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Finally. According to the New York Daily News‘ Frank Isola, Carmelo Anthony is expected to announce that he’s returning to the New York Knicks on Thursday: Carmelo Anthony is ready to chase a championship with Phil Jackson in New York. After agonizing over a decision for the past week, Anthony is expected to announce on [...]

Kobe Bryant will see all the NBA free-agency rumors ever and raise you one Los Angeles Lakers coaching endorsement. Speaking at a press conference during his annual basketball camp in Santa Monica, the Black Mamba offered a ringing coaching endorsement on Byron Scott’s behalf, per ESPN Los Angeles’ Dave McMenamin: [tweet https://twitter.com/mcten/statuses/487012968966529025] [tweet https://twitter.com/mcten/statuses/487013217441304577] Scott [...]

Poise under pressure is a difficult thing to master, but Miami Heat president and resident hair-slicker-backer Pat Riley has it down, well, pat. When LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh opted out of their contracts, it was considered a good thing. They would re-sign. And not only would they re-sign, they would all take [...]

Operation “Saving Face After Missing Out on Another Superstar Free Agent” is underway for the Dallas Mavericks. After whiffing on Deron Williams in 2012 and Dwight Howard in 2013, the Mavs set their sights on Carmelo Anthony. Once again, it appears their superstar venture isn’t going to pan out, so it’s on to the next [...]

If and when the Chicago Bulls swing and miss on Carmelo Anthony, they aren’t going to get mad. Or sad. Or even. They’re going to get older. The Bulls are among the many teams—Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers, etc.—chasing Pau Gasol, and according to the Chicago Sun-Times‘ Joe Cowley, they’re optimistic [...]

New York Knicks president Phil Jackson is officially committed to doing the improbable: finding new homes for Andrea Bargnani and Amar’e Stoudemire. We at The Hoop Doctors really need to get a mind-blown emoticon, if only so I can insert it right here. That’s what this is—mind-blowing. It’s not mind-melting because Jackson actually wants to [...]

LeBron James may not despise the Cleveland Cavaliers. Whoa. That’s heavy-hitting stuff. It might even be true. Sam Amick of Fox Sports Ohio says everybody’s favorite free agent might have eyes for Cleveland, after all: [tweet https://twitter.com/SamAmicoFSO/statuses/485981971282419712] Welp. This settles it. LeBron isn’t practicing voodoo anymore at Dan Gilbert’s expense. He’s not taking dumps and [...]

Stealth free-agent recruit mode activated. While everyone was zeroing in on the Los Angeles Lakers’ meeting with Carmelo Anthony on Thursday, general manager Mitch Kupchak flew the coop. Literally. According to the Los Angeles Times‘ Mike Bresnahan, Kupchak left for Cleveland after speaking with Melo, which presumably means he’s hoping to meet with LeBron James: [...]

Anything the Los Angeles Lakers are willing to do, the New York Knicks are, well, also willing to do. When the Lakers met with Melo on Thursday, they made it clear they were prepared to offer him the maximum amount allowed, per ESPN Los Angeles’ Ramona Shelburne: [tweet https://twitter.com/ramonashelburne/status/484859397999316992] You mean to tell me that [...]

Where there’s an available superstar, there’s Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey waiting in the wings, pen in one hand, checkbook in the other. The Rockets and Morey just won’t go away. Not when it comes to courting superstar free agents. Not when it comes to Chris Bosh. According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, the Rockets [...]