Do not expect the Milwaukee Bucks to remove the “interim” tag from head coach Joe Prunty’s job title anytime soon—or ever. League sources told The New York Times‘ Marc Stein that they expect the Bucks to chase bigger, more established names to serve as permanent successors to the fired Jason Kidd. The current list of candidates is [...]
March 21, 2018
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Anthony Davis is like the Energizer Bunny of fear: He just keeps getting scarier and scarier and scarier and scarier. Last week, we riffed on the Brow bulking up and turning the NBA’s fellow power forwards and centers into his own personal playthings. Now we’re back to him incorporating three-pointers into his already-expansive arsenal. Yes, [...]
August 31, 2015
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Anthony Davis values stability. And, apparently, lower-seeded playoff berths. But mostly the stability thing. The New Orleans Pelicans haven’t changed much this offseason, much to the delight of their franchise cornerstone. They re-signed Davis to what is, as of now, the richest contract in NBA history, and they canned head coach Monty Williams in favor [...]
July 28, 2015
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Tom Thibodeau isn’t afraid to think about a future that doesn’t include the Chicago Bulls. Rumors regarding his future in the Windy City have been swirling for months. Years, even. Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski penned a piece recently in which he portrayed Thibodeua’s departure as inevitable. And so, barring a Bulls title, it feels inevitable. [...]
It seems the New Orleans Pelicans are still riding that “Hey! We made the playoffs for the first time since 2011” high. Being on the wrong end of first-round sweep isn’t something to typically celebrate—especially when, in all honesty, you probably wouldn’t have even made said postseason appearance if not for Fate tearing the Oklahoma [...]
April 29, 2015
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Max contracts usually solve everything, just not in the case of Eric Gordon. After receiving a four-year deal worth $58 million from the New Orleans Hornets this past summer, Gordon has pouted, been injured and, most recently, engaged in a shouting match with head coach Monty Williams. Oh, and he’s essentially been put back on [...]
April 9, 2013
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April 16, 2012 – Griffin Gotta With news last week that New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson is buying the Hornets, the city can rest assured that their pro basketball franchise [...]
April 16, 2012
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September 7, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Chris Paul is in an envious position to make demands of his team executives if they want a shot at keeping him around once he’s a free agent. After the summer of Lebron, the remaining stars will have more pull than ever once they become free agents after [...]
September 7, 2010
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