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Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic was almost traded to the Dallas Mavericks this summer before the Mavs decided not to acquire the lefty. The Mavs didn’t want to add Dragic’s $19.2 million contract to their salary cap. The Heat were in the process of acquiring Jimmy Butler from the Philadelphia 76ers in a sign-and-trade […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel says center Dwight Howard is excited about his opportunity with the club next season. The Lakers signed Howard to a one-year, non-guaranteed deal after losing DeMarcus Cousins to an ACL tear. Vogel, who is entering his first season as the head coach of the Purple and Gold, believes […]

During his college days at Wake Forest, Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul always watched his bad clips, but never watched his good plays. Jeff Battle, who was the assistant coach at Wake Forest while Paul was there, says CP3’s film preparation was as good as it gets. “He was so smart. He would […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jaylen Brown is turning heads left and right for Team USA. Brown’s Celtics teammate Kemba Walker and Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Joe Harris talked about how impressive Brown has been in the FIBA World Cup after Team USA defeated Brazil on Monday. “His athleticism, his length, his ability to attack. He […]

Dwight Howard reportedly looked really good in his workout with the Los Angeles Lakers last month. It’s the reason why the Purple and Gold signed Howard over Joakim Noah and Marreese Speights as a replacement for the injured DeMarcus Cousins. On Monday, Howard showed some fans at Venice Beach just how healthy he is. The […]

Mike Muscala agreed to a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder this summer before the franchise traded stars Paul George and Russell Westbrook. After the Thunder traded George and Westbrook, they told Muscala he could seek out another contract on the open market if he wanted to. Muscala, though, decided to honor his agreement with […]

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Mike Muscala is looking forward to playing with point guard Dennis Schroder again. Muscala and Schroder were teammates on the Atlanta Hawks for five seasons. Muscala says Schroder is his “closest friend” in the NBA. “I mean, he’s the closest friend I have in the NBA, for sure,” Muscala told […]

Mike Muscala admits it’s “really cool” he’ll get to play with veteran point guard Chris Paul on the Oklahoma City Thunder. Muscala says he used to watch Paul as a kid growing up and that it’s going to be fun playing with a future Hall of Famer. “That was really cool. You know, there’s a […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are refusing to engage in buyout talks with veteran small forward Andre Iguodala and want him to report to training camp, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Iguodala is owed $17.2 million next season, the final year of his contract. The Grizzlies acquired the swingman this summer from the Golden State […]

Mike Muscala hasn’t played a game for the Oklahoma City Thunder yet, but he’s already “really impressed” with the organization. Muscala signed a two-year, $4.3 million contract with the Thunder this summer. He agreed to his deal before OKC traded Paul George and Russell Westbrook. The team gave him the opportunity to explore his options […]

Team USA center Myles Turner is looking forward to going up against France’s Rudy Gobert. USA Basketball will face France next in the knockout round of the FIBA World Cup in China. Gobert has won the last two Defensive Player of the Year awards in the NBA, something Turner clearly isn’t pleased about. “Gobert is […]

LeBron James’ I PROMISE School students received free eye exams, lenses and frames on Monday. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar opened up the I PROMISE School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio last year. Its purpose is to help at-risk children in the Ohio community succeed in school. “Watching our students put on a pair […]

When Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul was a senior in high school, he would head over to Wake Forest University after practice and learn the offense he was going to be running with the team as a freshman. Jeff Battle, who was the assistant coach at Wake Forest at the time, says seeing […]

Philadelphia 76ers power forward Mike Scott got into a fight with Philadelphia Eagles fans on Sunday. The Sixers guard is a fan of the Washington Redskins and was at the Eagles game wearing a Redskins jersey. According to Kyle Neubeck of PhillyVoice, racial slurs were directed at Scott and that’s why he got so angry […]

Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich is a big fan of Boston Celtics small forward Jaylen Brown. After finishing with 11 points, four rebounds and four assists in Team USA’s win over Brazil on Monday, Brown drew high praise from the legendary San Antonio Spurs coach. “He’s a strong player,” Popovich said of Brown, via […]

Chris Ellis, former teammate of Chris Paul at Wake Forest, believes the new Oklahoma City Thunder guard is “misunderstood” in the NBA. There’s this narrative around the league that Paul rubs teammates the wrong way because of how much he yells and demands excellence. Ellis says Paul is just a fierce competitor who hates losing […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul has a history of yelling at his teammates when they’re not doing something right on the basketball court. Paul demands excellence from everyone and wants things done the right way. Apparently, Paul has always been like this. The new Thunder floor general even yelled at his upperclassmen as […]

The NBA has notified teams that it won’t allow players to wear the “ninja-style headbands” next season, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. NBA spokesman Mike Bass told ESPN the headwear hasn’t been through the league approval process. Bass: "When some players began wearing them last season, we didn't want to cause a disruption by […]

Wake Forest director of basketball operations Tim Fuller knew current Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul was “special” after he crossed over Jay Williams while still being in high school. Fuller would have Paul play against college players while he was still in high school because Paul was just better than everyone. One day, […]

Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadivé believes the Kings will be “one of the best shows in sports” next season. Ranadivé expects Sacramento to play a fast, exciting brand of basketball under new head coach Luke Walton. . @SacramentoKings Chairman Vivek Ranadive tells @TheFrankIsola & @Scalabrine that his team will be "one of the best shows […]

Washington Wizards point guard Isaiah Thomas’ trainer, Andre Brown, knows next season is a “big” one for Thomas. Thomas has a chance to revive his NBA career since he’s going to be getting a lot of minutes with the Wizards. Washington will either start Thomas or have him be the backup point guard to Ish […]

With the Washington Wizards, point guard Isaiah Thomas is hoping to show people he can “still play at a high level.” Thomas is looking to revive his NBA career with the Wizards. He struggled with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers during the 2017-18 season and fell out of the Denver Nuggets’ playing rotation last […]

Detroit Pistons shooting guard Luke Kennard says Golden State Warriors All-Star Klay Thompson is even better in person than on TV. When he was at Duke, Kennard used to watch a lot of games of Thompson. When the lefty played the Warriors for the first time in the NBA, he realized Thompson is one of […]

Detroit Pistons shooting guard Luke Kennard knows he has to be a “knockdown shooter” playing alongside Blake Griffin, Reggie Jackson and Andre Drummond. Griffin and Drummond get double-teamed a lot when they have the ball in the post, which frees up guys like Kennard for wide-open looks from beyond the arc. Jackson, meanwhile, can break […]

It looks like Detroit Pistons shooting guard Luke Kennard is primed for a breakout 2019-20 season. After a strong 2019 playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks where he averaged 15.0 points and shot 60.0 percent from beyond the arc, Kennard has been training relentlessly all summer, working on every aspect of his game. Kennard, the […]

Detroit Pistons shooting guard Luke Kennard believes Detroit has “one of the best” young cores in the NBA. Kennard says he’s confident the Pistons’ young core — which is headlined by him, Bruce Brown Jr., Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, Khyri Thomas and rookie Sekou Doumbouya — is going to make a lot of noise in the league […]

Detroit Pistons shooting guard Luke Kennard says his confidence increased after the Milwaukee Bucks game planned for him in the 2019 playoffs. After Game 3 of the Pistons’ first round series against the Bucks, Milwaukee coach Mike Budenholzer said the Bucks game planned for Kennard a little more. Hearing Budenholzer say that gave Kennard the […]

Former NBA guard and current ESPN analyst Jalen Rose is sticking up for Carmelo Anthony. Rose believes Carmelo Anthony “deserves” to be in the NBA and is being white balled from the league by executives. “He deserves to be in the NBA,” Rose said. “For all that he’s accomplished, for what he can still bring […]

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge believes head coach Brad Stevens is “really excited for the year.” The Celtics have a fairly new group. Boston replaced Kyrie Irving with Kemba Walker and Al Horford with Enes Kanter. The Celtics also drafted Romeo Langford, Grant Williams and Carsen Edwards in the 2019 NBA Draft. […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart says he, Jaylen Brown and other members of Team USA took offense to Thanasis Antetokounmpo — the brother of Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo — fouling Sacramento Kings small forward Harrison Barnes hard in the final minutes of USA’s win over Greece. With 1:46 left in the game, Barnes poked […]

Orlando Magic point guard DJ Augustin says the team’s goal should be to make it to the NBA Finals and win it all next season. The Magic made the playoffs last season for the first time since 2012. They lost to the Toronto Raptors in five games, but it was still a good step for […]

Since landing Kawhi Leonard and Paul George this summer, Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has watched every game the two superstars have played in the last two years. Rivers is preparing for the biggest season in Clippers franchise history. With Leonard and George on the team, the Clippers are title favorites for the […]

Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose says playing against Jason Kidd during his rookie season with the Chicago Bulls was the first time he was in awe on a basketball court. Rose admits he was too scared to talk to Kidd on the court. “It was J-Kidd. I think that was the first time I […]

Brooklyn Nets star small forward Kevin Durant says it was an “honor” to play against Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki. Both Wade and Nowitzki retired from the NBA last season. Durant faced off against Wade and the Miami Heat in the 2012 NBA Finals when he was with the Oklahoma City Thunder. KD also had […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade says Golden State Warriors guard D’Angelo Russell, Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker and Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox are his favorite young players to watch in the NBA. Q: #2KDay @DwyaneWade who is your favorite young player to watch now you have retired https://t.co/iqZwxYD2iK…– @_im_different_1 A: pic.twitter.com/9OBzW1oD3Y — […]

Brooklyn Nets star small forward Kevin Durant is a huge fan of point guard Kyrie Irving’s game. Durant and Irving both signed with the Nets this summer in free agency. Last season, multiple reports stated the two stars wanted to play with each other and they were able to make it happen in Brooklyn. Durant […]

Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade doesn’t think he’ll come back to the NBA like Chicago Bulls legend and Hall of Famer Michael Jordan did. Jordan retired from the NBA twice and came out of retirement both times. Q: Will you ever come back like Jordan did #2KDay @DwyaneWadehttps://t.co/iqZwxYD2iK…– @Jon84048652 A: pic.twitter.com/eBgzUwLFAO — NBA 2K (@NBA2K) […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade believes the Los Angeles Lakers or Los Angeles Clippers will win the 2020 title. The Lakers have LeBron James and Anthony Davis leading the charge, while the Clippers are led by Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. have NO idea but I believe the winner will come out of LA 🤷🏾‍♂️ […]

Kevin Durant believes everybody on the Brooklyn Nets is “going to step up” with him being out due to his Achilles injury. Durant is widely expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season. The two-time Finals MVP is “excited” about being on the Nets and says guys on the team are going to take their games […]