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This season, Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal told USA Today that himself and Wall are, “definitely the best backcourt in the league.” But, after his dismissal from the Warriors, former Head Coach Mark Jackson called Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry the, “greatest shooting backcourt in the history of the game.” Since then, the question of [...]

Reminders that Kobe Bryant is old, and getting even older still, have been out in full force this season. Here’s another one. Speaking with the Los Angeles Times‘ Bill Plaschke, the 36-year-old admitted that walking away from the NBA and Los Angeles Lakers after this season has been something he’s thought about: “I’d be lying [...]

Los Angeles Clippers Coach and President of Basketball Operations Doc Rivers said all the right things when he pulled the trigger on a 3-team trade that sent his son Austin Rivers home to the Clippers, Reggie Bullock to the Phoenix Suns, Chris Douglas-Roberts and a 2017 pick to the Boston Celtics. But, does the Clippers [...]

Well it’s official: The NBA is a forest fire of craziness. To wit: A lot has happened since we last met. Kevin Garnett decided to head-hump Dwight Howard amid the Net’s demonstrative downturn; the Pistons decided to be an actual basketball team; the Knicks and Celtics let Sam Hinkie know they’re coming for his (pingpong) balls; [...]

The Brooklyn Nets’ longstanding fire sale hasn’t seen them do any selling. Might the Miami Heat change their mind? According to ESPN New York’s Ohm Youngmisuk, the Heat are among the teams registering interest in a Brook Lopez trade: [tweet https://twitter.com/NotoriousOHM/status/555487146887618562] Trading any of their pricy pacts makes sense for the Nets. Whatever helps whittle [...]

Another day, another chance for the New York Knicks to contradict themselves. Team president Phil Jackson has already pillaged through the roster’s limited talent supply, trading Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith for jack. It’s widely known he may not be done either, which, in layman’s terms, means Jose Calderon better not get too comfortable. It [...]

Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt has some brass ones. Losers of their last five, the Cavaliers are fading fast. They’re now owners of the Eastern Conference’s sixth seed, behind the Milwaukee Bucks, and are 1-8 without LeBron James, whose nine absences are a single-season career high. Asked about the Cavaliers still having a Big Two [...]

The Clippers desperately need a competent small forward if they’re to survive the Western Conference’s contender-crammed bloodbath. So, naturally, they’re interested in trading for a guard. Doc Rivers’ crew is apparently trying to deal for the Sixers’ Tony Wroten Jr., per Dan Woike of the Orange County Register: [tweet https://twitter.com/DanWoikeSports/status/552916137860550656] John Gonzalez of CSNPhilly.com confirmed [...]

To the NBA trade-rumor mobile! Not two weeks ago, yours truly talked extensively about which teams would be the most aggressive buyers ahead of the Association’s Feb. 19 trade deadline. They were not excluded because I expected them to be sellers. No, no, no. It’s just that, since the Rudy Gay trade, they’ve prioritized stability [...]

Playing through what is, as of now, the worst season in franchise history has left the New York Knicks searching for answers. On the heels of their Sunday loss to the Milwaukee Bucks—the team’s 11th in a row—the Knicks now sit at 5-31, with the most losses in the NBA. And just about everyone, from [...]