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Let the “Derrick Rose wants a max-contract!” jokes die here, and now, and forever. Actually, keep them holstered, just in case. Despite the fuss that’s been made over how much money the New York Knicks point guard plans to chase in free agency, though, Rose maintains that he wants to win more than he wants [...]

Brandon Ingram’s rookie season hasn’t been spectacular. He’s shooting under 30 percent from deep, and his free-throw percentage sits under 65. He plays hard on defense, but his reads can be off, and he’s not yet strong enough to defend power forwards. Naturally, this creates some division within the basketball ranks about his future in [...]

Doc Rivers is probably okay that the Los Angeles Clippers lost to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night. He loves Dirk Nowitzki that much. Fine, you got me. There’s no way he’s cool with the loss. It was a contentious game the Clippers needed. They’re now just one game up on the Oklahoma City Thunder [...]

The triangle isn’t going anywhere. Prior to the New York Knicks’ Wednesday night loss to the Utah Jazz, head coach Jeff Hornacek said that the team will be all triangle everything next season, and they’ll look to ditch anyone and everyone who isn’t buying in. Per Newsday‘s Al Iannazzone: Jeff Hornacek made it clear that the [...]

Stan Van Gundy was not happy following the Detroit Pistons’ loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. The coach-president ripped into his team and even saved some of the blame for himself. From ESPN.com’s Nick Friedell: The message I gave them is, ‘Look, we got 10 games left,” he said. “And if we don’t change the [...]

Brandon Ingram is 19 years old, but the Los Angeles Lakers are pushing the rookie to carry himself like he’s 29. Head coach Luke Walton has been impressed with the newbie’s consistently gritty efforts. Many of the numbers won’t support it, but Ingram is already good. Though his three-point touch—and perhaps the speed of his release—need some [...]

Becky Hammon is already one of the best WNBA players ever. Now a San Antonio Spurs assistant coach, she’s also won an NBA Summer League championship, as head honcho for the Spurs’ offseason kiddies. What’s next? Coaching the women’s basketball team at Florida, perhaps. According to Mike Robinson over at Swish Appeal, Hammon is among the [...]

No wonder DeMarcus Cousins isn’t member of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Sacramento Kings were asking for too much. That’s not the vibe you get from the package they ultimately accepted from the New Orleans Pelicans—Buddy Hield, a top-three protected first-round in this year’s draft, the Philadelphia 76ers’ second-round pick, Langston Galloway and Tyreke Evans. [...]

Another night, another superhero performance from James Harden. And, apparently, Usain Bolt reference. On Monday night, Harden hit a layup with 2.5 seconds remaining to put the Houston Rockets up, for good, over the Denver Nuggets, 125-124. Afterward, it seems, he was feeling himself, per the Denver Post‘s Nick Kosmider: “I felt like Usain Bolt,” Harden [...]

This season, of all seasons, has to be enough for Carmelo Anthony to finally waive his no-trade clause and part ways with the New York Knicks over the summer, right? Right. Probably. Well, possibly. Maybe. As the Knicks’ future continues exist in perpetual ambiguity, Anthony’s fate with the team feels destined to end in a [...]