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Anthony Davis had a good Sunday night. Okay, fine: He had one of the best Sunday nights in the history of Sunday nights. First, he dropped 52 points during the Western Conference’s 192-182 All-Star Game victory over the Eastern Conference, breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s previous record of 42 points. Then, in front of the hometown New [...]

The Toronto Raptors are surely done wheeling and dealing after acquiring Serge Ibaka from the Orlando Magic, right? Maybe not. From the Toronto Star‘s Doug Smith: HAVE: League sources insist Toronto will not give away any more young assets such as Delon Wright, Jakob Poeltl, Lucas Nogueira, Pascal Siakam, Norm Powell or Fred VanVleet, but that [...]

For the scant few of you holding out hope DeMarcus Cousins would become available leading into the NBA’s Feb. 23 deadline, it’s time to move on once and for all…at least until next year’s trade deadline. During an interview with SportsCenter on Thursday, Cousins declared his allegiance to the Sacramento Kings, stating his intention to [...]

We interrupt your Carmelo Anthony trade speculation to bring you this Derrick Rose rumor. Multiple teams, it seems, consider Rose a “potential” trade target leading into the Feb. 23 deadline, according to ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: Multiple teams view Rose as a potential trade target, according to league sources. It would be surprising if the Knicks [...]

Ben Simmons has yet to make his NBA debut while recovering from a Jones fracture in his right foot. Joel Embiid, who missed his first two seasons with foot issues of his own, hasn’t played since Jan. 27 after suffering a minor meniscus tear in his left knee. You know where this is going. But [...]

There’s no question the Toronto Raptors made a good move by acquiring Serge Ibaka from the Orlando Magic. The first-round pick they’ll give up probably won’t turn into anything, and Terrence Ross was made expendable by the emergence of Norman Powell. Still, the Raptors aren’t out of the woods yet. Aside from actually incorporating Ibaka [...]

Here’s some free advice for people expecting the New York Knicks to trade Carmelo Anthony: Don’t. Anthony, who was named as an All-Star replacement for the injured Kevin Love, reiterated on Wednesday that the Knicks haven’t asked him to waive his no-trade clause, and as such, he doesn’t have any plans to: [tweet https://twitter.com/StevePopper/status/831928322888175616] [tweet [...]

Where other NBA players might deflect or evade, Anthony Davis has no qualms about quashing rumors and conspiracy theories pertaining to his future with the New Orleans Pelicans. Within a piece for Bleacher Report written by Brian Boyles, a source indicated that Davis could one day leave his current digs to join forces with Russell [...]

If Magic Johnson has his way, Jim Buss won’t be the Los Angeles Lakers’ Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations for much longer. No, seriously, he said as much (kind of) during an appearance on ESPN’s First Take, per the Los Angeles Times’ Tania Ganguli (h/t Silver Screen and Roll): [tweet https://twitter.com/taniaganguli/status/831607998053167104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] Don’t worry Lakers fans, I’m [...]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle either has a really high opinion of Jae Crowder, his former player, or he’s absolutely sold on the Boston Celtics. Okay, it’s both. As Carlisle said after the Mavericks’ Monday night loss to the Celtics, per SB Nation’s Tim Cato: [tweet https://twitter.com/tim_cato/status/831353348590862341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] These words are flattering when you realize [...]