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There is reportedly a growing belief that Hassan Whiteside will ask for a trade when he picks up his 2019-20 player option with the Miami Heat, according to Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press. Whiteside will make $27 million next season. The Heat tried to trade the big man last offseason, but weren’t able to […]

On Tuesday, a report from Yahoo Sports surfaced claiming Houston Rockets guards Chris Paul and James Harden’s relationship is unsalvageable and Paul has requested a trade. Upon seeing the rumor on Instagram, Paul replied to the rumor with five words. Chris Paul denies Harden/Paul rumors on Instagram: “🤷🏾‍♂️ Damn! That’s news to me…” #Rockets pic.twitter.com/hlsUSs3YND […]

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey says point guard Chris Paul and shooting guard James Harden are not available in trades this summer. Morey also says he wants to add a third superstar next to Paul and Harden this offseason. For that to happen, the Rockets GM admits a sign-and-trade would likely need to occur […]

NBA executives reportedly believe veteran small forward Trevor Ariza is a perfect match for the Golden State Warriors, but that money could ultimately be an issue, according to Jordan Brenner of The Athletic. Ariza becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. He made $15 million this past season with the Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards. […]

Houston Rockets guards James Harden and Chris Paul reportedly went nearly two months without speaking to each other during the regular season, according to Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports. The relationship between Harden and Paul has soured very quickly. The Rockets’ brain trust is reportedly trying to move Paul this summer in an attempt to […]

Veteran small forward Rudy Gay is reportedly expected to re-sign with the San Antonio Spurs this summer potentially for more than $10 million per season, according to Jordan Brenner of The Athletic. Gay becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason. The swingman made $10,087,200 in 2018-19 with the Spurs. Rudy Gay looks like such an […]

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul reportedly wants out of Houston, as his relationship with star guard James Harden is “unsalvageable,” according to Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports. Paul and Harden reportedly don’t see eye-to-eye in terms of how Houston’s offense should run. Paul wants to see more ball movement, while Harden is content with […]

Milwaukee Bucks stretch forward Nikola Mirotic could reportedly get offers in the range of $13 to $14 million per season this summer, according to Jordan Brenner of The Athletic. Mirotic becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason. The Bucks acquired him from the New Orleans Pelicans on February 7. That move, combined with Middleton’s signing […]

NBA agent BJ Armstrong, who is mostly known for representing former MVP Derrick Rose, says he’s “starting to hear” the New York Knicks are in the fold to sign superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard this summer. Leonard becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Toronto Raptors. […]

Patrick Beverley reportedly plans to meet with the Dallas Mavericks in free agency this summer, according to Mike Fisher of DallasBasketball.com. The Mavs reportedly have a number of people inside the organization who want to sign Beverley because of the toughness and passion he plays with. Beverley becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason. He […]

Hassan Whiteside will reportedly pick up his $27.1 million player option for next season with the Miami Heat, according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. This is a move which surprises no one. Whiteside won’t make that type of money on the open market. The Heat will probably try to trade Whiteside this summer […]

The Phoenix Suns will reportedly not pursue point guard D’Angelo Russell this summer in free agency, according to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7. Russell becomes a restricted free agent this offseason, meaning the Brooklyn Nets can match any offer sheet should Russell sign one with another team. However, if the Nets sign All-Star point […]

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith says Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden and Philadelphia 76ers All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler have been “talking to one another.” Butler becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Sixers. The Rockets don’t have the cap space to sign Butler to […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have reportedly picked up the team option of head coach Alvin Gentry for the 2020-2021 season, according to Malika Andrews of ESPN. Gentry has been with the Pelicans since 2015. He has a regular season record of 145-183 and a playoff record of 5-4 with New Orleans. The New Orleans Pelicans […]

Patrick Beverley will reportedly take meetings with as many as five teams before meeting with the Los Angeles Clippers once free agency starts, according to veteran NBA insider Sean Deveney. Beverley becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. He made $5,027,027 in 2018-19 with the Clippers, who made the playoffs in the rugged Western Conference […]

Toronto Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry says he wore a Damon Stoudamire jersey during Monday’s championship parade as a tribute to Stoudamire and the humble beginnings of the franchise. The Raptors’ first season in the NBA was back in 1995. Toronto drafted Stoudamire with the seventh overall pick in the 1995 Draft out of […]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ over/under win total for the 2019-20 season is set at 37 1/2, per BetOnline.ag. The Pelicans traded star big man Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers this past weekend in exchange for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and three first-round picks, including the No. 4 overall pick in the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ over/under win total for the 2019-20 season is set at 54 1/2, per BetOnline.ag. The Lakers traded for superstar big man Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans this past weekend. Los Angeles now has LeBron James and Davis on the roster, two of the best players in all of basketball. […]

Toronto Raptors superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard says it was a “good experience” experiencing mother nature and all four seasons living in Toronto this year. Leonard grew up in California, played his college ball at San Diego State and began his NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs, who play in Texas. Leonard has been […]

On Monday at the Toronto Raptors’ championship parade, Kawhi Leonard confirmed what we already knew; that he was playing through an injury in the postseason. Leonard appeared to have suffered a left knee injury in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks on a breakaway dunk. The superstar forward reportedly was […]

The New York Knicks and Golden State Warriors have even odds to sign star small forward Kevin Durant this summer in free agency, per BetOnline.ag. The online betting site has the Knicks and Warriors at +150 to have Durant on their roster next season. The Clippers are at +300, the Brooklyn Nets at +700, the […]

The Toronto Raptors are favored over the Los Angeles Clippers to sign superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard this summer, per BetOnline.ag. The online betting site has the Raptors at a -110 to have Leonard on their team for the first game of the 2019-20 season. The Clippers are at a +125, the Los Angeles Lakers […]

LaMelo Ball, the younger brother of Lonzo Ball, has joined the Illawarra Hawks of the Australian National Basketball League. LaMelo says he wants to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft and that playing overseas will help him achieve that goal. “My agents did a ton of research on the options […]

As expected, rapper and Toronto Raptors ambassador Drake had himself a good time during the championship parade on Monday. Drake was on one of the buses that was riding through the city. The rapper caught a beer from a fan and chugged it and even gave a speech like all the players did. Drake was […]

The Utah Jazz are reportedly not putting big man Derrick Favors on the table in Mike Conley trade talks with the Memphis Grizzlies at the moment, according to Tony Jones of The Athletic. The Jazz are reportedly the front runners to acquire Conley this summer. The Grizzlies are expected to draft Murray State point guard […]

Toronto Raptors star small forward Kawhi Leonard recreated his infamous laugh at the championship rally on Monday in hilarious fashion. At Raptors media day, Leonard’s laugh went viral and he was the butt of a lot of jokes throughout the season. Now, Leonard is the one getting the last laugh, as he’s captured his second […]

As expected, Toronto Raptors fans gave point guard Kyle Lowry and small forward Kawhi Leonard the loudest cheers at the championship parade on Monday. Lowry is the longest tenured player on the team and loved in Toronto. Leonard, meanwhile, has become a Raptors legend in just one season, as he brought a title to Toronto […]

After the Toronto Raptors won the championship, a Toronto fan ripped a large tree-like plant and carried it around the streets of downtown, calling it a “housewarming gift” for Raptors superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard. The fan was finally able to deliver that housewarming gift to Leonard at the Raptors’ championship parade on Monday. The […]

Gunshots were fired at the Toronto Raptors’ championship rally on Monday. While there are reportedly two injuries, they aren’t life-threatening and two suspects are in police custody: SHOOTING: Nathan Phillip's Square-Bay St and Albert St-Police have located 2 victims-Injuries serious but not life threatening-2 people in custody-2 firearms recovered-Investigating^dh — Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) June […]

Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol wants you to know that Spaniards aren’t afraid when it comes to drinking wine. At the Raptors’ championship parade on Monday, Toronto fans were clamoring for Gasol to chug a whole bottle of wine. The big man didn’t shy away from the challenge. "The whole bottle!?" Marc Gasol is an […]

Toronto Raptors superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard will make his free-agency decision when it’s time. Leonard becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Raptors. The now two-time Finals MVP has been heavily linked to the Los Angeles Clippers, although some believe Leonard could re-sign with the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are reportedly offering draft compensation this week in the hopes of finding a team willing to take on the contract of small forward Tony Snell or stretch forward Ersan Ilyasova via trade, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times. The Bucks are trying to create cap space so they can […]

Toronto Raptors combo guard Norman Powell is thoroughly enjoying himself at the Raptors championship parade on Monday. While doing an interview with TSN, Powell said the party in Toronto should go on “all summer long.” The Raptors guard then took some champagne and poured it all over the TSN reporter. No one is safe from […]

Toronto Raptors superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard is the first player in NBA history to average at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three made 3-pointers through the first four games of an NBA Finals series. After scoring 36 points in the Game 4 win on Friday at Oracle Arena over the Golden […]

Toronto Raptors assistant coach Phil Handy addressed the team after Philadelphia 76ers All-Star big man Joel Embiid’s flying airplane gesture following a windmill dunk in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. The Sixers blew out the Raptors in Game 3, winning by a final score of 116-95. […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni’s agent, Warren LeGarie, denies a report that D’Antoni and the Rockets are nearing an agreement on a contract extension. LeGarie says while Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta and general manager Daryl Morey have met with D’Antoni in West Virginia, the two sides aren’t close to coming to terms on an […]

Rajon Rondo says the Chicago Bulls’ decision to bench him during the 2016-17 season ultimately “backfired on them.” The Bulls benched Rondo for Michael Carter-Williams and Jerian Grant after the 33rd game of the season. However, Chicago went back to Rondo as the starter late in the season and the veteran guard played very well, […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green says you’re not going to “rattle” Toronto Raptors superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard under any circumstance. Leonard is as stoic as they come. He has the same facial expression and body language throughout all four quarters of a game and seemingly doesn’t let anything bother him on the […]

Former NBA guard and current ESPN TV analyst Jalen Rose says Golden State Warriors star small forward Kevin Durant’s workout prior to Game 4 of the NBA Finals “did not go well on any level.” Durant is still recovering from the right calf injury he suffered in the second round of the playoffs against the […]