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Dallas Mavericks point guard Devin Harris could be looking at playing the small forward position after having a logjam situation at the guard spot this season. The 13-year veteran expects to see some time at the small forward position going forward. The Mavs will have rookie Dennis Smith Jr., G-League wonder Yogi Ferrell, and veteran […]

Making a slight trip to the past, Kevin Durant was asked to pick a historic player he’d like to play with, during a YouTube livestream hangout interview in his channel. The Golden State Warriors forward darted a couple of options, first opting for a dominant center, then for a passing wizard, expressing his admiration. “It […]

Danilo Gallinari’s acquisition was a key one for the L.A. Clippers after signing Blake Griffin to a five-year, $173 million deal after the Chris Paul trade. The team was hopeful to give Griffin a partner to generate a one-two scoring punch that can keep the Clippers’ hopes alive after losing a perennial All-Star that kept the […]

Amid a busy offseason that included the re-negotiation of Dirk Nowitzki’s contract, the ever-lasting back-and-forth to get Nerlens Noel under contract and a successful Summer League, Mark Cuban’s highlight of these last few months was drafting Dennis Smith Jr. with the ninth overall pick. Smith showed his potential early on, taking the Dallas Mavericks to […]

Despite earlier reports of Isaiah Thomas having an alleged conflictive egotistical personality by Fox Sports 1’s Chris Broussard, former teammate Evan Turner shrugged all those claims, having known Thomas since he was a young kid in high school. “I met IT in high school, we always been tight,” Turner told Jared Weiss of CelticsBlog after […]

The L.A. Clippers will hire New York Knicks’ executive Mark Hughes to the assistant general manager position, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. Hughes will join a brass comprised of former Cleveland Cavaliers tandem Michael Winger and Trent Redden, who will hold general managers and assistant positions, respectively. After four seasons as a scout […]

Carmelo Anthony was back on another of Chris Brickley’s “Blackout Sessions” in New York City, making yet another appearance along with the usual suspects in Enes Kanter and former Knick Lance Thomas. Brooklyn native Lance Stevenson, former Knick Brandon Jennings, and MSG target Archie Goodwin were also found getting their dose of summer ball in […]

Klay Thompson made headlines over the offseason after botching a 360 dunk attempt during his promotional tour in China, and while he was unaware of his gaffe going viral in the Twitterverse, he surely had the explanations in his back pocket to excuse his failed attempt. “I didn’t even realize how viral I was going […]

Throughout his 10 years in the league, Kevin Durant has kept one piece of advice near and dear to his heart and mind — “Every time you touch the ball, shoot it.” If that mentality sounds familiar, it’s because it comes from one of the best pure scorers the game has seen — words of […]

The Golden State Warriors closed up one of the most daunting offseasons in recent memory, signing two of their key starters in Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant as well as vital spark plugs off the bench in Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston. Despite having a loaded roster, the team managed to also bring back forward […]

In the midst of a whirling free agency period, the dust has settled for the past month and free agent center Nerlens Noel is still waiting to receive an offer worthy of his contributions. The lanky big man reportedly turned down an offer in the $17.5 million-a-year range from the Dallas Mavericks earlier this offseason, […]

Contrary to a prior report by Arizona Sports Radio’s John Gambadoro, the Milwaukee Bucks reportedly did not make an offer for Kyrie Irving to the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to Jon Krawczynski of the Associated Press. Gambadoro offered that the Phoenix Suns were not close to a deal with the Cavs to acquire the 25-year-old star […]

After helping on the refurbishing of a court in West Oakland, Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson couldn’t escape the media wondering about his thoughts on a Cleveland Cavaliers inquiry for his services in a trade for Kyrie Irving. Cavs general manager Koby Altman reached out to many teams, one of them, the Warriors […]

Despite endearing himself to the blue collar town of Boston due to his eye-catching stature and carving out a path to prominence after being drafted with the last pick of the 2011 NBA Draft, Isaiah Thomas might not have had the same luck within the Celtics locker room. According to Chris Broussard of Fox Sports […]

The Milwaukee Bucks managed a positive impression last season, legitimately claiming a stake in the Eastern Conference playoffs and securing the sixth spot despite losing one of the their main cogs in Jabari Parker, who suffered a second ACL injury late in the season. Hybrid guard Malcolm Brogdon, who took the place of injured Khris […]

The Boston Celtics wound up the big winners of the Kyrie Irving sweepstakes, but other potential suitors for his services didn’t finish far from the race, while others had no chance at all. The Phoenix Suns were rumored to be one of the teams interested in the 25-year-old All-Star, but according to John Gambadoro of […]

Paul Pierce will put an end to his 19-year NBA career and will do so as a member of the Boston Celtics after signing a one-day contract to retire as one. But he surely won’t want to do it the way Dreamland Wax Museum in Boston chose to honor him. https://twitter.com/BDiGiulio/status/899764824900603906 The statue resembles a […]

Kevin Durant jumped in on the Hot Ones YouTube channel, discussing many areas off the court, including fashion sense, where he was asked which NBA player he’d go to for advice. “No. 1 person I wouldn’t go to is Draymond,” Durant said jokingly. “So let’s get that out the way first.” Once he took the shot […]

Kristaps Porzingis might be scoring close to 20 points per game for the New York Knicks this past season, but his scoring prowess off the court has been nothing but goose eggs thus far. While he’s been a reliable second option for his team the past two seasons, the Latvian international has been chucking up […]

The Detroit Pistons pulled the trigger on a trade with the Boston Celtics after the latter acquired Gordon Hayward back on Jul. 4 as a free agent. Having commanded a $128 million offer for four years, defensive ace Avery Bradley was sure the roster was due for a massive shakedown. Bradley was traded to the […]

Taking after teammate C.J. McCollum, Portland Trail Blazers forward Evan Turner put on his analyst glasses and took on breaking down the Cleveland Cavaliers-Boston Celtics trade on Tuesday, adding to the never-ending offseason hype of new faces in new places. Following a 2016-17 season that saw the best of Isaiah Thomas and his offensive firepower, […]

In an ironically sudden spur of events, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded their former 2011 No. 1 overall selection, Kyrie Irving, for the very last of that same draft, Isaiah Thomas, formerly of the Boston Celtics. Kyrie Irving for Isaiah Thomas would mean trading the No. 1 pick for the 60th pick from the 2011 draft. […]

The Boston Celtics were forced to give up several of their pieces to acquire Kyrie Irving on Tuesday. Despite it being a high price to pay, the C’s did not bend and refused to give up No. 3 picks Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown, two young prospects that the Cleveland Cavaliers had their eyes on […]

Despite the incessant rumors of a possible move to the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Miami Heat, shooting guard Dwyane Wade has not talked to the Chicago Bulls’ brass since the team traded former teammate Jimmy Butler, according to Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype. Source: Dwyane Wade hasn't talked with Bulls brass since Jimmy Butler deal. No […]

In a season mired by rumors and hoopla of players’ potential future destinations, Sports Illustrated’s Rohan Nadkarni was determined to get Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball to muse about a potential pairing with LeBron James next summer. While Ball bit with a short response to a potential alley-oop play between the King and himself, […]

Coming off a Sixth Man of the Year campaign, Houston Rockets shooting guard Eric Gordon has been putting in the work early this offseason in hopes to be up to par with the franchise’s expectations coming into this 2017-18 season. Gordon was one of the best three-point threats and one of the deadliest bucket-getters to […]

TNT analyst Charles Barkley, a man of many opinions, thinks the Golden State Warriors should accept a potential visit to the White House, after comments from Kevin Durant and other NBA stars denouncing President Donald Trump for his stance on the aftermath of the violent white supremacist march in Charlottesville, Virginia. Durant and some of […]

For those who have taken the eyes off this offseason after the NBA Finals, this has been known as The Summer of James Harden after the iconic Houston Rockets guard put on his recruiter’s shades and hat and corralled the services of Chris Paul. The new backcourt duo has been seen hooping together throughout the […]

Kevin Durant has faced a major drop-off from last year’s popularity contest after being the incoming draft class’ favorite NBA player for three straight years, dipping an alarming 24 percent from last season during Tuesday’s 2017-18 NBA rookie survey. Kevin Durant dropped 24%?!?! Wow. pic.twitter.com/1hhFIOi59t — Josh Eberley 🇨🇦 (@JoshEberley) August 22, 2017 Durant only received […]

Detroit Pistons No. 12 overall selection Luke Kennard was voted as the best shooter in Tuesday’s 2017-18 NBA rookie survey. Kennard won by an overwhelming amount of votes, recording 48.6 percent of the votes, followed by Charlotte Hornets shooting guard Malik Monk (13.5 percent) and three-and-D specialist Terrance Ferguson of the Oklahoma City Thunder (10.8 […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell was voted as the biggest steal of the NBA Draft in Tuesday’s 2017-18 NBA rookie survey. Mitchell (18.9 percent) edged Dallas Mavericks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. (13.5 percent), who was voted as the most likely candidate to win Rookie of the Year and most athletic in this draft […]

Pheonix Suns No. 4 overall selection Josh Jackson was voted as the best defender during Tuesday’s 2017-18 NBA rookie survey. Jackson (26.3 percent) edged Golden State Warriors’ second-rounder Jordan Bell (23.7 percent) for pre-season consideration after the Oregon product showed his versatility by posting a 5-by-5 game in the Summer League. Utah Jazz three-and-D shooting […]

Ricky Rubio is yet to make his debut for his new team, the Utah Jazz, but if preparations for EuroBasket are any indication — he’ll be doing so sporting a vastly different look. The Spanish international was seen sporting a slicked-back Euro ponytail look along with a beard that can rival James Harden’s in the […]

Rookies Lonzo Ball of the Los Angeles Lakers and Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics tied to top votes for the best NBA career during Tuesday’s 2017-18 NBA rookie survey. Both rookies netted an 18.4 percent of the total votes with Phoenix Suns forward Josh Jackson and Dallas Mavericks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. tying […]

Dallas Mavericks prized No. 9 overall selection Dennis Smith Jr. was voted as the top candidate to earn Rookie of the Year honors in Tuesday’s 2017-18 NBA rookie survey. Smith (25.7 percent) edged top-two picks Lonzo Ball of the Los Angeles Lakers (20 percent) and Markelle Fultz of the Philadelphia 76ers (17.1 percent) for the […]

ESPN pundit Stephen A. Smith wasn’t having any of Blake Griffin’s theory of LeBron James making his way to play with the New York Knicks, but instead criticized the newly re-signed L.A. Clippers forward for not playing up to his potential and being the one to partner with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ star. Griffin went on […]

An always energized Draymond Green took the chance to school some students in the art of trash talk during a Champs Sports ad, detailing one of his most recent back-and-forth battle with recently-retired Paul Pierce. Green reminisced about how it all happened, not only on a nationally televised game, but also in the very first […]

After Markelle Fultz has continuously joked that he’d be open to wearing Big Baller Brand gear, even before he was signed a contract with Nike, the Philadelphia 76ers rookie reiterated his desire for the outsider online retailer of counterpart Lonzo Ball during a casual interview on Twitch. While the interest remains a casual one, its […]

The Houston Rockets announced the signing of point guard Demetrius Jackson to a two-way contract, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. This deal will allow the former Notre Dame product to develop with affiliate Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the G League — following a great stint with the Maine Red Claws during […]