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Give NBA commissioner Adam Silver truth serum, and he’ll probably cop to wishing the Golden State Warriors never signed Kevin Durant. As far as them ruining the league, though? You’ll never get him to admit that. Silver was asked about the potentially adverse impact the Warriors’ dominance is having on the NBA while speaking with [...]

Carmelo Anthony’s departure from the Oklahoma City Thunder has never felt more inevitable. In the face of buyout talks and trade negotiations, the 34-year-old forward has been granted permission to speak with the Houston Rockets and Miami Heat about joining their roster once his future in Oklahoma City is resolved. Here’s the lowdown, according to ESPN.com’s [...]

Clint Capela is the NBA’s best remaining free agent, even though the Houston Rockets don’t really fancy him a flight risk. And why should they? Restricted free agents have generally been squeezed in this market. Even if Capela goes out and finds a lucrative offer sheet, the Rockets retain the rights to match. For now, [...]

The Carmelo Anthony sweepstakes are heating up…kind of. Though the Oklahoma City Thunder have yet to officially part ways with their overpriced and unhappy forward, more than a few teams are already vying to become his next landing spot. The Houston Rockets appear to be the early frontrunners, because, well, they’ve been circling Anthony since [...]

Rajon Rondo is now a member of the Los Angeles Lakers—and he isn’t joining LeBron James just to come off the bench. According to the Los Angeles Times‘ Tania Ganguli, Rondo will have the opportunity to win the starting point guard job from Lonzo Ball after signing a one-year, $9 million deal: [tweet https://twitter.com/taniaganguli/status/1013905088258060295] This is [...]

LeBron James has joined the Los Angles Lakers. That is an objectively weird thing to say. So, too, is this: Kawhi Leonard is feverishly trying to join him. Per ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski: [tweet https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1013577087289118721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1013577087289118721&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbssports.com%2Fnba%2Fnews%2Fkawhi-leonard-trade-rumors-with-lebron-james-ready-to-sign-with-lakers-kawhi-still-wants-to-be-in-l-a%2F] How badly does Leonard want to end up with the Lakers, you ask? Apparently very badly. Consider what ESPN’s Stephen A. [...]

76ers Joel Embiid, 24-year old all-star, tweeted out, “The Lakers are FOREVER gonna be Kobe’s and Magic’s team….Process that.” LeBron James’ path to another championship may have been easier in Philly than Los Angeles, but James will now probably have to fight through either the Golden State Warriors or the Houston Rockets to get there. [...]

The Rockets fulfilled their initial promise to Chris Paul by signing him to a four-year, $160 million max contract. Chris Paul is still one of the most valuable players in the NBA and the Rockets may be in possession of the Larry O’Brien trophy right now if CP3 hadn’t gone down with a hamstring injury [...]

Avery Bradley didn’t exactly have the kind of year you hope for before entering free agency. The 27-year-old combo guard struggled mightily in Detroit and Los Angeles. He saw his numbers and efficiency level go down across the board as the perception of him changed from great two-way starting shooting guard to inefficient and overvalued [...]

Paul George sounds like someone who will try to be the ultimate crowd-pleaser as he enters free agency. During ESPN’s behind-the-scenes look at his offseason prep, the Oklahoma City Thunder forward said that he hopes to make most people happy when he decides where he’ll play next year (h/t Brett Dawson of The Oklahoman): “I hope [...]