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All has been quiet on the Jimmy Butler trade front in recent days. That doesn’t mean things aren’t happening behind the scenes. They might be. Plenty of teams, after all, remain interested in acquiring him. According to ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst, the Miami Heat are still in play, and they’re joined by the Los Angeles Clippers, [...]

As the Jimmy Butler saga continues, plenty of, if not most, potential suitors remain skeptical about the Timberwolves’ stated desire to actually move him. Consider this note from The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski: There has been widespread skepticism throughout the league that Tom Thibodeau truly does want to pull the trigger and send out one of [...]

Hassan Whiteside entered the offseason firmly planted inside the Miami Heat’s doghouse. He will not begin the 2018-19 regular season there. Speaking on the eve of the Heat’s Media Day, head coach Erik Spoelstra told the Miami Herald‘s Barry Jackson he’s seen growth in Whiteside as both a player and person since the summer began: On [...]

Carmelo Anthony’s departure from the Oklahoma City Thunder has never felt more inevitable. In the face of buyout talks and trade negotiations, the 34-year-old forward has been granted permission to speak with the Houston Rockets and Miami Heat about joining their roster once his future in Oklahoma City is resolved. Here’s the lowdown, according to ESPN.com’s [...]

Hassan Whiteside remains unhappy with how the Miami Heat are using him. He made that much clear following their Game 5 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, in which he logged just over 10 minutes. Here are the greatest hits from his postgame availability, courtesy of the Sun-Sentinel‘s Ira Winderman: Asked specifically what stood as [...]

Expect the Phoenix Suns to be busy bees this summer. During a Facebook live session on Monday, general manager Ryan McDonough tipped his hand on some of the team’s offseason plans. Scott Bordow of AZCentral.com relayed the most juicy takeaways, including this gem about the forthcoming coaching search—which interim head coach Jay Triano will indeed [...]

Dwyane Wade isn’t sweating the recent twist and turns his NBA career has taken. With the Cleveland Cavaliers facing off against the Miami Heat on Tuesday night, these past couple days have no doubt incited some level of reflection in the shooting guard. He spent his first 13 years in the NBA with the Heat. [...]

Kyrie Irving is a wanted man. Despite the rampant debate among basketball folks about whether the All-Star point guard can carry a team without LeBron James, plenty of teams have registered official interest in acquiring his services. The full list, according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski: San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks and Miami Heat. Here’s [...]

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 [...]

Gordon Hayward’s free-agency decision may be more than a two-team affair after all. According to the New York Daily News‘ Frank Isola, there are rumblings that the All-Star forward may join the Miami Heat if he decides to move on from the Utah Jazz: Riley has a home court advantage because Miami is a prime free [...]