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The Brooklyn Nets just added a nice bench, complimentary player in Andrei Kirilenko. However, in doing so, they’ve added to their already unprecedented luxury tax bill but that doesn’t seem to bother owner Mikhail Prokhorov. Kirilenko will be the Nets mini-mid level exception player and actually took less money to play in Brooklyn. He could’ve [...]

Looking at the Atlanta Hawks, you just can’t help but shake your head. They let Josh Smith walk, which is cool. I was exhausted from writing about him, them and the rift that existed-but-didn’t-really-exist-except-it-did-exist between them. Snagging Paul Millsap was more than fine by me, too. He’s a talented forward who, with a little grooming, [...]

Don’t look now, but with the addition of Josh Smith and now Chauncey Billups, the Detroit Pistons roster isn’t too shabby at all. Billups has agreed to return to the Motor City on a 2-year deal. Billups will come off the bench as he grooms Brandon Knight, but in all honesty, Chauncey is still plenty [...]

A few days ago, we reported that the Cavs had interest in Andrew Bynum. Well, that interest turned into a reality, as the big man has in fact signed with the Cavs. However, due to his shaky knees, his contract isn’t fully guaranteed and poses little risk for Cleveland. On paper, the Cavs have assembled [...]

For Kobe Bryant, less is never more. Still working his way back from a ruptured Achilles injury and facing the prospect of leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a lottery berth once he does, one would expect the importance of next summer to resonate with the Black Mamba. Steve Nash is the only player on [...]

Today is officially the first day that teams can sign free agents. Prior to today, everything was speculative and only in principle. Also, prior to today, teams were not allowed to comment on any of their pending move during the moratorium period. That’s why there were so many anonymous sources quotes. The Houston Rockets were [...]

Dwight Howard was never going to re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers if you ask Steve Nash. Speaking with the Los Angeles-based “Mason & Ireland Show” on ESPN Radio (via Eric Pincus of the Los Angeles Times), the Lakers point man didn’t believe the team had a chance at retaining Howard leading into that meeting. [...]

Carmelo Anthony is right. And he’s wrong. All at once. According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, ‘Melo wanted the Knicks to trade for Rajon Rondo after the Boston Celtics dealt future Hall of Famers Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce: Anthony told friends after the Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce trade to the [...]

The Boston Celtics don’t need to send Rajon Rondo anywhere. Apparently. Much has been made of Boston’s decision to hire analytic-guru and rookie head coach Brad Stevens, no conjecture more powerful than that which questions Rondo’s future in Bean town. After watching the Celtics trade away Kevin Garnett, Doc Rivers, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry, [...]

The New York Knicks should be afraid. Very afraid. Carmelo Anthony, the lone superstar on the Knicks’ roster can become an unrestricted free agent next summer, an opportunity he will likely seize. Then 30, this will be ‘Melo’s first chance to explore free agency, and he’s not going to pass it up. He’ll join a [...]