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The Phoenix Suns have brought in free-agent shooting guards R.J. Hunter, Andre Dawkins, Isaiah Canaan, and Xavier Silas for workouts, Scott Bordow of AZcentral reports. One or two of the four could be invited to training camp and fight for a place in the Suns’ backcourt, which has lost guards Brandon Knight and rookie second-round […]

The New York Knicks and head coach Jeff Hornacek could finally feature Kristaps Porzingis more at center during the upcoming season, according to ESPN’s Ian Begley. Just as they did last season, Hornacek and the Knicks want to push the pace this season and, per league sources, would like to see Porzingis at center more […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid got an early copy of the new NBA 2K18 game and tried out playing himself and the Sixers, as he showed in a video he shared on his Instagram (and was then posted by SB Nation NBA on Twitter). Looks like Joel Embiid got the new 2K early… and he […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum may only be an incoming rookie, but as Celtics legend Paul Pierce told A. Sherrod Blakely of CSN New England, the Truth already sees a maturity in Tatum’s game that reminds him of himself, only at a more advanced stage in his career. "When I'm watching him, he looks like […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver believes the way the NBA is produced and consumed by fans could be much different in the near future. Silver was a panelist at a recent talk with Recode, and the commissioner brought forth some possible scenarios that the league could explore in terms of how its product is presented to […]

The Chicago Bulls are set to bring in second-year center Diamond Stone to training camp after signing him to a two-year, partially guaranteed deal, per Chris Reichert. The Chicago Bulls are signing Diamond Stone to a partially guaranteed 2-year deal, per league sources — Chris Reichert (@Chris_Reichert) September 14, 2017 Stone will still be eligible […]

San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay said on Wednesday that he will be ready for training camp, per Rotoworld. “Gay said that he feels ‘great’ after rehabbing from surgery to repair a torn Achilles suffered in January, adding, ‘I know a lot of people say that. I don’t think you’d expect me to say anything […]

While helping the NBA launch its first basketball school in China, Kobe Bryant was spotted at a local camp wearing an unreleased white version of the Kobe A.D Mid with a gum sole. Kobe Bryant in an unreleased Nike Kobe A.D. while in China. 👀 📸 @weocia pic.twitter.com/tULacUtYtc — B/R Kicks (@brkicks) September 14, 2017 […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball recently revealed that he worked out with Steve Nash and Kevin Durant at the Lakers’ facility. And on NBCSports.com’s Pro Basketball Talk podcast, Ball talked to Kurt Helin about what he learned from his fellow point guard Nash. “He’s an MVP, one of the best point guards who was playing, […]

Draymond Green and LeBron James have a checkered history on the court and have been key rivals during the Golden State Warriors-Cleveland Cavaliers Finals trilogy. However, the Warriors star expressed his appreciation for James and his decision to leave the Cavs for the Miami Heat in 2010, which has had a huge impact on the […]

According to Mavs.com’s Earl K. Sneed, the Dallas Mavericks are hoping backup big man Dwight Powell can continue to improve during the upcoming NBA season, particularly in terms of his three-point shooting. “He’s got to be consistent like he has been (late last season) to be a stretch four,” Cuban said while assessing Powell’s play […]

Both of the Philadelphia 76ers’ representatives at EuroBasket, Croatia’s Dario Saric and Turkey’s Furkan Korkmaz, were knocked out on Sunday in the round of 16. Saric’s Croatia was routed by Russia, while Korkmaz’s Turkey succumbed to Spain. Both Sixers played well during the tournament, though, and as Sixers.com beat reporter Brian Seltzer notes, head coach […]

The NBA regular season is still a couple weeks away, but the Denver Nuggets social media team has already racked up a huge W. The Nuggets’ official Twitter account was just minding its own business in posting a perfectly innocent “Trick Shot Tuesday” video featuring Malik Beasley hitting a behind-the-back shot. Trick Shot Tuesday. https://t.co/pjOQZxmWVD […]

Take a look at Dirk Nowitzki’s Basketball Reference page and you’ll see a trio of the Dallas Mavericks star’s nicknames: Dirty, Tall Baller from the G, German Race Car. However, that list is missing one nickname, one that was given to him by former teammate and current Mavs assistant coach Darrell Armstrong and is apparently […]

Luka Doncic may be just an 18-year-old kid whom his roommate Goran Dragic says still watches cartoons and Friends, but according to Sportando, the Miami Heat star believes that even at a young age his fellow Slovenian is a star. Goran Dragic: Doncic? He's a star, still a kid. I can say he still watches […]

The EuroBasket quarterfinal matchup between Slovenia and Latvia was an intriguing one as it pitted two of the tournament’s standout performers: Slovenia’s Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic and Latvia’s New York Knicks big man Kristaps Porzingis. Dragic was simply sensational during the group stage, where he averaged over 24 points and 5.2 assists per […]

As reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Shabazz Muhammad is nearing a return to the Minnesota Timberwolves this season. While that deal is a good one for the Timberwolves in terms of filling their need at backup small forward, it could also be beneficial for the New Orleans Pelicans and their bid to bring back Dante […]

The Utah Jazz are nearing an agreement with point guard Nate Wolters on a two-way contract according to Tony Jones of the Salt Lake Tribune on Twitter. The Utah Jazz and Nate Wolters are coming to terms on a two-way contract, sources tell The Salt Lake Tribune — tribjazz (@tribjazz) September 12, 2017 The 26-year-old […]

Spain is through to yet another EuroBasket semifinal after knocking off Germany, 84-72, in the quarterfinals of EuroBasket 2017. Memphis Grizzlies big man Marc Gasol’s monster performance with a team-high 28 points and 10 rebounds was a major factor in the Spaniards’ win over the Germans. After a closely-contested first half which saw Spain leading […]

New York Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis has been hitting the gym hard this offseason, and he decided to share more pictures of how much his body has been progressing on his Instagram account. https://www.instagram.com/p/BY6PfSWDUBg/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BY6Pxh0jsgS/ The young up and comer has been working hard over the past months and trying to pack on more muscle and […]

Detroit Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy has told Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press that point guard Reggie Jackson will be ready for training camp, which starts in two weeks. “All good with the doctors and ramping up his basketball work,” Van Gundy wrote in a text. “He’ll be ready.” Jackson recently completed […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are so short of viable small forward options at the moment that shooting guard E’Twaun Moore could potentially start at that position. ESPN currently has the 6-foot-4 guard listed atop the Pelicans’ small forward depth chart. Moore played 73 games in his first year with the Pelicans last season and started […]

Former NBA prospect Isaiah Austin is reportedly being eyed by the Philippine national basketball team as their next naturalized player, according to Gilas Pilipinas Basketball. Gilas Pilipinas plans to bring in Austin to boost their squad for the upcoming FIBA-Asia Champions Cup in China later this month. The 23-year-old Austin is a 7-foot-1 center who […]

Many New York Knicks fans have long been praying for the day when their unpopular owner, James Dolan, finally decides to sell the storied franchise. Could that day be getting closer to reality? As Market Watch’s Trey Williams reports, BTIG analyst Brandon Ross thinks there’s a possibility Dolan may finally consider selling his stake in […]

Spain and San Antonio Spurs big man Pau Gasol are getting ready for Spain’s big EuroBasket quarterfinal showdown with Germany by schooling poor Willy Hernangomez in the post during practice. Getting ready for tomorrow's quarterfinals! Good defense @willyhg94 😜 #SlowMotion #Istanbul #Eurobasket2017 pic.twitter.com/6Y2g5KpRlU — Pau Gasol (@paugasol) September 11, 2017 As the video he posted […]

Nikola Vucevic is not a fan of FIBA’s new World Cup qualifying format. The Montenegro and Orlando Magic big man expressed his displeasure with the new format in an interview with French basketball portal BeBasket (then translated into English by Eurohoops.net): “It’s complicated and it makes no sense”, said the Orlando Magic center. “It does […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes new Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta got a bargain with the record $2.2 billion price he bought the team for. When asked by Dalton Trigg of Mavs Moneyball what he thought about the Texas rivals’ sale, Cuban cited the demand for live content like what the NBA provides will […]

Dion Waiters is a proud Philadelphian, while Kevin Durant is a D.C. kid. So when Waiters’ Philadelphia Eagles and Durant’s Washington Redskins met in Week 1 of the NFL season, the former Oklahoma City teammates decided to take in the big game between the two rivals together live. There was a short video posted on […]

The blockbuster Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas trade caught most of the NBA world by surprise. Not Stephen Curry, though. The Golden State Warriors star told Scott Fowler of the Charlotte Observer that nothing in the league surprises him and that those types of blockbuster trades are par for the course in the NBA. “Nothing in this league […]

If Stephen Curry had his way, he’d only be halfway through his NBA career. The Golden State Warriors star told Scott Fowler of the Charlotte Observer that he plans on playing 16 years in the league just like his father, Dell, and that eight years into his career, he has a greater understanding of what it’ll […]

Charlotte Hornets coach Steve Clifford is still fully committed to small forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. According to the Charlotte Observer’s Rick Bonnell, Clifford went out of his way to state that Kidd-Gilchrist is still a starter despite his poor shooting. He also thinks that Kidd-Gilchrist can be a top 10 defender in the league this upcoming […]

While talking to a Turkish television channel after Turkey’s EuroBasket Round of 16 defeat at the hands of Spain, former NBA player and current Turkish Basketball Federation president Hedo Turkoglu intimated that all was not well behind the scenes surrounding the team. Per EuroHoops.net: “The tournament is over for us. During this process, we were […]

It’s been a busy offseason for Tim Duncan. The retired Spurs legend did his part for victims of Hurricane Harvey, and when Hurricane Irma hit Duncan’s birthplace of the U.S. Virgin Islands among other places, he was also on hand pledging his own money as well as urging others to donate via his moving piece […]

Recently-retired Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce is currently in China, apparently looking for Brandon Jennings. But instead of his old Twitter foe, “The Truth” ran into another NBA personality he supposedly has beef with: former Celtics teammate Ray Allen. But as the picture Pierce posted on Instagram with Allen shows, it appears as if Pierce […]

San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay’s basketball game may be a bit rusty as he continues to recover from a major injury, but as a social media troll recently found out, Gay’s Twitter game is as sharp as ever. The aforementioned fan wondered who was more washed up, Gay or Rajon Rondo. Gay replied with […]

Charlotte Hornets rookie guard Malik Monk’s ankle injury was worse than initially thought. As the Charlotte Observer’s Rick Bonnell reports after speaking with head coach Steve Clifford, Monk still hasn’t fully recovered from the “significant injury” which he suffered earlier this summer. https://twitter.com/rick_bonnell/status/906363199171305472 https://twitter.com/rick_bonnell/status/906364271466086402 Monk, who was drafted No. 11 overall by the Hornets in […]

Dwyane Wade has been spending some quality time with his eldest son, Zaire, this summer. Last month, Wade was teaching 15-year-old Zaire how to get behind the wheel of a Ferrari. And as Wade’s recent Instagram video shows, the two were spending some time on the court in Malibu practicing their father-son alley-oop routine. https://www.instagram.com/p/BY1J46RAiTf/ As […]

In the midst of record-breaking $2-plus billion sales of the Los Angeles Clippers, and most recently the Houston Rockets, the New York Knicks remain as the most valuable franchise in the NBA. Gerry Smith of Bloomberg reports that according to Macquarie Research, the New York Knicks are now pegged at $3.5 billion following the Rockets’ […]

Philadelphia 76ers legend Julius Erving is a believer in the young team’s prospects for the upcoming season. According to CSN Philly’s Jessica Camerato, Dr. J thinks the Sixers have a decent shot at making it back to the playoffs in the Eastern Conference. Dr. J on the Sixers this season: "I think we should make […]