Sigh. Just, sigh. Joakim Noah will be eligible to return from the 20-game suspension levied by the NBA against him last season when the New York Knicks face off against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. And in order to make room for his arrival, the team is looking to relocate Mindaugas Kuzminskas, according to ESPN.com’s [...]
November 9, 2017
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Jahlil Okafor doesn’t yet have a new home. But he might soon. And that home will probably be in Atlanta or Chicago, according to NBA.com’s David Aldridge: League sources indicate the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks are the most likely destinations for Okafor. But the Sixers are still holding out for at least a Draft [...]
November 7, 2017
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Luol Deng has made all of one appearance, spanning 13 minutes, for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. He is woefully out of place as they try to develop their young core, and he knows it. The Lakers have been open about it. And he’s being a pro about it. But Deng’s agent is also [...]
November 7, 2017
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It appears the Eric Bledsoe saga in Phoenix has come to a merciful end. According to Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe of ESPN, the Suns have agreed to trade Bledsoe to the Milwaukee Bucks for Greg Monroe and the Bucks 2018 1st Round Pick. [tweet https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/927920904037916672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] This is an incredible deal for the Bucks as [...]
November 7, 2017
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The Boston Celtics refuse to give up a first-round pick for a rival player they know is unwanted by his current team, and whose value has cratered amid the NBA’ spacing revolution. Imagine that. With the Philadelphia 76ers intent on moving Okafor rather than buying him out, the Celtics have been named as a potential [...]
November 6, 2017
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It doesn’t look like Jahlil Okafor will be getting the buy out he seeks. Not before the February trade deadline anyway. Though the Philadelphia 76ers declined Okafor’s fourth-year option, suggesting they’re willing to move on from him without any compensation, ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojanrowski is hearing that general manager Bryan Colangelo still wants to trade him: [...]
November 3, 2017
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Well, those Eric Bledsoe-for-Reggie Jackson rumors certainly didn’t last long. They started on Thursday afternoon, with The New York Times‘ Marc Stein noting the Detroit Pistons could have interest in striking a deal for Bledsoe: [tweet https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/926121458438496256] [tweet https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/926122277179133952] Soon after that, Basketball Insiders’ Michael Scotto brought word that the Pistons had delivered an official offer [...]
November 3, 2017
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While the writing has been on the wall in bright red ink for some time now, the rocky marriage between the 76ers and former No. 3 pick Jahlil Okafor is officially headed to a foreseeable end. The 76ers have officially decided not to pick up the option for the final year of Jahlil Okafor’s rookie [...]
November 2, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
Are you ready for Eric Bledsoe to be traded already? Join the club. Unfortunately, though, the Phoenix Suns don’t appear to be in any rush. For one, they would have moved him by now if they were worried about footing the bill for a player they weren’t using—or refusing to even have around the club. [...]
October 31, 2017
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Entering Week 2 of Eric Bledsoe trade watch, we still don’t have a great idea of what the Phoenix Suns are looking for in potential returns. We know they’re angling for something or someone substantial, otherwise a deal would probably be done. And now, thanks to The New York Times‘ Marc Stein, we know they’re also [...]
October 30, 2017
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