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Kevin Durant has a high opinion of New York Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis. And Unicorns. Per the Washington Post‘s Tim Bontemps: KD on KP: "He's a 7-footer who can shoot all the way out to the 3-point line … And he can blocks shots. That's a unicorn in this league." — Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) January [...]

Carmelo Anthony is working behind the scenes for the New York Knicks, whispering in the ears of the NBA’s highest-profile free agents. And he’s bringing snacks—specifically bread. No butter, no jam, no peanut butter. Nothing. Just breakable bread. With the New York Knicks getting set to play the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, the [...]

Would you ever regret signing a four-year, $32 million contract? Of course not. You’re not Avery Bradley, though. He, apparently, is regretting the deal he signed to stay with the Boston Celtics in 2014, according to Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe (h/t CBS Sports): Avery Bradley has changed agents from Mitchell Butler of the [...]

Andre Drummond doesn’t care that the fans voted in Carmelo Anthony instead of him as an Eastern Conference All-Star starter. Or does he? Per Rod Beard of the Detroit News: #Pistons Drummond on All-Stars: "I wasn’t voted in; it’s a fan thing and they voted for the guys they wanted to see. I can’t control [...]

Ben Simmons Phoenix Suns jerseys are about to become a thing, assuming they aren’t already taking the city by storm. Eric Bledsoe is done for the season after suffering a torn meniscus; Tyson Chandler is playing his age; Markieff Morris is either playing terrible, injured, in head coach Jeff Hornacek’s doghouse or all three; the [...]

Someone close to former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt has a theory. LeBron James is responsible for Blatt’s dismissal. From NBA.com’s David Aldridge: One of Blatt’s supporters believe that Blatt’s firing was “1,000 percent LeBron.” There is no question that in the Cavs’ grand scheme of things, James carried, and carries, the hammer. But [...]

Don’t look now, the Kings are actually playing somewhat good basketball. They are currently eight seed in the western conference with a record of 20-23 and the winners of five straight games. Their enigmatic and ornery leaders DeMarcus Cousins and Rajon Rondo are playing well and they look to be a legit threat to make [...]

So it turns out Brook Lopez was really close to joining the Oklahoma City Thunder last season. Like, super close. Nets Daily rehashed our memory with some additional details: Maybe Brook remembers that Sam Presti decided against trading for him at 2:40 p.m. last February, after he had packed and overnight bag. — NetsDaily.com (@NetsDaily) [...]

The search for the Brooklyn Nets’ next general manager and head coach is ongoing, and while Kentucky’s John Calipari was viewed as a candidate to fill both vacancies, team owner Mikhail Prokhorov and crew are now believed to be looking elsewhere. From Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski: Two Western Conference executives have moved into prominent consideration [...]

Are you super hyped for the Golden State Warriors’ Monday night matchup against the San Antonio Spurs? Are you positively stoked to see, perhaps, the two best teams in NBA history compete for bragging rights and all-time standing? Have you been waiting for this game, for this moment, since it became clear the only competition [...]