NBA

Biggie Smalls, Mase and, at the time, Puff Daddy said it best. Mo money, mo problems. The NBA’s fancy new $24 billion TV deal has people thinking. It has them thinking about a salary-cap explosion. It has them thinking about another lockout in 2017. It has them thinking about 2016 free agency. And, not surprisingly, [...]

Sour patch watermelons go a long way. Remember that, NBA teams, the ones planning on recruiting free agents between now and the end of time. It’s important. Owner Michael Jordan has slowly, surely put his Charlotte Hornets on the map. They’ve gone from lost laughingstock to playoff team and intriguing free-agent destination, the latter of [...]

Don’t ever say it took LeBron James more than a decade to recruit for the Cleveland Cavaliers. When he left Cleveland, it was in a haze of mystery. All of us know why he left: to play with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. To win. But why couldn’t that exact superteam be forged in Cleveland? [...]

Never mind that Ray Allen is on the wrong side of 39, he’s a wanted man. Contenders have been lining up for Allen’s services since LeBron James decided to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Any and all efforts or links—those made by the San Antonio Spurs, the Chicago Bulls and (possibly) the Los Angeles Clippers—were [...]

As time wears on Kobe Bryant has become more skilled at telling it like it is. Years ago he would have been brash and brazen. Now he’s pensive and calculated in a way that makes you place more stock in what he says. So listen up. Commenting on the next collective bargaining agreement—the current one [...]

Phil Jackson is ready to spend New York Knicks owner James Dolan’s money. The NBA recently reached a $24 billion TV deal with Turner Sports and ESPN, and the salary cap is expected to explode by 2016-17 as a result. Projections vary at the moment, since the NBA could decide to implement a smoothing-out process [...]

Don’t you just hate it when two NBA teams are both willing to pay you a crap ton of money and you’re eventually forced to deal with the awkwardness of the party you spurned in the aftermath of your decision? Oh, you don’t know what I’m talking about? LeBron James does. Brian Windhorst posted an [...]

Step aside Bill Duffy, agent of Klay Thompson. Kobe Bryant is going to handle your client’s contract extension. He’s got this. Shortly after the Golden State Warriors got done raising hell at the Los Angeles Lakers’ expense Thursday night, Kobe went into high-praise mode. “He has the whole package,” Kobe said of Thompson, per the [...]

Honesty is rare commodity in the NBA, which is why Mark Cuban can often be the best. Sometimes he’s the worst, but that’s neither here nor there. This time, he’s the best. The absolute best. The Dallas Mavericks owner apparently rooted for the division rival San Antonio Spurs when they faced off against the Miami [...]

Bet you wish you had Carmelo Anthony’s connections. In anticipation of acclimating himself and his game to Phil Jackson’s famed triangle offense, Anthony apparently reached out to former trianglers Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, who each won at least five championships playing within the system. Their collective advice to him? Be patient. Be [...]