Unhappy

As many have suspected and hinted at, Jimmy Butler’s trade demand should not have come as a surprise to the Minnesota Timberwolves just because it officially came so close to the start of training camp. Indeed, it seems coach-president Tom Thibodeau has known about his All-Star’s unhappiness since the end of the postseason—and most definitely [...]

The rumor is starting to get mighty juicy as we head closer toward the 2018 NBA Draft and free agency. The most interesting report that came out over the weekend was that there could be a rift between Karl Anthony-Towns and the T’Wolves. Here is what was said on the Lowe Post podcast on Friday: [...]

Who had the “Beginning of December” in the pool for when George Hill would turn on the Sacramento Kings? Well, congratulations to anyone who did, and still does. You might be on the verge of winning said contest. Few expected the Kings to be good this year. Signing Zach Randolph, Vince Carter and Hill always [...]

It turns out the rumors regarding LaMarcus Aldridge’s unhappiness with the San Antonio Spurs were true. Not only that, he expressed his frustration to head coach Gregg Popovich. From ESPN.com’s Michael C. Wright: Having already stomached the uneasy feeling of not being used in San Antonio’s system the way he’d envisioned, a disastrous showing in [...]

DeMarre Carroll is excited to be joining the Brooklyn Nets. Or rather, he’s at least happy to be leaving the Toronto Raptors. In a candid interview with the Toronto Sun‘s Ryan Wolstat, Carroll expressed that he expected more out of his two-tenure with the Raptors: I wasn’t surprised because I knew it was a lot of [...]

Seventeen games into last season, a clear rebuilding year, the Minnesota Timberwolves were 8-9. Seventeen games into this season, one that came with not-so-subtle playoff hopes, the Timberwolves are 5-12, their optimism fading fast. Frustration reached fever pitch within the Minnesota locker room following Monday night’s loss to the Utah Jazz. Everyone from head coach [...]

Greg Monroe started the 2016-17 NBA season as a second-unit staple for the Milwaukee Bucks. Now, however, he appears to be an afterthought, and following Milwaukee’s Saturday night loss to the Golden State Warriors, he didn’t sound happy about it. Per Charles F. Gardner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: [tweet https://twitter.com/cf_gardner/status/800210457583874048] [tweet https://twitter.com/cf_gardner/status/800210591629463552] These answers [...]

Reports have been surfacing lately, although instantly denied by the Spurs organization of course, that 2015 big time free agent acquisition LaMarcus Aldridge is unhappy with his current role and standing with the Spurs. [tweet https://twitter.com/basketballtalk/status/788471139219615745] The report originally surfaced from longtime and well-respected NBA Reporter Jackie MacMullan, who is most well-known for her coverage [...]

All is not peachy keen with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Not according to Stephen A. Smith of ESPN’s First Take (h/t Josh Hill of FanSided): Dating back to last year, I’ve been told that Kyrie Irving ain’t too happy being in Cleveland,” Smith stated on First Take this morning. “The situation is not ideal for him. [...]

The Dwight Howard experiment in Houston may be nearing its end. A few years ago, his arrival to the Rockets was a huge social media phenomenon, as he chose to take less money to get out of L.A. Only a few years in, he’s reportedly not happy with playing in Harden’s shadow. Frankly, it is [...]