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Well, it happened. Tim Duncan retired. Just like that. There wasn’t really a warning. There were hints, none of them strong. Which is just how Duncan would have wanted it to be. He is unique in that he doesn’t give two flying effs about convention, about how he should leave the game, or about how [...]

July 11, 2016 is a day that will forever be significant in NBA history. It is when one of the greatest players in the history of the game officially decided to hang them up and end his 19 year NBA career. Tim Duncan is as synonymous with the Spurs as any player with any professional [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers know LeBron James won’t be going anywhere in free agency. They just don’t know when he’s going to make his return official. Per Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com: LeBron James has yet to notify the Cleveland Cavaliers when he intends to re-sign, league sources informed cleveland.com during NBA Summer League. July 7 was [...]

New York Knicks fans may not like Joakim Noah’s four-year, $72 million contract. In fact, they most definitely shouldn’t. The idea of giving an injury-prone big superstar money through his 35th birthday is harrowing. Nevertheless, no matter what Knicks fans think of Noah’s contract, they’re going to love Noah—his attitude, his leadership, his drive, his [...]

Jahlil Okafor is not a fan of trade rumors. On Saturday, Calkins Media’s Tom Moore reported that the Philadelphia 76ers “tried like hell” to deal Okafor ahead of the draft but couldn’t find a palatable deal. He then revealed that the absence of a trade frustrated the young big man and his camp (h/t CBS [...]

Surely the New York Knicks aren’t thinking about their next point guard after just trading for Derrick Rose. LOL, just kidding. Of course they are. They are the Knicks. They are in a position to have a bunch of cap space next year, even with the dip in projections, and the point guard well will [...]

Already with one of the deepest rosters in the NBA, the Boston Celtics could be done wheeling and dealing this summer after signing Al Horford. But they aren’t. As team president Danny Ainge told reporters, per ESPN.com’s Chris Forsberg: “I think we’re not done,” Ainge said while clutching his iPhone in one hand, seemingly waiting [...]

Next summer was supposed to be a lot like this summer for the NBA. The cap would explode, and free agency would be crazy—crazy expensive. But, as of now, it won’t be as crazy expensive as 2016. The league’s salary cap jumped by nearly $25 million this summer, from around $70 million to just over [...]

So much for the relationship between Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook being peachy keen. They themselves have denied it, and it has become common practice to vilify those who think a rift between the two existed. But the separation between them, as a source told Bleacher Report’s Howard Beck, was apparently very real: Their partnership [...]

For Dwight Howard, his fourth NBA team is the charm. Or so he hopes. The 30-year-old big man agreed to a four-year deal worth $70.5 million with the Atlanta Hawks shortly after free agency began, a move that likely became the impetus behind Al Horford’s departure. And now, after a disastrous season with the Houston [...]