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Fans of NBA trade-deadline chaos were treated to renewed hope on the Carmelo Anthony-for-Kevin Love front late Tuesday. But it was short-lived, because the Cleveland Cavaliers are both sensible and hate fun. First, Frank Isola of the New York Daily News reported that LeBron James wanted the Cavaliers to deal for Anthony, who owns a no-trade [...]

Hey. Hi. Hello. How are you all? Good to hear. Take care. Oh, and real quick: Sacramento Kings general manager would like you to know he isn’t trading DeMarcus Cousins. Per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/828771623800954880] [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/828772112072482816] This runs counter to the belief that the Kings have yet to figure out whether Cousins is [...]

So John Wall takes early-February regular-season games pretty seriously. Strike that: Very seriously. Per CSN Mid-Atlantic’s J. Michael Falgoust, Wall called the Washington Wizards’ Monday night matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers the biggest of his NBA career: [tweet https://twitter.com/JMichaelCSN/status/828069650021879808] This, more likely than not, is just Wall’s way of saying the game against the Cavaliers [...]

This will-they-or-won’t-they game with the Sacramento Kings is getting kind of old. DeMarcus Cousins is slated for free agency in 2018, theoretically creating a sense of urgency throughout the Kings organization. They need to decide whether they’re going to trade him soon, lest they eventually lose him for nothing or be forced to accept pennies [...]

Okay, seriously: What in the actual effing eff are the Chicago Bulls doing. The point guard rotation is a mess. Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade seem like they hate everyone else on the team. Head coach Fred Hoiberg is being criticized for not generating more shooting from a roster that isn’t built to shoot. The [...]

With James Harden checking in as an MVP favorite for 2016-17, he hasn’t been linked so strongly to Russell Westbrook since the two played together with the Oklahoma City Thunder. And yes, for the record, he does miss those days. As Harden told ESPN’s Hannah Storm, per Erik Horne of the Oklahoman: Harden, now battling Russell [...]

The NBA announced the participants for the 2017 Three-Point Contest on Thursday, and a certain someone was conspicuously absent from the final list of eight: [tweet https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/827314148836978690] No Stephen Curry? Say what? The Golden State Warriors’ point guard, who will be partaking in the Feb. 19 superstar showcase as a starter, offered an explanation for [...]

One season into the Emmanuel Mudiay experience, the Denver Nuggets may be ready to shift gears. From ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe: The Nuggets are quietly exploring what they might get for Emmanuel Mudiay and multiple picks, sources say, but they’re in no rush to move Mudiay, and the Suns may not want him when they could [...]

LeBron James must really want the Cleveland Cavaliers to land a point guard. Because the team is apparently interested in trading for 32-year-old Deron Williams, according to USA Today‘s Sam Amick: The Cavs could take the trade route too, of course, and they are known to have inquired about the Dallas Mavericks’ Deron Williams. The 32-year-old, three-time [...]

DeAndre Jordan is already headed to New Orleans for the NBA’s 2017 All-Star on Feb. 19. He might as well participate in Saturday night’s Slam Dunk Contest as well, right? That’s exactly what Jordan appears to be thinking. Maybe. We think. Actually, we can’t be sure about anything. But Jordan is thinking about accepting the [...]