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Jeremy Lin entered free agency after a terrific year with the Charlotte Hornets. The New York Knicks, at the time, needed a good point guard. Lin, most likely, wanted a starting spot. The timing was perfect. These two parties needed each other, just like they did in 2011-12, only in a different capacity. Lin needed [...]

David Blatt is a championship NBA head coach. Sort of. According to the Beacon Journal‘s Jason Lloyd, Blatt will be receiving a championship ring from the Cleveland Cavaliers even though he was canned midway through the season: David Blatt is getting one more parting gift from the Cavaliers: a championship ring. Blatt was fired at [...]

As if being the first overall pick in this year’s NBA draft wasn’t pressure enough for Ben Simmons, now he has to live up to Shaq’s career projections. The Big Aristotle was asked about Simmons’ potential while in Springfield, Massachusetts, for his Hall of Fame Induction. He offered up a comparison to LeBron James without [...]

It doesn’t matter how well Bojan Bogdanovic plays for the Brooklyn Nets next season. He’s already earned his contractual keep by trafficking in impossible optimism. This is to say, he thinks the Nets, as currently constructed, can make the NBA playoffs, per the New York Post‘s Brian Lewis: Bookmakers and pundits have projected the Nets [...]

Welcome to this edition of Random Sound Bite of the NBA Offseason, featuring rapper Fat Joe, Carmelo Anthony and New York Knicks-related pipe dreams. This is a real sentence, that I actually typed, without the slightest hint of irony. Fat Joe went on ESPN’s First Take, because obviously, and relayed an interaction he had with [...]

Now that the Olympics are over and we return to the early days of fall for the association with little to keep NBA fans occupied until October, I thought it was time for The Hoop Doctors annual Top 25 Under 25 NBA rankings. There are many things taken into consideration for these Under 25 NBA [...]

Kevin Garnett is apparently in no rush to decide whether to retire. We know this because he hasn’t yet told the Minnesota Timberwolves if he’ll be returning next season. Here’s what team owner Glen Taylor told NBA.com’s Steve Aschburner: “Kevin hasn’t told me or informed me yet if he’s coming back to play or if [...]

At long last, some good news for the New Orleans Pelicans: Anthony Davis won’t have any medical restrictions to begin the 2016-17 season. From the Times-Picayune‘s John Reid: Anthony Davis is expected to be medically cleared to start the season with no restrictions, New Orleans Pelicans general manager Dell Demps said at a season-ticket event [...]

Most of us will be pretty surprised if Justise Winslow starts hitting a ton of three-pointers and overall jumpers next season. But the Miami Heat won’t be. According to the Miami Herald‘s Barry Jackson, the team is pleased with all the progress he’s making as a perimeter scorer: The Heat is very encouraged by the [...]

Avery Bradley is stoked about the Boston Celtics’ acquisition of Al Horford. So stoked, in fact, that he believes the team has a chance to finish the 2016-17 season as the NBA’s best, or second-best, defensive faction. From Brian Robb of CBS Boston: “I think he’ll help us out a lot,” Bradley explained. “Having a [...]