NBA Rumors

Not even 48 hours after falling to the San Antonio Spurs and being ousted from the NBA playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks are thinking big. Really big. The goal has been to keep Dirk Nowitzki’s championship window open for as long as possible. He’s a free agent this summer and is expected to accept a rather [...]

The Toronto Raptors continue their streak of good decisions. Trading Rudy Gay sparked a movement, a playoff berth, a shift in culture. General manager Masai Ujiri and friends have been making awesome decisions—not trading Kyle Lowry, for instance—ever since. According to The Toronto Star‘s Doug Smith, they don’t plan to buck that trend anytime soon, [...]

Hopefully Stephen Curry enjoys surprises. The Los Angeles Clippers outlasted the Golden State Warriors Saturday night, won Game 7 and sent Mark Jackson’s squad home early. It happens. The Warriors advanced through to the second round as a sixth seed last season. They lost to a more talented Clippers faction this year. It just happens. [...]

Sometimes, dinner can be the most important meal of the day. That’s how it was for the New York Knicks on Tuesday night, when team president Phil Jackson and star free-agent-to-be Carmelo Anthony discussed the latter’s future while breaking bread, according to ESPN New York’s Ian Begley: New York Knicks president Phil Jackson met with [...]

Donald Sterling is out. Floyd Mayweather wants in. Because, of course. New NBA commissioner Adam Silver dropped the hammers of all hammers on Tuesday afternoon when he banned the Los Angeles Clippers owner for life while laying out his intent to force Sterling into selling the team. All of this comes after Sterling was recorded [...]

Mark Jackson may already be coaching for his next job. The Golden State Warriors head coach has long been considered a potential candidate to lose his job, and recent events haven’t helped his cause. Not only did the Warriors fail to improve upon their sixth-place standing in the Western Conference, but his assistants have been [...]

Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander wants to stick it to Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. And we should all love him for it. Ever since Sterling’s (alleged) closed-door, racially charged tirade was made public, calls to action have come in volume. Commissioner Adam Silver dropped the hammer on Tuesday, banning Sterling from the NBA [...]

Is it the shoes? In Joakim Noah’s case, yes. Or maybe. He sure thinks so. According to a TMZ Sports report, Noah sued his former shoe sponsor in November, claiming it gipped him of money and aided in the progression of his plantar fasciitis: NBA superstar Joakim Noah has sued his former shoe sponsor — [...]

Dante Exum is a wanted man. Excuse me, I mean wanted kid. The electric 6’6″, 18-year-old Australian guard is one of the most highly coveted prospects of this year’s NBA draft. Though he still figures to go behind Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker, and perhaps Joel Embiid, he’s listed as a top-five pick in most [...]

Eleven NBA championships as a head coach? Check. Two NBA titles as a player? Check. Stainless legacy? Check. A fat $60 million contract to run the New York Knicks? Check. Supportive fiancee? Check again. Knicks president Phil Jackson really does have it all. His fiancee Jeanie Buss has seemed nothing but supportive of him in [...]