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The New York Knicks have reportedly made no decision about possibly trading their 2019 first round pick in a package for New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis this summer, according to Ian Begley of SNY. Davis has requested a trade from the Pelicans. New Orleans, led by David Griffin, is widely expected to […]

Talent evaluators of the New York Knicks are reportedly fans of Duke forward Cam Reddish, according to Ian Begley of SNY. The Knicks have a 14 percent chance of landing the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. They will likely select Reddish’s teammate at Duke, Zion Williamson, if they get the No. 1 […]

Former Phoenix Suns team owner Jerry Colangelo thinks Monty Williams is going to do a fantastic job as the head coach of the Suns. The Suns signed Williams to a five-year deal last week. Colangelo has worked with Williams on Team USA and says 47-year-old is “the whole package.” “He’s the whole package,” Colangelo said, […]

To say Toronto Raptors superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard has been on fire in the playoffs would be an understatement. Leonard is shooting the ball so good right now, that when he misses, people around the league are shocked. Through nine games in the playoffs, Leonard has only missed two of his 21 wide open […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook underwent surgery on his left hand to repair a torn ligament in a finger and also had a minor procedure on his surgically repaired right knee on Tuesday, according to Adrian Wojnarowski and Royce Young of ESPN. Westbrook played the final six weeks of the season with […]

Denver Nuggets guard Will Barton has a lot of good things to say about star big man Nikola Jokic, who is putting up monster numbers in his first ever playoff run. Barton says Jokic is the best big man in the league and always makes the right play, something the swingman has never seen before […]

Some members of the New Orleans Pelicans reportedly thought the Los Angeles Lakers’ trade offer for Anthony Davis at the February trade deadline was pretty attractive, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. The Lakers’ trade package was headlined by Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma and Brandon Ingram. Ingram was diagnosed with a blood clot in his […]

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler wants you to know he’s not a doctor and he’s staying as far as possible from Sixers star Joel Embiid. Embiid is still dealing with an upper respiratory infection. Butler loves Embiid, but admits he’s not trying to get sick and doesn’t know the severity of the illness […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says he’s “not doing a very good job” setting up backup point guard Terry Rozier and small Gordon Hayward for success in the team’s second round series against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Celtics are down 1-3 and both Hayward and Rozier have been non-factors in the series. Brad Stevens […]

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer says combo guard Malcolm Brogdon is still being evaluated ahead of Game 5 against the Boston Celtics. Brogdon suffered a minor plantar fascia tear in his right foot back in March and has been out ever since. The Bucks are up 3-1 on the Celtics and can advance to […]

Houston Rockets forward P.J. Tucker is one of the best defenders in the game, so it takes a lot for him to call another player unguardable. The veteran swingman has always hesitated to call another player unguardable just from a pride standpoint, but Tucker knew his teammate, star guard James Harden, was unguardable after what […]

PJ Tucker says the main reason he signed with the Houston Rockets in the summer of 2017 was because he wanted to play with Chris Paul and James Harden. Tucker and Paul have been friends since childhood, while Tucker saw from afar how special of a player Harden was. The rugged defender signed a four-year, […]

Marc Gasol was cooking an octopus at his house when he found out he was being traded from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Toronto Raptors. Originally, Gasol thought he was being traded to the Charlotte Hornets, but the deal fell through. Two days later, Grizzlies owner Robert Pera called Gasol and told him he was […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson apparently wasn’t a fan of “Avengers: Endgame.” According to Ethan Strauss of The Athletic, Thompson walked out of the movie with an hour left. The movie was three hours long: Thompson conserves his energy for what he loves, and he’s always been impatient with any less than favored […]

Houston Rockets forward PJ Tucker wants you to know that James Harden is still the most valuable player in the NBA. In a piece for the Players’ Tribune, Tucker compares Harden to a “mad scientist” and says The Beard’s high IQ of the game is very underappreciated. James is way above politicking over his greatness […]

While speaking to reporters in Denver on Tuesday, Portland Trail Blazers big man Enes Kanter talked about the challenges of observing Ramadan while being an NBA player and playing in the playoffs. The Blazers and Nuggets are tied at 2-2 in the second round of the postseason. Game 4 is on Tuesday in the Mile-High […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts says his guys have to do a better job of putting bodies on the big men of the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets are killing the Blazers on the boards this series, especially in offensive rebounds. The Nuggets grabbed 23 offensive rebounds in Game 2, 24 in Game 3 […]

NBA Hall-of-Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar believes Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant can surpass him as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. Abdul-Jabbar scored 38,387 points during his legendary career. Utah Jazz legend Karl Malone is second on the list with 36,928 points. Durant has 22,940 points with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Warriors. He’s a four-time […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were reportedly ready to move toward hiring Monty Williams as their new head coach, so they were surprised he signed with the Phoenix Suns, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Williams signed a five-year deal with the Suns. The Lakers are now expected to hire former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue. […]

Los Angeles Clippers combo guard Patrick Beverley says Golden State Warriors superstar small forward Kevin Durant is hands down the “best player in the NBA.” Beverley did his best to guard Durant in the Clippers-Warriors first-round series. After Durant told reporters, “You know who I am, I’m Kevin Durant,” KD has been on a scoring […]

New Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations Gersson Rosas says he’s “going to invest every resource” to help small forward Andrew Wiggins be successful. Wiggins is coming off a disappointing season which saw him shoot a career-worst 41.2 percent from the field. The Timberwolves gave Wiggins a lucrative a five-year, $147.7 million maximum contract in […]

The Toronto Raptors and Oklahoma City Thunder reportedly discussed a trade centered around shooting guard DeMar DeRozan for guard Victor Oladipo and big man Domantas Sabonis in 2017, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. A trade never materialized and the Thunder sent Oladipo and Sabonis to the Indiana Pacers for Paul George instead. “When Oklahoma […]

ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski thinks Kawhi Leonard re-signing with the Toronto Raptors is “a serious consideration now.” The Raptors are the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and currently tied with the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the playoffs at 2-2. Before the 2018-19 season started, pretty much everyone thought Leonard was […]

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer says starting point guard Eric Bledsoe’s defensive contributions in the playoffs have been “incredibly important.” Bledsoe has always had the capability of being an All-NBA defender, but he’s taken his defensive skills to another level under Budenholzer. “Don’t underestimate what he’s done defensively.” — Jay King (@ByJayKing) May 6, […]

Tyronn Lue celebrated his 42nd birthday last week with a Los Angeles Lakers-themed cake, according to TMZ. The Lakers are widely expected to hire Lue as their next head coach since the Phoenix Suns hired Philadelphia 76ers assistant Monty Williams. Lue coached Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James on the Cleveland Cavaliers for three seasons. […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry says the thing that impresses him the most about superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard is how the swingman never gets too high or too low. Leonard is arguably the quietest superstar in NBA history. He doesn’t wear his emotions on his sleeve and keeps the same stoic expression on […]

The Detroit Pistons reportedly have Portland Trail Blazers combo guard Seth Curry on their target list this summer, according to James Edwards III of The Athletic. Curry becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason. He made $2.8 million this season with the Blazers. Steph Curry’s little bro, Seth — a deadeye shooter in his own […]

Boston Celtics combo guard Marcus Smart will play in Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. Smart hasn’t played at all this postseason due to an oblique injury he suffered at the end of the regular season against the Orlando Magic. The Celtics are down 1-2 in the series. #NEBHInjuryReport Marcus Smart has been […]

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton will represent the franchise at the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery next week, according to Duane Rankin of AZCentral. Ayton was the No. 1 overall pick by the Suns in the 2018 NBA Draft. Phoenix is hoping Ayton can bring the team some luck in this year’s draft. Deandre Ayton will […]

During his Game 4 press conference on Sunday, Philadelphia 76ers small forward Jimmy Butler said he wants Sixers point forward Ben Simmons to be more aggressive going to the basket. Sixers head coach Brett Brown agrees with Butler, as he told reporters on Monday there were a few times in Game 4 where he thought […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown has no update on star center Joel Embiid, who played sick in the Sixers’ Game 4 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. Embiid played 35 minutes in Game 4, but didn’t look like himself at all. The Sixers’ best player finished with just 11 points while shooting 2-of-7 […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle is currently in Slovenia with Mavs star Luka Doncic. Mavs big man Dwight Powell and assistant Jamahl Mosley are also in Slovenia as well. Doncic took two weeks off after the season to rest, but has been back in the gym training. Carlisle wants Doncic to get in the […]

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce says the Celtics need to “play harder” in Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. Pierce was surprised by the lack of intensity the Celtics played with in Game 3. The Bucks won Game 3 by a final score of 123-116 to reclaim home-court advantage in the series. Pierce […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell was cited for marijuana possession last week at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Russell was charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams. The incident came at a bad time for Russell, who becomes a restricted free agent this summer. Some around the league believe the Nets will be […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins say he expects to play again this postseason. Cousins suffered a torn left quad in Game 2 of the first round against the Los Angeles Clippers. The All-Star big man has been seen shooting around in practices lately and rehabbing with the team. “For me, my goal is I […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson is focused on winning his fourth championship and hasn’t even thought about free agency, according to his dad, Mychal. Thompson becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. Only number Klay is thinkin about is 10…As in 10 more WINS,baby…THATS IT…THATS the number — Mychal Thompson (@champagnennuts) May 6, […]

Portland Trail Blazers swingman Moe Harkless will play in Game 3 against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Harkless suffered a right ankle injury in Game 2 in Denver. He underwent an MRI: Portland's Mo Harkless is available to play Game 3 tonight, league source tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski […]

Phoenix Suns general manager James Jones says the organization got a lot better on Friday by hiring Monty Williams as the team’s new head coach. Williams, who is an assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers, signed a five-year deal with the Suns on Friday. He will stay with the Sixers throughout their playoff run. "We […]

Philadelphia basketball legend Sonny Hill has a warning for the rest of the NBA, saying Sixers superstar big man Joel Embiid is just halfway to realizing his full potential as a basketball player. Embiid started playing basketball at 15-years-old, modeling his game after Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon. Now 25, Embiid has turned himself into […]