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We’re back. After a brief—okay, not so brief—holiday hiatus, your favorite version of NBA Power Rankings written by a left-handed someone named Dan with an affinity for em dashes is back. Try to curb your enthusiasm, as I only packed enough adult diapers for myself. Anyway, a lot has happened since we’ve been gone. Russell [...]

LeBron continues to make it tough for his detractors to remain his detractors. He routinely does things to engage fans and show that he’s truly a good guy. His latest such example came last night as the Heat hosted the Pelicans. After being fouled, LeBron slowly wanders over near where fans are sitting a give [...]

Expensive rentals suck, which is why the Cleveland Cavaliers hope to be more than a means to a different ending for Luol Deng. Cleveland traded Andrew Bynum’s contract and an assortment of draft picks to the Chicago Bulls for the two-time All-Star, in a deal announced by the Bulls themselves. That almost never happens. But [...]

Trade rumors can be a nasty business. The uncertainty they bring is just absurd, and no one has faced more uncertainty than Pau Gasol since 2011. The Los Angeles Lakers have dangled him every which way possible, forcing him to spend most of his days in limbo, waiting for word that his tenure in purple [...]

Well if the Bulls are sending a message to fans, it is a clear one. The last thread of hope for this season is gone. The Bulls have given up and are rebuilding for the future. Late last night the Bulls agreed to a trade sending star small forward Luol Deng to the Cavaliers in [...]

In today’s NBA, it’s tough to find a roster that’s completely healthy. To matters worse, those injured have been big-name, superstar type of players. That makes some matchups not as enticing. The latest team to suffer this is the Clippers. Chris Paul is out 6 weeks with a separated shoulder. Will the Clipps look to [...]

The Celtics and Grizzlies have pulled off a swap of backcourt players: Courtney Lee and Jerryd Bayless. Because they are in the putrid Atlantic Division, the Celtics are right where they want to be despite losing their big name players during the summer. They’ll get Rondo back soon enough and Bayless is more than serviceable. [...]

Moments like these are weird. You know the kind. Awkward, mean, pessimistic—the whole nine yards. This particular one has everything, courtesy of the Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki. Following Dallas’ loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, Nowitzki’s frustration culminated in a brutal admission, according to ESPN Dallas’ Tim MacMahon: “It’s a game we can’t lose,” Nowitzki [...]

Almost two years ago, adidas made the decision to take their “all in” moniker heart by locking then-premiere NBA point guard Derrick Rose to a lifetime sneaker endorsement contract. With the 2011 NBA MVP out of the Chicago Bulls active roster again with an injury, adidas keeps the ball rolling with a new, high-performance basketball [...]

Just when you think you’ve seen it all. I’ve never really thought of JR Smith as a ‘crafty veteran’, but the untying of the opponent’s shoe during free throws is up there with the veteran lore of pulling leg hair of jump shooters, trying to make the opposition flinch, or even pulling down their shorts. [...]