purple and Gold will take the electric UCLA guard at No. 2, the team, apparently, isn’t so sure. It needs to see more from Ball before committing to him, according to Basketball Insiders’ Steve Kyler: With reports surfacing that [...]