Rumors

Courtney Lee does not want to be traded from the New York Knicks—at least not right now. On Tuesday night, the New York Post‘s Marc Berman reported that the soon-to-be 33-year-old swingman would rather play for a contender: According to an NBA source, Lee’s preference if he gets traded is to be dealt to a playoff [...]

So much for Chris Paul and the Houston Rockets not being on the same page. Last week, just after the NBA draft, Fox Sports’ Chris Broussard said the he had been told there was “tension” brewing between Paul and the team surrounding his next contract: [tweet https://twitter.com/undisputed/status/1010186375059013638] Many wrote off this slant at the time. [...]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle wants you to know he has no interest in becoming the next head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. Speaking on 105.7FM The Fan earlier this week, the Racine Journal Times‘ Gery Woelfel loosely linked Carlisle to Milwaukee’s ongoing search for a Jason Kidd/Joe Prunty successor: [tweet https://twitter.com/1057FMTheFan/status/993846460528709632] This report was [...]

It should be a very interesting off-season for Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs. The situation between Leonard and the organization can only be described as bizarre as Leonard has only appeared in nine games and despite being cleared by the team weeks ago, he has yet to return to the court in the [...]

Kawhi Leonard’s season may not be over after all. Sources told ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski that the two-time Defensive Player of the Year has been medically cleared to resume basketball activities, but the onus is on him to decide when or if he returns. And while speaking with reporters, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich [...]

Forgive Kevin Durant for not being excited about the report that LeBron James will consider meeting with the Golden State Warriors when he explores free agency this summer. He knows not what he does to your excitement. In response to a story from ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes that, at its core, stated James would be probably, [...]

Would the Cleveland Cavaliers consider dangling Tristan Thompson in a trade for DeAndre Jordan? At least one NBA source believes they would. As Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon wrote while responding to a mailbag question: Hey, @jeneraljosh: DeAndre Jordan’s numbers are down this season. He’s averaging 10.4 points and shooting .664 from the field (he only shoots twos). Even [...]

While the trade that did occur between the Cavaliers and Celtics was as blockbuster as it gets and unprecedented in some ways, there was one other trade offer that was on the table that would have been exponentially more insane: Kyrie Irving for Klay Thompson. [tweet https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/900414858989936640] This was first reported by ESPN’s Marc J. [...]

Might the Golden State Warriors consider going after Paul George in free agency next summer? Maybe. The Athletic’s Tim Kawakami appeared on the Posting Up podcast with The Washington Post‘s Tim Bontemps (h/t NESN), and some comments he made about George and the Warriors, while not an official rumor, are making the rounds, so we’re going to jump in [...]

The Ricky Rubio-to-the-New York Knicks rumors live on. New York talked to the Minnesota Timberwolves at the trade deadline about a potential Derrick-for-Rubio swap, but nothing ever materialized. Apparently, though, there’s a chance talks could be rekindled, according to Basketball Insiders’ Steve Kyler: The worst-kept secret in the NBA is that the Timberwolves are ready [...]