NBA Trade Rumors

New York Knicks president Phil Jackson is officially committed to doing the improbable: finding new homes for Andrea Bargnani and Amar’e Stoudemire. We at The Hoop Doctors really need to get a mind-blown emoticon, if only so I can insert it right here. That’s what this is—mind-blowing. It’s not mind-melting because Jackson actually wants to [...]

Crap gets crazy this time of year. Really crazy. The NBA draft is a breeding ground for barrages of trade rumors ahead of free agency. This year has been no different, and offers no disappointment. The rumors have been rampant, the takes have been hot. And they’re about to get hotter. The Golden State Warriors, [...]

If you’re looking for a dark horse in the Kevin Love trade sweepstakes, you got it. You can thank the Denver Nuggets. During an article in which he refuted reports that the Boston Celtics had made the strongest offer for the Minnesota Timberwolves superstar, Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald brought word that the Nuggets [...]

Ricky Rubio must consider himself an optimist. Few things call for more glass-half-empty takes than the relationship between Kevin Love and the Minnesota Timberwolves. It’s awful. If it wasn’t bad before this season, it’s in shambles now, with Love 13 months from free agency and the Timberwolves 10 years removed from their last playoff berth. [...]

Despite what some of us may think, the Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t fools. If a top NBA superstar becomes available, they’re going to have interest. Naturally, they have interest in Kevin Love, who basically requested a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski. To be certain, he didn’t actually request a trade. [...]

Wow. The New York Knicks are a mess. Let’s not mince words. They’re 12 games under .500, outside the Eastern Conference’s ugly playoff picture and now pursuing unrealistic trades like a child pursues oversized lollipops in a candy store. But don’t worry, because at least Mike Woodson is safe(ish). Raymond Felton, on the other hand, [...]

Welcome to this side of the NBA All-Star Game, folks. Every year, around this time, with the NBA’s trade deadline swiftly approaching, all hell breaks loose. Rumors start being churned out at an alarming rate and this side of the collective bargaining agreement, typically die before they even really start. As with all things, tread [...]

Some things just won’t go away. That nagging pain in your neck after doing weighted pull-ups while trying to watch Gossip Girl at the same time. Gnats at an outdoor marshmallow-roasting party in July. Drunk “scene” kids at a Cold Play concert. And last, but certainly not least, Rajon Rondo trade rumors. With the Celtics [...]

It seems that winning the Atlantic Division isn’t enough for the Raptors to keep their current core intact. Previous rumors suggested that general manager Masai Ujiri was looking to move Kyle Lowry in effort to, you know, tank. The Raptors had just traded Rudy Gay and didn’t figure into any meaningful conversations. Best thing to [...]

Scary thought: Playing the Heat. Scarier thought: Playing a better version of the Heat. Despite spending much of the 2013-14 regular season in cruise control, the Heat are still scary good. Naked-pictures-of-Robin-Williams scary; any-movie-starring-Jason-Bateman good. And according to NBA.com’s David Aldridge, they’re hoping to get even better: With Oden looking like he can be a [...]