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One of the major traditions associated with NBA All-Star Weekend every year is the proliferation of NBA trade rumors, those days are officially over. Traditionally the NBA trade deadline is the Tuesday after the NBA All-Star Weekend, but now the deadline has been moved up to February 8. [tweet https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/885182731868528640] This is a smart move [...]

The Wizards are one of four franchises in NBA history to never have paid the luxury tax, that could change this season. Otto Porter Jr. is a promising young combo forward at the age of 24 that entered restricted free agency this off-season and signed a four-year, $106 million max offer sheet with the Brooklyn [...]

The 2017 NBA off-season is in full swing and after Gordon Hayward’s free agency signing with the Boston Celtics, one would assume all of the biggest free agents or trade targets have found their new homes or decided to stay put. The migration of even more talent to the western conference this off-season is stupefying [...]

After an initial projection of $107 million, that has already been lowered to $101 million, the salary cap is now officially projected to land at $99 million for the 2017-18 season. This is bad news for NBA teams that are attempting to add a max-level player or avoid the luxury tax this upcoming season. [tweet [...]

Amar’e spent the 2016-17 season connecting with his Jewish roots (as a Hebrew Israelite, it’s confusing feel free to look it up) and played a role on a championship winning Israeli team, averaging 9.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in 23 minutes per game. Amar’e is also the co-owner of the Hapoel Jerusalem B.C [...]

With the second round of the NBA Playoffs in full swing, Joey BadA$$, in collaboration with Mtn Dew, has just released the music video for the single “Victory,” a motivational track that features lyrical nods to basketball. The video is set to celebrate this year’s NBA postseason and features premier current Team DEW NBA Stars [...]

The 2016-17 NBA regular season felt more like an online season with friends on NBA 2K17 than acutal reality, as incredible performances were as routine as Dirk Nowitzki making a one-legged step back jump shot. You had two of the best single-season performances in NBA history in Russell Westbrook who averaged a triple-double and set [...]

Yes you read that headline right, the highly popular mobile dating (or hook-up depending on how you choose to use it) app Tinder has had a huge effect on the effectiveness of NBA players in the midst of a road trip and therefore has limited the home court advantage in the league. Let me explain. [...]

Karl Malone is one of the most accomplished players in NBA history as the second leading scorer in league history and his durability over his 19 seasons was the stuff of legend. He played at least 80 games in 17 of his 19 seasons, and throughout his career he played in 95 percent of his [...]

Not that long ago Carlos Boozer was one of the most coveted free agents on the market and a guy worthy of a $100 million NBA contract in 2010. Times have changed and the former two-time NBA All-Star has been out of the NBA since a forgettable stint with the Los Angeles Lakers ended in [...]