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When the current NBA uniform and apparel contract with adidas reaches completion at the end of the 2016-17 season, Nike will begin its tenure as the official sportswear provider to the league. After agreeing to a eight-year partnership, terms of this outfitting deal differ in several key ways from the current NBA deal. The biggest [...]

NBA free agency is less than a month away, so, naturally, it’s time to see what Jalen Rose, former player-turned-ESPN-analyst, thinks is going to happen. While recording Grantland’s Jalen and Jacoby podcast (h/t Blazers Edge), Rose predicted that the New York Knicks will sign two of Tobias Harris, Paul Millsap and Greg Monroe. You can [...]

LeBron James’ crypticness is winning the NBA Finals. So too are the Cleveland Cavaliers themselves. They lead the Golden State Warriors 2-1 in their best-of-seven set, leaving them two wins away from the first championship in franchise history But, at the risk of being to ridiculous, who cares? LeBron stepped to the podium after Cleveland’s [...]

The Boston Celtics like Kevin Love as a friend. Do they love him? Eh. Last summer, the Celtics were one of the teams most frequently mentioned in the same breath as Love. He wanted out of Minnesota, and Celtics president Danny Ainge had assets to sling. None of those assets ultimately caught the attention of [...]

Draymond Green is not healthy. Doris Burke of ESPN reported early on in the Golden State Warriors’ Game 3 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers that Draymond Green was battling through back pain. And though he was healthy enough to play—even telling Burke he would be fine and good to go—he didn’t sound like someone who [...]

Dwyane Wade still believes in LeBron James. After making four straight NBA Finals appearances himself, Wade now finds himself on the commenter’s side of the championship chase. LeBron left the Miami Heat for the Cleveland Cavaliers, taking South Beach’s title hopes with him. And he’s carried the Cavaliers to a Finals date with the Golden [...]

The Orlando Magic have found their new head coach in Scott Skiles. The Chicago Bulls have found their Tom Thibodeau replacement in Fred Hoiberg. The New Orleans Pelicans have found their next head honcho in Alvin Gentry. It’s now the Denver Nuggets’ turn. Names are being churned out of Denver’s rumor mill like crazy as [...]

LeBron James is a good teammate. Yeah, he drops dimes and helps his teammates shoot better off his passes. But that’s not even close to the point. If you’re on his team, and presumably not plotting to ruin his reign, he’s going to buy you presents. From Northeast Ohio Media Group’s Chris Haynes: But before [...]

Hopefully Jahlil Okafor is high on the Minnesota Timberwolves, because they’re high on him. As the NBA inches closer and closer to the June 25 draft, there is no definitive sense of who the Timberwolves will take with the No. 1 pick. Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns has gained momentum as the top prospect in this year’s [...]

The Dwyane Wade saga continues. The 12-year NBA veteran can opt out of his contract with the Miami Heat and explore free agency this summer. No one in the world initially expected him to do so. And in the event he did, no one would expect him to leave Miami. Over the last week or [...]