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Despite a recent stance that he is wanting to stay put, the rumor mill indicates All-Star point guard Damian Lillard could be bound for a move down south. According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, rumblings of Lillard wanting a potential move to the Los Angeles Lakers could have some truth to them. “I’ve been hearing that […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are hoping to find a way out of a gigantic $310 million expense tied to the team’s salary and will look into the potential to part ways with forward Carmelo Anthony at some point this summer, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Royce Young. The Thunder could look at a stretch-and-waive […]

The Dallas Mavericks are hoping to bring back point guard Yogi Ferrell, according to Mike Fisher of CBS 247 Sports. A solid, if not surprising sentiment, from the Mavs. As Seth Curry recently agreed to terms on a two-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, the Mavericks will be looking to lock down the 6-foot […]

Dwight Howard’s tenure with the Charlotte Hornets lasted only one season, much like some of his recent ventures have, as he joined his third team in the last three years. This trend wasn’t just a mere coincidence, and there is a reason why he was the first one traded out of an overpaid roster. While […]

Free agent center Kyle O’Quinn has agreed to a one-year, $4.5 million deal with the Indiana Pacers, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. The 6-foot-11 big man had his best season with the New York Knicks in 2017-18, posting 7.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game as a backup to Enes Kanter. […]

Luc Mbah a Moute made the most of last season with the Houston Rockets, playing into their mold as a three-and-D prototypical player, helping them with his intangibles and new-found prowess for the 3-point shot. Now an unrestricted free agent, the 6-foot-9 forward is still weighing his options, hoping to remain with the Rockets if […]

An earlier anecdote from ESPN’s Michael C. Wright set the internet ablaze last night, saying that Kawhi Leonard’s camp went to such lengths to keep him away from the San Antonio Spurs, that they were willing to put him in a different room once the representatives asked to see him. According to Fox Sports 1’s […]

The Sacramento Kings have expressed interest in Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine and Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker, both restricted free agents that are bound to garner attention as the second wave of free agents get their very own deals. According to Jason Jones of The Sacramento Bee, the Kings, while interested, would need […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have gone from aggressively pursuing San Antonio Spurs star forward Kawhi Leonard to reportedly letting go of the rope, no longer willing to tug at this potential trade after securing a long-term commitment from LeBron James. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the feeling around the Lakers front office is to avoid […]

Heading into the end of the first week of July, point guard Isaiah Thomas is only a year removed from putting up an NBA third-best 28.9 points per game during his last season with the Boston Celtics, helping catapult them to the postseason. Yet the 5-foot-9 dynamo has been mostly looked at as a backup […]

Only a few days into the offseason, LeBron James is once again among the favorites to take home the Most Valuable Player award, having agreed to a four-year, $154 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers to make the West Coast his new home. According to Mark Gallant of The Action Network, James moved from a […]

The Phoenix Suns are looking to bring an old school feel to the NBA after drafting a legitimate big man in Arizona’s Deandre Ayton. Head coach Igor Kokoskov knows just what car he dealt for a the dealership, and he intends to run it as such. “He’ll never be a power forward in this league,” […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made a head-scratching move by acquiring Rajon Rondo shortly after landing LeBron James on a four-year, $154 million agreement, but it hasn’t seemed to faze the Ball family, despite rumors of open competition between the two for the starting point guard spot. While reports indicated Lonzo Ball would have to compete […]

Damian Lillard has been among the names rumored to be a target of the Los Angeles Lakers after the franchise missed out on Paul George and DeMarcus Cousins as a potential sidekick to LeBron James. According to what ESPN’s Steven A. Smith (via Thomas Duffy of Bycycle) said on his radio show, the Portland Trail […]

Jordan Bell is slated to get his share of extra playing time in this year’s Summer League, but the Golden State Warriors have been determined to optimize his diet this offseason. While the usual narrative has overweight players that need to shed some weight, or thin players that need to put some on, Bell’s dilemma […]

LaVar Ball spoke his prophecy into existence back in 2017, as his son Lonzo was drafted with the No. 2 overall pick by the Los Angeles Lakers. The loud-mouthed Ballfather couldn’t help himself but make another to follow, saying both of his other sons, LiAngelo Ball and LaMelo Ball, would wind up joining their older brother […]

Despite a potential interest from the New Orleans Pelicans in point guard Dennis Schroder, the Atlanta Hawks have not been fascinated with the offers they’ve gotten for their 24-year-old floor general, according to Jordan Schultz of Yahoo Sports. As it sits, the Hawks are still “content” with having Schroder and rookie Trae Young on the […]

The Dallas Mavericks took the first big swing of the NBA Draft, trading with the Atlanta Hawks for European phenom Luka Doncic, who they drafted with the third overall pick. But the Mavs are still in the process of getting him on the court, as he is still negotiating a buyout with his former pro […]

New Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James had perhaps the most impressive season of his career after playing all 82 regular season games and propelling the Cleveland Cavaliers to a fourth straight NBA Finals despite a hollowed out, underperforming roster. While The King has been a true ironman through his first 15 seasons in the […]

LeBron James’ antics have not changed despite making a change of coast, as the Los Angeles Lakers star is still playing the role of front office executive, having a say in who his teammates will be over the course of this busy free agency window, according to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst. The Lakers […]

Free agent forward Nemanja Bjelica has agreed to a one-year deal, $4.4 mid-level exception with the Philadelphia 76ers, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. His former team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, had withdrawn a qualifying offer, making him a free agent, which allowed the Sixers to entertain the signing. Bjelica had a coming out party last season, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have “had discussions” about acquiring Atlanta Hawks point guard Dennis Schroder in a trade, according to NBC Sports anchor Fletcher Mackel. The Pelicans reportedly like his talent but have major concerns about his pending legal issues, specifically a felony battery case from September. The Hawks have grown tired of Schroder and hope to […]

The Toronto Raptors have made very few moves aside from a coaching search after firing Coach of the Year Dwane Casey, who posted the franchise’s all-time best record with 59 wins. According to ESPN Insider Bobby Marks, the Raptors could shock the world by trading star shooting guard DeMar DeRozan for Kawhi Leonard. “I know […]

Despite talks between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs having stalled, the former remains intent to keep second-year forward Kyle Kuzma out of any trade conversations for Kawhi Leonard. “They’ve [Lakers] been willing to offer what they consider to be a fair package but they’ve made it very clear to San Antonio […]

The L.A. Clippers are looking less and less like a potential candidate to acquire Kawhi Leonard. As trade talks between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers have come to a stall, the latter is rumored to downshift gears and take a more passive approach, waiting until the 2019 offseason to acquire Leonard […]

Michael Lee of Yahoo Sports brought forward a different take than most of the NBA and its Twitter pundits have endlessly discussed since the Golden State Warriors “broke the NBA” by acquiring Kevin Durant in 2016. The argument caught fire once again when DeMarcus Cousins agreed to an outrageous one-year paycut, locking down a $5.3 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been star-starved since LeBron James agreed to a four-year, $154 million deal to join the team, as the potential of signing Paul George went by the wayside after he agreed long-term with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and trade talks for San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard stalled. Even after those […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have followed a positive postseason with a rather disappointing offseason, missing out on re-signing their All-Star DeMarcus Cousins only a year after trading for him, and their point guard Rajon Rondo, who agreed to ink a one-year, $9 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. Franchise star Anthony Davis was reportedly […]

The Houston Rockets are slated to match any offer sheet for restricted free agent Clint Capela, who is bound to get plenty of suitors for his services as one of the NBA’s fastest-growing talents, according to Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports. This means Capela will return to Houston for the foreseeable future. Capela is […]

The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly passed up on the chance to acquire big man DeMarcus Cousins due to concerns about his injury, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Lakers, unlike the Golden State Warriors, who jumped at the chance to sign him, did not share the luxury of being able to […]

Kyrie Irving could put the Boston Celtics front office on tilt by this time next year after turning down a contract extension a year after he was traded, setting up a potential conundrum of interests. The All-Star point guard could opt out of his contract next offseason, and he is bound to seriously consider his […]

Having secured the first 12 players on the roster, the Golden State Warriors will turn their attention to adding a couple of wing players, shortly after agreeing to terms with DeMarcus Cousins for the mid-level exception and Kevon Looney on a minimum deal. Among their free agent options are Luc Mbah A Moute, Wayne Ellington, […]

The Golden State Warriors’ acquisition of DeMarcus Cousins has put the NBA and its players on tilt, as the rich just get richer, further stretching the disparity between some of the elite teams in the league. The Lakers, who are fresh off acquiring LeBron James on a four-year, $154 million deal, have aimed at the […]

The Golden State Warriors wound up hitting the motherlode, sweeping the rug from underneath perennial giants of the sport and scoring one of their own in center DeMarcus Cousins. But before he even became a possibility to acquire, Dwight Howard was the team’s best potential free agent asset to replace veteran Zaza Pachulia in this […]

LaVar Ball was utterly confident his son, Lonzo Ball, will make LeBron James a better player now that the two are both with the Los Angeles Lakers. The loud personality noted a player like James would play right to his son’s skill set, urging the partnership will be an ultimate success. “How you gonna give […]

The L.A. Clippers could potentially copy the Los Angeles Lakers’ cap-clearing strategy, as the team could amass as much as $70 million of free agent cap space by next offseason, enough to sign two max-level free agents, according to Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times. Having signed shooting guard Avery Bradley to a two-year, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have not been nearly as aggressive as they looked to be prior to getting a commitment from LeBron James, who agreed to a four-year, $154 million deal with the team. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Lakers are heavily leaning toward acquiring Leonard via free agency, rather than a trade — […]

The New York Knicks are expected to finally come out swinging next offseason, as they’ve already started the process of shedding the contracts of their veteran players. New head coach David Fizdale is confident this front office has put “the bricks in place” to take a swing at some big-time free agents next summer. “[Knicks […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are still at a standstill when it comes to a potential trade for San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard. According to ESPN’s Michael K-B, Philly will have to be willing to give up former No. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz in any trade conversations. Fultz was injured for the vast majority of […]