Paul George now bleeds all things Oklahoma City. This might have been implied by him re-signing with the Thunder on a four-year deal (player option after Year 3) before free agency ever officially started. Everything from the timing to the structure of the contract—a two-plus-one would have made more sense if this were a purely [...]
July 27, 2018
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A real shocker here: Carmelo Anthony does not sound like he’s willing to come off the bench for the Houston Rockets. Not yet anyway. Chew on this excerpt from Jemele Hill’s fantastic piece for The Undefeated: One of the moments that stood out from the Thunder’s tumultuous season was Anthony laughing when he was asked [...]
July 27, 2018
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We all assumed it was happening from the moment reports surfaced that the Thunder were going to buyout or trade Carmelo Anthony, Melo will be donning a Rockets uniform this season. Marc Stein of the New York Times: “Carmelo Anthony is planning to sign with the Houston Rockets upon clearing waivers in coming days, according [...]
July 23, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
It is official, Dirk Nowitzki will spend more time playing for the Dallas Mavericks than any player has spent playing with one team in NBA history. Nowitzki will sign a one-year, $5 million contract this season to play his record-breaking 21st season with the Mavericks: [tweet https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1021410164447072256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] This was a foregone conclusion of course, but [...]
July 23, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
Generally speaking, dating back to his tenure with the Miami Heat, LeBron James has not been one to embrace spending a lot of time at power forward. It sounds like that’ll need to change with the Los Angeles Lakers, who, as of now, have plans to roll him out at center in their own version [...]
July 20, 2018
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For a short while after Kawhi Leonard was traded to the Toronto Raptors, it sounded like he might try to avoid ever playing for them. Rumors of him potentially not reporting to training camp were bandied about, and there was alway the chance of yet another trade should the Raptors feel like they had no shot [...]
July 20, 2018
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Carmelo Anthony is a member of the Atlanta Hawks, kind of, but not really. The Oklahoma City Thunder sent Melo and a 2022 protected first-rounder to Atlanta in exchange for Dennis Schroder and Mike Muscala, who will be sent to the Philadelphia 76ers for Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Anthony will promptly be [...]
July 20, 2018
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DeMar DeRozan isn’t happy about being traded to the San Antonio Spurs, a move first reported by ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It’s hard to blame him under the circumstances. As rumors that the Toronto Raptors were moving him in a deal for Kawhi Leonard were bandied about, DeRozan’s Instagram story churned out cryptic hints at betrayal: View this [...]
July 18, 2018
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And you thought the Kawhi Leonard situation couldn’t get any weirder. The San Antonio Spurs have agreed to trade their disgruntled superstar and Danny Green to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a top-20 protected 2019 first-round pick, according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Though the return seems underwhelming for someone who’s a [...]
July 18, 2018
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The Philadelphia 76ers are a pretty gutsy group, apparently. As they continue to search for new front-office leadership in the aftermath of Bryan Colangelo’s departure, they’ve reportedly already been rebuffed by one of their targets…because he’s currently employed….by the Houston Rockets…and his name is Daryl Morey. From The New York Times‘ Marc Stein: The Philadelphia 76ers [...]
July 17, 2018
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