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Jimmy Butler thinks very highly of Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns—you know, sometimes. Both of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ youngsters made some nice defensive plays down the stretch of this week’s victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, which had Butler buzzing afterwards, in a manner of speaking, per the Pioneer Press‘ Jace Frederick: “Please, Wiggs, we need [...]

At what point will the Paul George trade rumors die down? How about half-past never? Every day something different comes out, painting a completely divergent picture about his future with the Oklahoma City Thunder. To start the week, we heard that he probably isn’t being sent anywhere ahead of February’s deadline. Now, however, there may [...]

Anthony Davis has not requested a trade, and the New Orleans Pelicans aren’t trying to trade him. But, woo boy, if he ever hits the chopping block, there will be plenty of teams waiting for him. Plenty of teams, in fact, are already waiting for him, according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski: Davis remains an obsession [...]

Vince Carter will not retire from the NBA without signing one more contract with the Toronto Raptors. It may not be a real contract. It may be one of those one-day deals that Paul Pierce and other stars have inked with teams just before walking away. Whatever the contract is, though, he’s sure it’s coming. [...]

Isaiah Thomas’ debut with the Cleveland Cavaliers is finally set. Basically. Though rumors and speculation of his return from a hip injury have been floating around for quite some time, but according to The Vertical’s Shams Charania, his first game in a Cleveland uniform is now set to take place during the first week in [...]

Gordon Hayward continues to make progress in his recovery from a dislocated left ankle and fractured tibia—loads of progress, actually. Most recently, on Wednesday, Hayward divulged that doctors have cleared him to move around without his walking boot on a (hopefully) indefinite basis. As he told reporters, per ESPN.com’s Chris Forsberg: “The process is always [...]

Paul George has been way more open than most NBA players about his desires in his upcoming free agency and his dream to play for his hometown team: the Los Angeles Lakers. George made this abundantly clear to the Indiana Pacers, but at least did so with enough time for the Pacers to deal George [...]

Gregg Popovich by some people’s estimation (including mine) is the greatest coach in NBA history. He also can be a little rough around the edges and hard on his players though, and if you aren’t open to criticism and being chewed out every now and then you may not enjoy Popovich as a coach. It [...]

George Hill’s angry-face emoji tweet may have meant something after all. Sure, the point guard initially passed it off as an expression of disappointment; he was irate that he let his teammates down during a crunch-time loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, in which he didn’t play down the stretch. And, hell, maybe that’s true. But [...]

Some might be ready to give up on Paul George and the Oklahoma City Thunder. But, according to George, they aren’t ready to give up on themselves—not even after falling to the slumping Charlotte Hornets on Monday night. From ESPN.com’s Royce Young: “For the talent that we have, obviously this is not where we want [...]