Stand up, folks. Stretch. Bend. Flex. Make old-folk noises. The NBA trade deadline is finally upon us. This implies two things: First, real, live basketball is about to begin again. Fist-pump it up. Second, the rumors are flowing like vodka and tequila and gin and rum and whiskey during J.R. Smith’s weekend-long vacation from the city of Cleveland. Navigating those [...]
February 18, 2015
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Power Rankings
It’ll still be a long while before we witness the resurgence of the Boston Celtics—as a lot of major changes and key acquisitions are necessary for them to rebuild. But the question on everyone’s mind in Boston is, ‘where do we start’? Who should be the first target? Obviously, an established, but young star is [...]
February 18, 2015
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Rumors
The day of guys secretly requesting a trade appears to be behind us. On the heels of Goran Dragic reportedly telling the Suns to trade him because he won’t re-sign with them, OKC’s Reggie Jackson has reportedly requested the Thunder to trade him as well. In the case of Jackson, it’s a bit different, as [...]
February 18, 2015
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Rumors
It’s safe to say that the New York Knicks, who are dead last in the league standings at a win-loss record of 10-43, have nothing left to fight for this season except for the upcoming draft lottery this summer. That being said, it’s no surprise that the New York Knicks are reportedly expected to rule [...]
February 18, 2015
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Benjamin Felix Santos, Blogs
Are the Philadelphia 76ers ready to say goodbye to their rebuild? From a personnel standpoint, probably not, but from a business perspective it may be appearing so. The team has announced a new slogan and new uniform design for next season. All of this should tell you that the organization is ready to turn the [...]
February 18, 2015
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Rumors
For months there have been noises about who Ray Allen will sign with for the remainder of the season. One Cleveland Cavaliers reporter, Mike Cairns, believes that not only will Ray Allen sign with the Cavs, but the announcement may be soon. Why does he think that? Because Allen was apparently spotted this week in [...]
February 18, 2015
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Rumors
As we approach the trade deadline the Goran Dragic potential trade scenarios are hitting over drive. Reports today had a whole variety of teams interested in his services. Things took an interesting twist when reports out of Yahoo! Sports started to circulate about comments Dragic’s agent (Bill Duffy) made about his preferred destinations…. [tweet https://twitter.com/wojyahoonba/status/567889139330334720] [...]
February 18, 2015
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Rumors
Let us toast the Sacramento Kings for always staying aggressive no matter what. George Karl was officially introduced as Sacramento’s new head coach on Tuesday, so that was a pretty big deal. Also a big deal: The Kings are interested in trading for Arron Afflalo of the Denver Nuggets. Per Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher: [tweet [...]
February 17, 2015
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Blogs
It’s stories like these that fill our days and our hearts as NBA fans as we wait for the return of game action following All-Star Weekend. Remember when Andrew Bynum went to Philly, got injured while bowling, then made a half ass effort at rehab? We already know when Bynum was supposed to be rehabbing [...]
February 17, 2015
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Offbeat
On the heels of the reports that Amare Stoudemire has committed to sign with the Dallas Mavericks, former target of the Mavs, Jermaine O’Neal, has officially called off his NBA comeback attempt. There were multiple teams interested in O’Neal’s services this season, but the biggest hurdle for O’Neal was whether or not he could get [...]
February 17, 2015
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Rumors