Serge Ibaka

Remember how we all thought Nikola Vucevic was the only Orlando Magic big truly on the chopping block? Yeah, that’s not true. Serge Ibaka is right there with him, according to the Sporting News’ Sean Deveney: It has not taken long for buyers’ remorse to kick in. League sources told Sporting News that the Magic [...]

Serge Ibaka is committed to the Orlando Magic. How committed? Really committed, per Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel: The biggest acquisition of the Orlando Magic’s 2016 offseason indicated on Monday that he has no plans to go elsewhere when he becomes an unrestricted free agent in 2017. “I’m looking to stay here to play [...]

Serge Ibaka never asked to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder. Such a stance has been up for debate since he was traded to the Orlando Magic. Was he unhappy playing third fiddle to Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook? Displeased with his role in the offense? Ready to take on a new challenge elsewhere, as a [...]

The Serge Ibaka for Victor Oladipo deal with a head-scratcher for many reasons. It was said that Ibaka was unhappy with his role and this move was made with the intentions of retaining Kevin Durant’s services. But there’s one problem: this deal doesn’t exactly make the Thunder better. You can argue it makes them worse. [...]

Jeremy Lamb is beginning his time with the Charlotte Hornets much like he began his NBA career: with expectations. Three years removed from his lottery selection, Lamb isn’t anywhere near the player he was supposed to be. He hasn’t shown he can be an elite scorer at the professional level, and his outside stroke, while [...]

With the Bulls top two leading scorers—Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler—unable to play as they were both sidelined with injuries, someone needed to step up. One of their promising young guns—Tony Snell, was given the opportunity to start and hopefully gain more confidence from his head coach. As it turned out it was Moore who [...]

There is no denying it, the Oklahoma City Thunder are in deep trouble. With the injury to Westbrook Thursday night against the Clippers, the Thunder will now be without their top two superstars for the next 20 games more than likely. Immediate Impact: Losing your top two players is extremely difficult for any franchise to [...]

Greg Monroe has apparently been doing anything and everything he can to escape the Detroit Pistons. Accepting Detroit’s qualifying offer—like he’s supposed to do—reeks of doubt and distrust and potential disgust. Rather than secure his financial future, he’ll likely play through next season at a ridiculous discount so he can explore unrestricted free agency in [...]

Pau Gasol is drawing interest from plenty of NBA teams, chief among them apparently being the Oklahoma City Thunder. True story. According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein and Ramona Shelburne, the Thunder have unexpectedly emerged as a leading candidate for the big man’s services: The Oklahoma City Thunder, meanwhile, have unexpectedly emerged as a leading contender [...]

One of the biggest surprises of the season has been the top-seeded Portland Trailblazers. We even shone some light on them in our weekly THD Video series. 7-year veteran LaMarcus Aldridge has expanded his game, and, as a result, he’s enjoying his best professional season. His running mate and partner in crime is 2nd year [...]