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The Los Angeles Lakers have made quite apparent how impressed that they are with Lonzo Ball‘s presence on the floor as a leader and orchestrator of the offense. This has even led to fourth-year forward Julius Randle praising his passing ability, and some took it as him throwing some subtle shade toward D’Angelo Russell, in an […]

Earlier this offseason, the Washington Wizards reportedly offered All-Star point guard John Wall a four-year, $170 million extension. However, there has yet to be any progress made on either front toward hammering out a deal. According to Candance Buckner of the Washington Post, Wall doesn’t appear to be any rush to sign the extension with […]

In the last several weeks, there has been no shortage of shade thrown from Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox toward Los Angeles Lakers floor general Lonzo Ball. However, Fox had an unexpected reaction to Ball missing Monday’s game due to a groin injury, according to Mark Medina of the LA Daily News. De'Aaron Fox on Lonzo Ball: […]

Over the last few days, it had appeared that former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin was in line to take the New York Knicks‘ vacant president of basketball operations job. However, things quickly fell apart due to the team’s unwillingness to allow Griffin to bring in his own staff. According to Stefan Bondy of […]

The 2017 NBA Summer League is now underway, with many of the league’s young talent gaining much-needed experience on the court prior to the start of next season. However, it appears that the Chicago Bulls will venture the rest of the Summer League without the services of guard Kris Dunn, according to Nick Friedell of ESPN. Bulls announce Kris […]

The Philadelphia 76ers prior to the 2017 NBA Draft moved up to the first overall pick to eventually select former Washington point guard Markelle Fultz. This immediately brought into question what exactly were the 76ers’ long-term plans for Ben Simmons as it was previously reported that the team was going to play the former 2016 first […]

In the last couple of years, the Boston Celtics have put together a talent-laden roster that has put them into contention in the Eastern Conference. One of those pieces is second-year forward Jaylen Brown, who showed some promise in his rookie campaign last year. During a recent interview with CSNNE’s Abby Chin, Brown made it clear […]

In order to make enough financial room for the free-agent acquisition of All-Star forward Gordon Hayward, the Boston Celtics agreed to trade veteran guard Avery Bradley to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for forward Marcus Morris. However, Morris will come with some legal issues attached to him as he’s scheduled to go to court alongside […]

The New York Knicks and Carmelo Anthony appear to be headed toward an eventual solution in their ongoing situation at some point this offseason with a trade to another team. However, recently signed free agent guard Tim Hardaway Jr. is hoping that the Knicks decide instead to keep the 10-time All-Star in the fold next season, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been one of the most active teams this offseason, reshaping their roster in an attempt to finally contend in the Western Conference once again. One of the players that appears to be on the bubble is veteran big man Cole Aldrich, who has been involved in trade rumors over the last few weeks. […]

Following the trade of D’Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets, there has been much said about the former second overall pick of the 2015 NBA Draft. Most of those rumblings haven’t exactly been positive, with concern for his maturity level as well as a perceived lack of leadership skills. During a recent interview with Jared Greenberg of […]

During his illustrious NBA career, Hall of Famer Magic Johnson was the center of the Los Angeles Lakers–Boston Celtics rivalry. Since then, the two historic franchises have met just twice in the NBA Finals, both occurring nearly a decade ago. However, this is something that Johnson believes will happen again sometime in the near future. […]

In the last several months, there has been a growing expectation that All-Star forward Paul George will sign with the Los Angeles Lakers when he hits the free-agent market next summer. His former Indiana Pacers teammate Danny Granger is also of that same belief despite him being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder just prior to […]

In the last several months, there has been an ongoing saga between the New York Knicks and Carmelo Anthony concerning his long-term future with the team. However, it now appears that there may finally be some light at the end of the tunnel as ESPN’s Ian Begley is reporting that the 10-time All-Star is confident […]

Earlier this weekend, the New York Knicks made the decision to offer veteran guard Tim Hardaway Jr. a four-year, $71 million offer sheet that the Atlanta Hawks did not decide to match. According to Ramona Shelburne and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Knicks’ move to sign Hardaway Jr. to a lucrative deal has shocked many within the […]

Through the early goings of the 2017 Summer League, Boston Celtics rookie forward Jayson Tatum has been one of the best performers. In his first back-to-back under an NBA setting, Tatum finally felt the feeling of how it is to play the second game of that set, according to ESPN.  “The back-to-back, the quick turnaround, I […]

The Phoenix Suns and Alan Williams have agreed to a three-year deal worth $17 million deal, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. The 24-year-old was a restricted free agent and had received interest from the New York Knicks, but never truly materialized. This left the Suns as the only reported suitor for Williams’ services along with the ability to […]

The Utah Jazz took a big step back this offseason with the departure of All-Star Forward Gordon Hayward via free agency on a four-year, $128 million deal with the Boston Celtics. In light of that move, former Jazz guard Trey Burke took to Twitter on Sunday afternoon to bash the organization by stating that no superstar […]

Last week, All-Star forward Gordon Hayward made the decision to leave the Utah Jazz for the Boston Celtics via free agency on a four-year, $128 million deal. Hayward has voiced his appreciation for his seven seasons with the Jazz and even tried to help orchestrate a sign-and-trade to lessen the impact of his departure from the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night held their breath for a brief moment after rookie point guard Markelle Fultz suffered an apparent left ankle sprain in Summer League play against the Boston Celtics. The 76ers have quickly chosen to take the precautionary route with the situation by declaring that Fultz will sit out the remainder of […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been a team on the rebuild for the last several years and have become essentially a franchise jocking for position in the draft lottery year after year. However, the 76ers appear to finally be taking strides in the right direction by putting together a promising young core group of players led by big man Joel […]

The Houston Rockets this offseason have made a concerted effort to revamp their roster with a plethora of new talent. One of those incoming pieces to the puzzle is big man Zhou Qi, who the Rockets selected with the 43rd overall pick in last year’s draft. He officially inked a four-year deal with the team on […]

Since being selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 38th overall pick in this years’ draft, former Oregon forward Jordan Bell has constantly been in the headlines for things he has said. Bell once again made airways with an interesting comparison of shot blocking to a particular popular video game, according to Antony Slater of […]

In the last few days, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Andre Roberson has caught a significant amount of flack for giving a small tip of less than three percent on a nearly $500 bill at a restaurant. This all came shortly after Roberson earlier this week inked a new three-year, $30 million deal to remain with […]

Following the Golden State Warriors‘ second NBA title in the last three years, there were many questions heading into the offseason concerning their players entering free agency. However, the Warriors were able to retain all of their key free agents due in large part to Kevin Durant taking around $10 million less than the max […]

Since being let go by the Cleveland Cavaliers last month, there hasn’t been much chatter surrounding David Griffin‘s future in the NBA. However, that is about to change drastically with Ian Begley of ESPN reporting that the Knicks are nearing a deal to make Griffin their next president of basketball operations. After several conversations and […]

Through the early goings of the Las Vegas Summer League, Philadelphia 76ers point guard Markelle Fultz has shown much promise on the court. However, the No.1 overall pick in this year’s draft has suffered an apparent ankle injury on Saturday night that has many 76ers fans holding their breath. Markelle Fultz is OUT for the […]

One of the biggest storylines in free agency over the last few days has been restricted free agent forward Otto Porter‘s decision to agree to a four-year, $106 million offer sheet with the Brooklyn Nets. It shifted the decision-making process over to the Washington Wizards, who had only three days to match the lucrative offer made by the […]

Heading into the Los Angeles Lakers‘ first Summer League game, there were plenty of hype surrounding rookie point guard Lonzo Ball. However, Ball struggled in his debut, scoring just five points on 2-of-15 shooting from the field including 1-of-11 from 3-point range with five assists, four rebounds, two steals, one block, and three turnovers in the […]

The Boston Celtics this offseason have made several moves to help restructure the team to better compete for an NBA title next season. However, the organization has a looming decision to make involving All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas, who is set to enter the final year of his deal worth just $6.3 million. In light […]

Earlier this week, Nick Young made the decision to sign a one-year, $5.2 million contract with the Golden State Warriors in free agency. It was a decision-making process for Young that had plenty of influence from several Warriors players such as Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, and Stephen Curry. However, it was Green who made the most […]

Leading up to the 2017 NBA Draft, there was much made about the presence of LaVar Ball around his son Lonzo Ball once his NBA career begins. Despite all those questions, the Los Angeles Lakers selected Ball with the second overall pick without any hesitation. According to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, any concerns that may […]

The San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night made the surprising signing of veteran forward Rudy Gay to a two-year, $17.2 million deal. Although this brings aboard another proven scorer, there are still lingering questions that lie concerning his health after suffering a completely torn Achilles back in January. However, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN is reporting […]

During his last four seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, Nick Young developed the reputation as being one of a light-hearted player off the court through his outgoing personality. In this time, he gave himself the nickname “Swaggy P” to further extenuate his huge persona away from the court. However, this is something that Golden State […]

Earlier this week, the Golden State Warriors added another piece to their puzzle with the addition of guard Nick Young on a one-year, $5.2 million deal. Since the announcement of the move, there was some curiosity behind how the recruitment went down to add Young to the mix. According to Kevin Jones of KNBR, aside from Warriors players […]

The Houston Rockets have been quite busy this offseason putting together a team that can better compete with the Golden State Warriors. This has seen them acquire several key players such as All-Star point guard Chris Paul, veteran forward P.J. Tucker, and veteran big man Nene. In light of that, general manager Daryl Morey has […]

In the last few days, there has been much attention paid toward Golden State Warriors rookie forward Jordan Bell‘s reaction after being drafted with the 38th overall pick in this year’s draft. In the video of his reaction, Bell can’t be heard dissing Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James repeatedly stating “F*** Bron Bron,” which was a […]

In the months leading up to the Indiana Pacers‘ trade of All-Star forward Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder a week ago, there was plenty of rumors floating around about possible trade scenarios. Pacers general manager Kevin Pritchard has finally addressed the situation by stating that a vast majority of the chatter was untrue […]

In the last few months, LaVar Ball has made it blatantly clear that he isn’t one to back down from criticism or strike against him. With that in mind, Philadephia 76ers big man Joel Embiid has once again dissed him in a Snapchat video post following Ball’s recent comments trashing the 76ers and teammate Ben Simmons. It didn’t […]