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If Phil Jackson is really looking for Carmelo Anthony to waive his no-trade clause, all he needs to do is what he’s planned on doing all along: keep Kurt Rambis as the New York Knicks’ head coach. Seriously? Seriously. Appearing on CBS Sports Radio’s Brown and Scoop” podcast, former writer/still-well-connected Peter Vecsey, painted a pretty [...]

The Sacramento Kings won’t be trading DeMarcus Cousins anytime soon—depending, of course, on how you define “soon.” Here’s the team’s general manager Vlade Divac on the DeMarcus Cousins situation, per Sean Cunningham of ABC 10 in Sacramento: [tweet https://twitter.com/SeanCunningham/status/730113997589065728] “This year” is pretty ambiguous terminology. Does Divac mean he won’t be traded at all during [...]

Rick Carlisle, head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, is ready for owner Mark Cuban to break open the piggy bank on Dirk Nowitzki’s behalf. The 37-year-old superhuman has made just over $16 million through each of the last two seasons, accepting a pay cut of epic proportions so that the Mavericks could afford to pay [...]

San Antonio Spurs general manager R.C. Buford has laid claim to the NBA’s 2015-16 Executive of the Year award. It is the second time he’s earned the honor, and it is most definitely well deserved. Just ask head coach Gregg Popovich, per Melissa Rohlin of the San Antonio Express-News: [tweet https://twitter.com/melissarohlin/status/729770654145204224] [tweet https://twitter.com/melissarohlin/status/729770818373177344] Coach Pop [...]

Stephen Curry returned from a sprained left MCL on Monday night, coming off the Golden State Warriors’ bench. And for a little while, he looked human. Then all of a sudden, he didn’t. Through the first three quarters of the Warriors’ overtime win against the Portland Trail Blazers, Curry wasn’t good. And then the fourth [...]

Less than three days after being let go as the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, in what reportedly was more his decision, Dave Joerger has been hired as the new head coach of the Sacramento Kings. [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/729737110605815808] Joeger will reportedly sign a four-year, $16 million contract to become the Kings 9th coach since [...]

Dwyane Wade is ready to board the NBA’s three-point bandwagon. Sort of. The 34-year-old is shooting a blistering 72.2 percent from long range during the playoffs. While that accuracy has come amid just 11 attempts, this is just the fifth time in his career he’s averaging at least 1.2 deep-ball attempts per postseason contest after [...]

It feels like this has been an absolute certainty since Christmas, as Steph Curry was clearly the best player in the world this season while playing for the best team the NBA has seen in decades. It was made official Monday morning, Steph Curry was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the 2nd consecutive [...]

Since he’s already been injured twice so far in these playoffs, when should Steph Curry truly make his return to the court? Do they need him vs. Portland? Does OKC have a chance versus the Spurs, and does the Luke Walton hire in Los Angeles make much sense? Kevin Burke discusses… Please enable Javascript to [...]

Quin Snyder’s seat with the Utah Jazz was never really hot. Now it’s ice cold. Barely one day after the Indiana Pacers decided that they wouldn’t be bringing back head coach Frank Vogel, the Jazz decided to double down on continuity, announcing an extension with Snyder that will keep him in Utah for the long [...]