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The New York Knicks and Houston Rockets have reached a silent impasse in Carmelo Anthony trade negotiations. Again. As pointed out to us by NBA Reddit, ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski said that talks between both sides have gone “dormant” recently: Like Woj points out, the Rockets have been unable to find a third and fourth team [...]

There was a time not long ago that Josh Smith was a max contract player and seen as one of the most exciting young talents at the forward position in the NBA. Fast forward to the 2016-17 NBA season and Smith is nowhere to be seen, relegated to playing in China at the age of [...]

You know what we haven’t enjoyed enough of in recent weeks? Carmelo Anthony updates! The latest from ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski has the New York Knicks and Houston Rockets renewing trade negotiations, with only one twist: There is no new twist! Per Woj: The New York Knicks and Houston Rockets have re-engaged on trade talks involving 10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony, with [...]

Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks remain at an impasse—and it doesn’t appear they’ll be finding a middle ground anytime soon. From the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: Phil Jackson is out as president, but the franchise’s strategy hasn’t changed much. A stalemate has ensued as sources indicate Anthony only wishes to waive his no-trade [...]

Blake Griffin is wholly against the NBA doing away with year-end awards. That, or he’s against Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey being against them. We’ll let you decide. In an interview with SI.com’s Ben Golliver, Morey lamented the inconsistent way in which the league’s awards—specifically it’s MVP honor—are judged. He went as far as [...]

The Houston Rockets are all in on doing one thing this summer: build a team to challenge the Golden State Warriors. The Rockets, somewhat surprisingly, were a mid 50 win team last season behind James Harden’s historic season and incredible success at point guard. It was clear in the postseason that they didn’t have enough [...]

Chris Paul and Austin Rivers are totally cool. Rumors to the contrary flooded the NBA sphere following Paul’s trade to the Houston Rockets, but we now have confirmation, via Rivers himself, that everything is A-okay, per USA Today‘s Sam Amick: This was hardly the first time someone had alleged that Paul and Doc Rivers didn’t see [...]

With Phil Jackson gone, Carmelo Anthony has, ostensibly, won the war for New York. So now he’s ready to leave. According to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the New York Knicks’ All-Star forward is finally ready to waive his no-trade clause—provided he’s sent to the Cleveland Cavaliers or Houston Rockets: Carmelo Anthony, a 10-time NBA All-Star, is [...]

The 2017 NBA off-season madness has taken over the social media world and sports fans across the country yet again! (Easily the best off-season in sports). While some big time signings have already occurred like Jeff Teague to the T’Wolves and Blake Griffin re-signing with the Clippers, by far the two most earth shattering moves [...]

As The Hoop Doctors’ own Ryan Bawek discussed on Wednesday, the Houston Rockets are trying to get a third star to pair with James Harden and Chris Paul. Carmelo Anthony and Paul George are two names that have been floated, and they’re not going anywhere. Why, you ask? Because the Rockets basically think they’ve already [...]