In yet another sign that the Chicago Bulls are gearing up for a rebuild, the team has started shopping forward-center Taj Gibson. From Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times: To add some further clouds to the Bulls frontcourt rotation, a league source said that the Bulls have been talking to several teams about the possibility [...]
June 27, 2016
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It’s no secret that DeMarcus Cousins appears to be unhappy in Sacramento. He continues to post gaudy numbers and make all-star games, but his team isn’t really showing much improvement. They are a perennial lottery team and last night, the Kings were the owners of the 13th pick. They decided to roll the dice on [...]
June 24, 2016
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The 2016 NBA Draft had plenty of drama, entertainment, questionable player comparisons by Jalen Rose, international players and trades. The one thing that stood out above all else though and may have made one unexpected team the winner of the night was the trade between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Orlando Magic. The Magic [...]
June 24, 2016
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So this is what the Tom Thibodeau era will be like for the Minnesota Timberwolves. According to Sean Deveney of the Sporting News, the Timberwolves, who have also been linked to the Chicago Bulls’ Jimmy Butler, are interested in dealing for Kenneth Faried of the Denver Nuggets: Among the teams the Nuggets have talked with [...]
June 24, 2016
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The trajectory of the entire NBA is about to flash before your eyes. Kind of. While appearing on ESPN’s The Jump with Rachel Nichols, Tracy McGrady said that the Chicago Bulls tried to trade for him in the 1997 draft, only to have their attempts thwarted by Michael Jordan. Here’s SI.com’s Kenny Ducey with the [...]
June 24, 2016
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The Phoenix Suns seem to have finally gotten the message that having too many combo guards is not a good thing. According to reports from various NBA writers and the Arizona Republic, the Suns have been aggressively trying to move Eric Bledsoe and Brandon Knight in advance of Thursday’s NBA Draft. They have reportedly offered [...]
June 23, 2016
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According to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, the Nets have moved into the 1st round of the 2016 NBA Draft by dealing starting power forward Thaddeus Young to the Pacers for the No. 20 pick and a future 2nd round pick. [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/746038398486470656] The Nets traded away their 2016 1st round pick to the Celtics [...]
June 23, 2016
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The Atlanta Hawks backcourt has become pretty crowded of late. They have two PGs who are both more than capable of starting in the NBA. Jeff Teague generally starts, while Dennis Schroeder usually finishes. The latter has made it clear that he’d like to start for a team, whether it’s the Hawks or not. It [...]
June 23, 2016
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The Boston Celtics are trying to turn their No. 3 draft pick into a star-caliber player. It is not going well. From ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: But sources told ESPN that the Celtics, to date, have been rebuffed in their efforts to assemble a sufficiently enticing deal to acquire any of these four prime targets: Chicago [...]
June 22, 2016
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Kevin Love is an NBA champion. But that doesn’t mean his future with the Cleveland Cavaliers is suddenly safe. Per the Sporting News’ Sean Deveney: But the fact that Love’s name comes up is a testament to the number of teams that recognize he could be his old All-Star self if he did not have [...]
June 21, 2016
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