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It has been a very up and down second season for the former No. 10 pick of the 2015 NBA Draft and collegiate national champion, Justise Winslow. He has at times looked like he was making the second-year leap into being a dependable starter. He had the best game of his young career on December [...]

Reports have surfaced Wednesday morning that the defensively challenged and wing depth starved New York Knicks are in hot pursuit of Phoenix Suns physical and defensive stalwart forward P.J. Tucker. [tweet https://twitter.com/ValleyoftheSuns/status/816552633397702656] The report first surfaced from ESPN New York Knicks Reporter Ian Begley. It makes sense on numerous levels: The Knicks are dying to [...]

Paul Millsap is happy right where he is. Following a report from ESPN.com’s Marc Stein and Brian Windhorst that said the Atlanta Hawks were listening to offers for Millsap, the All-Star forward has made it clear he prefers to stay put, per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution‘s Chris Vivlamore: [tweet https://twitter.com/CVivlamoreAJC/status/816354627637678080] Millsap owns a player option for [...]

It seems like the Atlanta Hawks have resigned themselves to being mediocre through the rest of this season. According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, they are listening to trade offers for All-Star forward Paul Millsap: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/815693410057129984] We can’t really say this was inevitable, particularly after the Hawks blitzed opponents to start the season. But they [...]

You know you needed yet another Donatas Motiejunas update. According to The Vertical’s Shams Charania, the 7-footer is now expected to sign a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans to seal his NBA return: Free-agent power forward Donatas Motiejunas is in serious discussions to sign with the New Orleans Pelicans, league sources told The Vertical. [...]

So much for the Phoenix Suns not being open to trading Brandon Knight. Previous speculation has been denied by the team time and again. The Suns, driven by this untenable hope of contending for a playoff berth while rebuilding, weren’t looking to trade Knight—a point guard on a pre-cap-boom contract relegated to backup duty behind [...]

Entering the 2016-17 season, many people just assumed the Brooklyn Nets were going to trade Brook Lopez. And with the way he’s playing now, you’d think that would remain the prevailing mindset. It hasn’t. Per Basketball Insiders’ Steve Kyler: [tweet https://twitter.com/stevekylerNBA/status/814808489516269568] Indeed, from an outsider’s perspective, all has seemed quiet on the Lopez front—save for [...]

Is Donatas Motiejunas Hollywood-bound? According to ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne and Marc Stein, the Los Angeles Lakers brought in the seven-footer for a workout just before Christmas: The Los Angeles Lakers have auditioned free-agent big man Donatas Motiejunas within the past week, according to league sources. Sources told ESPN that the Lakers brought Motiejunas in before [...]

The Milwaukee Bucks are having a decent season thus far, currently sitting at 8th place in the eastern conference with a 14-15 record. They have a lot of young talent, including a potentially transcendent and MVP caliber superstar in 21-year-old Giannis Antetokounmpo. Despite all of this though, the Bucks are still 27th in the NBA [...]

Midway through the third quarter Thursday night while hosting the Spurs, Chris Paul came up lame while chasing Tony Parker. He immediately grabbed his hamstring. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGdNIeCRZWM CP3 immediately left the game, but the Clippers were able to hold on and get the win 106-101. Following the game, Doc Rivers said Paul is day-to-day. “I’m glad [...]