NBA

Hindsight is usually 20/20. At the moment it’s more like 200/20. In a lengthy—and fabulous–piece that detailed how the Dallas Mavericks stole Chandler Parsons from the Houston Rockets, ESPN.com’s Marc Stein dropped a few rumor missiles. One such rumor alleges Kyrie Irving recruited Parsons to play for the Cavaliers, and that the latter eventually became [...]

Ray Allen needs to, you know, make a damn decision already. Retire or sign on for a 19th NBA season. Do something. Anything. And whatever you’re going to do, do it soon. This isn’t how he should be going out. Never mind that if he does, in fact, retire, he’ll be depriving fans and peers [...]

Ricky Rubio and the Minnesota Timberwolves appear to have reached a contractual impasse. Minny’s point guard is searching for a max contract extension, because duh. Kevin Love is gone and Rubio, in a way, is now the old head, the primary building block. It’s too early to tell where guys like Zach LaVine, Gorgui Dieng, [...]

The NBA’s new TV deal might be bittersweet. The association announced Monday that it brokered a nine-year, $24 billion dollar media-rights pact with ESPN and Turner Sports. Terrific breakdowns replete with informed and uniformed speculation as to what this means are everywhere. Chief among any concerns, though, is the potential for another lockout. Deron Williams [...]

Kenneth Faried has 60 million more reasons to smile now. Denver Nuggets fans have 60 million reasons to scratch their heads. According to Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski, Faried has agreed to a contract extension with the Nuggets that’s worth $60 million: Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried has reached agreement on a five-year, $60 million contract [...]

Three cheers for backtracking! Or rather, context! Yay, context! Carmelo Anthony created quite a stir at Knicks media day when he apparently said the following to ESPN.com’s Chris Broussard: [tweet https://twitter.com/Chris_Broussard/status/516643510192439296] For shame, Melo! For shame! How dare ye incite such bedlam weeks before the regular season, and mere weeks after the New York Knicks [...]

Fascinating. The Detroit Pistons have been fascinating since the end of last season. From hiring Stan Van Gundy as president and coach to the personnel they paid and overpaid to their inability to lock up Greg Monroe long term, everything about their summer has been, for better and worse, fascinating. Monroe’s situation is especially interesting. [...]

Did you know Derrick Rose has a crystal ball? Me either. Confidence isn’t something the Chicago Bulls point guard lacks. Not out in the open at least. Through two major, ceiling-crippling, season-sacking injuries, he’s always spoke of returning to dominance. To call him upbeat would be a stretch, since he’s extremely stoic and often stone-faced. [...]

Achoo! Sorry, I’m allergic to complete and utter bullshit. Which is just what the Timberwolves’ Kevin Martin is slinging these days apparently. While many of his teammates lamented the loss of Love and talked about how to move forward without him, K-Mart was still coming to terms with the fact this blockbuster trade existed at [...]

Nothing like carrying the weight of the Los Angeles Lakers’ world on your shoulders at 36 years old, eh Kobe Bryant? Everyone is waiting for Bryant’s second return. Everyone. Even if you hate him, you want to see him; you want to know if he still has it or not. It’s human nature. And Bryant [...]