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Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a big fan of Anthony Davis. Abdul-Jabbar, the greatest scorer in NBA history, says Davis is “a complete NBA player” and will help the Lakers contend for a championship next season. “Davis is a complete NBA player,” Abdul-Jabbar said, via Arash Markazi of the Los Angeles Times. “He […]

Former NBA forward and current ESPN analyst Richard Jefferson believes Carmelo Anthony will get another shot in the NBA “if he keeps this humble mentality.” Anthony told ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith a few weeks ago he’s willing to play any role on a team. Melo hasn’t played in an NBA game since last November. “If […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ 2019-20 home opener is against none other than Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat. It will be Butler’s second game against the Timberwolves at Target Center since being traded last season. The four-time All-Star was viciously booed when he came back to Minnesota as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. Timberwolves fans […]

Free agent shooting guard Jodie Meeks has reportedly drawn interest from the Los Angeles Clippers and Charlotte Hornets, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Meeks won the championship last season with the Toronto Raptors. He played in eight games during the regular season and averaged 6.4 points. The 31-year-old averaged just 1.6 points in the […]

Miami Heat small forward Jimmy Butler returns to Philadelphia to face the Sixers on Nov. 23. Butler played 55 games for the Sixers last season after the team acquired him from the Minnesota Timberwolves. The four-time All-Star small forward got multiple standing ovations from the Philly crowd during the 2019 playoffs, but that’s likely not […]

The Chicago Bulls have the biggest rest advantage in 2019-20. A team’s rest advantage is defined by the number of games which each team plays with less, equal or more rest than their opponents. https://twitter.com/EdKupfer/status/1161004539551604738?s=20 The Bulls are a young team. The oldest player on the roster is small forward Thaddeus Young, who is 31. […]

Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley says he’s probably going to become a coach at some level when his NBA career is over. Conley, one of the smartest basketball minds in the game, is looking forward to passing down his knowledge to other basketball players. “Yeah, I think coaching is kind of the natural progression […]

Orlando Magic high-flyer Aaron Gordon says he’s participating in the 2020 Slam Dunk Contest “if I’m healthy.” The All-Star game is in Chicago next season. Everyone wants to see Gordon and Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine go at it again after their epic dunk battle from 2016 captivated the world. Magic forward Aaron Gordon […]

New York Knicks power forward Bobby Portis says he loves rookie small forward RJ Barrett’s “competitive edge and upside.” The Knicks selected Barrett with the third overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. New York has surrounded Barrett with tough-minded veterans who know what it takes to win and won’t be afraid to call the […]

New York Knicks power forward Bobby Portis says Chicago Bulls center Wendell Carter Jr. is “a hard worker” who dedicates himself to the game. Portis and Carter were teammates last season on the Bulls before Chicago traded Portis to the Washington Wizards. Portis signed with the Knicks this summer in free agency. “He’s a hard […]

Utah Jazz starting point guard Mike Conley says he’s “trying to improve every aspect of my game overall.” Conley is entering his first season with the Jazz in 2019-20. The lefty says at this stage of his career, it’s all about fine tuning his game and making sure his body is ready for an 82-game […]

Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley is “humbled” to hear veterans Jeff Green and Ed Davis signed with Utah because of him. Both Green and Davis said Conley is one of the best teammates they’ve ever had, has no ego and one of the main reasons why they signed with the Jazz in free agency. […]

Golden State Warriors guard D’Angelo Russell returns to Barclays Center to face the Brooklyn Nets on February 5. Russell played two seasons for the Nets and made his first All-Star team last season. The lefty guided Brooklyn to the playoffs, but after the team signed star point guard Kyrie Irving in free agency this summer, […]

Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley says his return to FedEx Forum to face the Memphis Grizzlies next season will be “one of the tougher moments of my career.” The Grizzlies selected Conley with the fourth overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft out of Ohio State University. The veteran guard is Memphis’ all-time leader […]

The Utah Jazz will travel the most miles in the NBA next season. The Jazz will travel over 50,000 miles in 2019-20: https://twitter.com/EdKupfer/status/1160997241575956480?s=20 Last season, the Jazz lost to the Rockets in the first round of the playoffs. With Mike Conley in the fold now after his trade from the Memphis Grizzlies, Utah has a […]

There will be earlier times for a number of national TV doubleheaders for the 2019-20 NBA season. 22 of ESPN’s 36 doubleheaders and 12 of TNT’s 31 doubleheaders will start at 7:30/10 p.m. ET or 7/9:30 p.m. ET instead of 8/10:30 p.m. ET. The NBA has also reduced the number of Los Angeles Lakers games […]

The first five days of the 2019-20 season will feature 16 different teams playing 11 national television games across TNT, ESPN and NBA TV, per the NBA’s press release. TNT will have an opening-night doubleheader for the 24th consecutive season. The Toronto Raptors will host the New Orleans Pelicans in the first game. The battle […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will play a franchise-record 30 national TV games in 2019-20. The Pelicans selected Duke star Zion Williamson with the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft, so there’s a lot of intrigue in New Orleans: New Orleans is scheduled to play on national television a franchise-high 30 times!https://t.co/hZv6gEbEYI — New […]

Washington Wizards star point guard John Wall believes he and shooting guard Bradley Beal “need another shot at it.” Wall said last week he thinks Beal is going to sign a contract extension with the Wizards this summer. Washington offered Beal a three-year extension worth around $111 million. Beal has until Oct. 21 to make […]

The San Antonio Spurs reportedly haven’t offered shooting guard DeMar DeRozan a maximum contract extension this summer, but they haven’t ruled out the possibility of doing so before the 2019-20 season begins, according to Mike Finger of the San Antonio Express-News. DeRozan is scheduled to make $27,739,975 next season. He has a player-option for the […]

Former NBA point guard Mario Chalmers says he and members of the Miami Heat — past and current — are “connected for life.” Chalmers is playing in the BIG3, but wants to play in the NBA again. The two-time champion with the Heat says the bond he forged with Miami and his teammates in South […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell thinks he can take another step forward on the defensive end for Team USA. Because USA has so many talented scorers, Mitchell won’t have to focus on scoring the ball like he does with the Jazz. The high-flyer, eager to become an elite two-way player, wants to impact the […]

Former NBA guard and current ESPN analyst Jalen Rose says Carmelo Anthony isn’t an 11th man on an NBA team because teams don’t want reporters “interviewing an 11th guy about his role.” Rose says the end of the bench players on an NBA team are usually reserved for guys who don’t talk to the media […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell admits Jazz head coach Quin Snyder challenged him to watch and learn from Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker. Walker and Mitchell will likely be the starting backcourt for Team USA when it begins the FIBA World Cup in China. The two stars are developing good chemistry, both on […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker says Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell “reminds me of myself a lot.” All signs point toward Walker and Mitchell starting for Team USA at the FIBA World Cup in China. The new Celtics point guard says he’s really enjoyed playing with Mitchell in training camp. “I love playing […]

Free agent guard Chasson Randle has reportedly received interest from the Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors and Chicago Bulls, according to Ben Stinar of Amico Hoops. Randle played with the Washington Wizards last season. He appeared in 49 games and averaged 5.5 points, 1.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists […]

Former Sixers swingman Thaddeus Young says playing during “The Process” era “was like bringing a knife to a gunfight.” Young played seven seasons with the Sixers. He was on the 2013-14 team which won just 19 games. “We all know what happened in Philly,’’ Young said, via Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times. “I was […]

Veteran small forward Thaddeus Young says “not getting tired of the grind” is the only way the Chicago Bulls will get better. Young signed a three-year, $41 million deal with the Bulls this summer and will be asked to be one of the leaders on the team since Chicago has a lot of youngsters on […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker says Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich is doing a great job managing all the talent which is on the roster. Walker is impressed with how Popovich is letting all the guys on the team play their game and not forcing anyone to change up their style. “Pop’s doing […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says it’s “great” for Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart to get coached by Gregg Popovich on Team USA. Popovich is arguably the greatest basketball coach of all-time. Stevens, who is a pretty good coach himself, thinks this experience will only make his four Celtics guys […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr believes the sky is the limit for Boston Celtics forwards Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. Kerr is getting an up-close view of Tatum and Brown, as he’s part of the Team USA coaching staff. The Warriors coach says the two Celtics youngsters are already “great players” who are […]

Your ankles aren’t safe around Brooklyn Nets All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving even if you’re in a basement playing on a mini-hoop. Just ask Mike Miller’s son. The former sharpshooter recorded a video of his son getting crossed over by Irving while the two were playing in the basement: Kyrie dropped Mike Miller's son on […]

Anthony Davis could reportedly look to sign with the New York Knicks next summer when he becomes a free agent if the Los Angeles Lakers implode in 2019-20, according to Marc Berman of The New York Post. Davis is widely expected to decline his 2020-21 player option worth $28,751,775. Many around the league would be […]

San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray has announced he’s been cleared by his doctors and the Spurs medical staff to finish the summer with no limitations. Murray tore his right ACL last preseason and missed the entire 2018-19 season. Dejounte Murray just announced on social media he was cleared today by his doctors and […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle says Mavs star Luka Doncic is “working his butt off” this summer in terms of getting stronger. Doncic, who won the 2019 Rookie of the Year Award, is going to have people coming at him next season — according to Carlisle — so the Mavs’ floor general has to […]

Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Jason Kidd jokes he tries to stay away from star LeBron James on Tuesdays because he’s “very busy making those tacos.” As we all know, Tuesday is “Taco Tuesday” for LeBron. “I don’t try and bother him. This is their time off,” Kidd told ESPN. “I know he’s shooting a […]

Los Angeles Lakers assistant Jason Kidd says Frank Vogel is a “great coach” and he’s looking forward to using his experience as a player to help Vogel next season. The Lakers hired Kidd and Lionel Hollins as Vogel’s lead assistants on the Lakers. Kidd has coached the Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks before, while Hollins […]

Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Jason Kidd wants to share things with superstar small forward LeBron James which helped him “run the marathon” at 35-years-old. Kidd is referring to how he played in the NBA at 35-years-old and was able to play in 81 games during the 2008-09 season with the Dallas Mavericks. James is […]

Carmelo Anthony’s college coach, Jim Boeheim, says Melo can play “16-20 minutes per game on the second unit.” Anthony hasn’t played in an NBA game since Nov. 8, 2018 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The 10-time All-Star played in just 10 games with the Houston Rockets last season before the franchise exiled him and traded him […]