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Isaiah Thomas is the right player at the right time for the Boston Celtics. Somewhat sneakily, the Celtics entered the trade-deadline field, helping the Phoenix Suns blow up their roster. They basically picked up Thomas for pennies on the dollar, per ESPN.com’s Jeff Goodman: [tweet https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/568503093798838272] Marcus Thornton was not part of the Celtics’ future, [...]

Stand up, folks. Stretch. Bend. Flex. Make old-folk noises. The NBA trade deadline is finally upon us. This implies two things: First, real, live basketball is about to begin again. Fist-pump it up. Second, the rumors are flowing like vodka and tequila and gin and rum and whiskey during J.R. Smith’s weekend-long vacation from the city of Cleveland. Navigating those [...]

Let us toast the Sacramento Kings for always staying aggressive no matter what. George Karl was officially introduced as Sacramento’s new head coach on Tuesday, so that was a pretty big deal. Also a big deal: The Kings are interested in trading for Arron Afflalo of the Denver Nuggets. Per Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher: [tweet [...]

Fill in the blank time! Goran Dragic’s future outlook with the Phoenix Suns is [insert one-word description here]. Each of the following words are acceptable: uncertain, bizarre, nonexistent, weird, quirky, punchdrunklove, confusing. There are other passable answers, but we’ll stop there for brevity’s sake. Dragic has long been a rumor-mill staple. He’s slated for free [...]

Oh. Em. Gee. In a totally sensible, and therefore unforeseen, twist of events, the Denver Nuggets may be willing to trade Ty Lawson and Kenneth Faried. This is not to say they are actively shopping them, though. Grantland’s Zach Lowe explains: he more interesting questions surround Ty Lawson and Kenneth Faried. Denver isn’t shopping those [...]

Need more proof that John Wall is (probably) an alien? Here it comes. Back in January, William Scott Davis of Business Insider wrote an article in which he discussed Wall’s new dribble move. The description of said move went like this: Now, Wall has a new move he’s busting out: the “cut dribble.” Wall’s “cut [...]

Goran Dragic’s future with the Phoenix Suns remains unclear beyond this season, but for the last few weeks, maybe even months, it seemed as if, at the very least, he wouldn’t be traded before the Feb. 19 deadline. That sentiment, while not unfounded, may be in question now. Per Gery Woelfel of the Racine Journal [...]

An individual trade demand has never been more weird. According to The Salt Lake Tribune‘s Aaron Falk, fourth-year big man Enes Kanter and his agent have formally requested (demanded?????) the Utah Jazz trade him ahead of the Feb. 19 deadline: Dallas Frustrated by his role during his three-plus years in Utah, center Enes Kanter told [...]

In 2013, DeAndre Jordan talked about his need improve and added, “I know that defensively it starts with me down there.” At the time, Jordan averaged 1.4 blocks per game and 0.6 steals. Today, Jordan had taken his defensive game to a new level, blocking 2.4 shots per game and grabbing 0.9 spg. On the [...]

Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it’s off to the 2015 NBA All-Star Game we go. Okay, so, I’m pretty sure “heigh-ho” refers to yawning or disappointment, but screw it. I wanted to both rhyme and write “heigh-ho,” so let’s just pretend. Anyway, the NBA is speeding toward its All-Star break, leaving a trail of injuries, playoff-seeding battles and [...]