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 [...]
June 22, 2017
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The Golden State Warriors’ offseason will not be without its drama. No, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry aren’t going anywhere. Durant, in fact, will probably end up taking a slight pay cut, on a non-Bird max, so that the Warriors can retain the Bird rights to free agents Shaun Livingston and Andre Iguodala. But that [...]
June 19, 2017
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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 [...]
June 19, 2017
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The July madness that is the NBA free agency is almost here, as NBA junkies like ourselves (I am assuming you are if you follow our site) are gearing up to check Hoopshype and other other free agency rumors around the clock for a few weeks. The absolute best player that seems to be somewhat [...]
June 16, 2017
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Go ahead and pencil in Paul Millsap as a legitimate flight risk in free agency. He always held this status to some extent. He’s 32 years old, and the Atlanta Hawks aren’t in position to contend for anything special over the next few years. He could easily find greener pastures in free agency. And yet, [...]
June 15, 2017
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While the rumor mill has been churning for sometime now about Gordon Hayward reuniting with his college coach Brad Stevens and bolting Utah to become the newest member of the Boston Celtics, one other free agent target of the Celtics has taken a back seat: Blake Griffin. Intrepid reporter from The Vertical Adrian Wojnarowski reported [...]
June 14, 2017
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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: [...]
June 14, 2017
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Apparently the Boston Celtics aren’t the only team that poses a serious threat to poaching Gordon Hayward from the Utah Jazz. The Miami Heat have joined the party as well. In the aftermath of the Golden State Warriors’ latest title, ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe talked about how the rest of the NBA will respond. Though the jury [...]
June 13, 2017
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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 [...]
June 13, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
With the NBA season potentially over in the next 24 hours and the NBA Draft less than two weeks away, the insanity that is the month of July and NBA free agency is right around the corner. While this off-season won’t have a LeBron James or Kevin Durant on the market, there will be a [...]
June 9, 2017
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