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As far as the pivotal Western Conference Finals victories go, the Houston Rockets’ Game 5 win over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night ended on a pretty somber note. Sure, the Rockets are up 3-2 in the series, one win away from knocking off the reigning champs and earning a trip to the NBA [...]

How serious are the San Antonio Spurs about reconciling with Kawhi Leonard? It turns out very. Despite speculation that the team would entertain trading him after he appeared in just nine games and wasn’t around during the postseason, it seems the Spurs are more concerned with keeping him around long term. According to the San [...]

The rumor is starting to get mighty juicy as we head closer toward the 2018 NBA Draft and free agency. The most interesting report that came out over the weekend was that there could be a rift between Karl Anthony-Towns and the T’Wolves. Here is what was said on the Lowe Post podcast on Friday: [...]

Yes, the Golden State Warriors employ four All-Stars. Yes, their bench, while shallower than in years past, remains one of the deepest in the NBA. Yes, they waltzed their way to a title last year. And yes, they remain heavy favorites to do so again this season. But that doesn’t matter. At their core, they’re [...]

If and when the Toronto Raptors make DeMar DeRozan available over the offseason, it won’t be the first time in the last year they’ve tested his trade market. According to The New York Times‘ Marc Stein, the team quietly gauged his value around the league this past summer and could do so again in the aftermath [...]

Brad Stevens does not want to be held responsible for the Boston Celtics’ postseason success. He’d much rather you focus on the players rather than his work on the sidelines. This is not speculation of character. This is a summation of his own words. As he told reporters the day after jumping out to a [...]

The competition for Mike Budenhozler’s services appear to be heating up. According to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the former Atlanta Hawks head honcho has emerged as the primary focus for both the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors: Mike Budenholzer has emerged as the focus of the Milwaukee and Toronto coaching searches, league sources tell ESPN. Raptors [...]

LeBron James isn’t fazed the Cleveland Cavaliers’ less-than-ideal start to the Eastern Conference Finals. But should he be? The Boston Celtics whacked the Cavaliers in Game 1 on Sunday afternoon, scoring 36 points in the first quarter and never really letting the reigning conference champs back into things. They exited TD Garden with a 108-83 [...]

From B/R’s Ken Berger: Nonetheless, another Western Conference executive said teams are “lining up to try to do something” in the event the Spurs decide to trade Leonard this summer. Through back channels, those teams have gotten the brush-off from the Spurs. “The Spurs want to try to make things work right now and aren’t [...]

Ben Simmons has already flashed the ability and potential to be a generational player in the NBA, maybe the next decade’s closest thing to Magic Johnson with the rare vision, ball handling, quickness and passing ability for a player of his size. There is one major knock on his game at this point though after [...]