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Staring down the barrel of Kevin Love’s departure, the Minnesota Timberwolves are eyeing Thaddeus Young as his potential replacement. Because, sure. Marc Stein of ESPN.com has the juicy deets: The Minnesota Timberwolves have expressed interest in Philadelphia 76ers power forward Thaddeus Young as a potential replacement for Kevin Love, according to sources close to the [...]

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson don’t think the Warriors are going to trade Klay Thompson. #MindMelting (#NotReally) Speaking with Yahoo Sports’ Marc J. Spears, Thompson addressed the Kevin Love trade rumors that continue to envelop Golden State, often at the expense of Klay himself: We got a good core. I feel we have one of [...]

Derrick Rose is still brimming with confidence. Two campaign-crippling injuries later, the Chicago Bulls point guard could be timid. He’s played in 50 games—regular season and playoffs—since 2011-12. He’s spent the last two years or so riding the pine. There is reason for doubt, for fear. Not everyone believes he will return to form, or [...]

The Chicago Bulls will want to remember this moment—the moment when we find out why Marc Gasol didn’t recruit his brother, Pau Gasol, to play for the Memphis Grizzlies. Speculation began early this year about the two reuniting in Memphis. Pau was a free agent. The Los Angeles Lakers were sucking wind. Zach Randolph might [...]

When the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets meet next season, playing nice is out of the question. Crap is going to get real brutal, real quick. Tensions are going to boil over. They're already boiling over. Since leaving the Rockets for the Mavericks, Chandler Parsons has been vocal about the entire process, commending Dallas and [...]

There’s a chance Ray Allen will have plenty of time to pursue a sequel to He Got Game. The Miami Heat shooting guard, NBA champion and inevitable Hall of Famer has yet to make a decision on his future. Will he retire? Will he come back. WE NEED TO KNOW. This is killing us. We [...]

Someone, anyone, must explain the Chicago Bulls’ sudden infatuation with Kevin Love. After adding Pau Gasol to a frontcourt rotation that already includes Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson, and after basically removing themselves from the Carmelo Anthony sweepstakes by asking him to take a ridiculously large pay cut, the Bulls are apparently making a competitive [...]

Dwyane Wade doesn’t hold grudges. LeBron James doesn’t forget those who helped him win two NBA championships. The relationship shared between Wade and James—documented friends—has been dissected over and over since the latter left the Miami Heat for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Surely their friendship had to be on life support or entering a free fall. [...]

LeBron James is his own man. If there’s anything to take away from what you’re about to read, it’s that. LeBron isn’t a puppet. He is the one pulling the strings. He is the one making the decisions. He is the one who decided to leave the Miami Heat for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Much has [...]

Evan Turner has found a new home. SHUT FREE AGENCY DOWN. Or don’t. Whatever. It’s up to you. If you want to see what happens with Eric Bledsoe and Greg Monroe, keep it going. Anyway… Turner has come to terms with the Celtics, per the Boston Herald‘s Steve Bulpett: [tweet https://twitter.com/SteveBHoop/statuses/491323198030364674] Part of their mid-level [...]