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The annual front office survey is upon us with the start of the regular season only a week away and general managers around the league responded to 48 different questions about the best teams, players, coaches, fans, offseason moves, amongst other topics. They were not allowed to vote for their own team or personnel. Percentages are based […]

The annual front office survey is upon us with the start of the regular season only a week away and general managers around the league responded to 48 different questions about the best teams, players, coaches, fans, offseason moves, amongst other topics. They were not allowed to vote for their own team or personnel. Percentages are based on the […]

The annual front office survey is upon us with the start of the regular season only a week away, and general managers around the league responded to 48 different questions about the best teams, players, coaches, fans, offseason moves, amongst other topics. They were not allowed to vote for their own team or personnel. Percentages are based on the […]

The Sacramento Kings and Miami Heat are exploring a possible trade that would send Rudy Gay and Darren Collison in exchange for Goran Dragic, according to Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders. Gay has been very vocal about his discontent with the organization, so the Kings will look to move him to try and avoid the $14.2 […]

LaMarcus Aldridge could be wearing a different jersey by season’s end. Rumor has it the San Antonio Spurs‘ $80 million big man could be traded if the team does not outperform expectations. In an appearance on CSN New England, ESPN columnist Jackie MacMullan said Aldridge could be shipped elsewhere at some point during the season: “For instance, […]

The annual front office survey is upon us with the start of the regular season only a week away and general managers around the league responded to 48 different questions about the best teams, players, coaches, fans, offseason moves, amongst other topics. They were not allowed to vote for their own team or personnel. Percentages are based […]

Longtime NBA veteran Tayshaun Prince is still waiting for the phone to ring. After spending last season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the 6-foot-9 forward has struggled to draw interest from franchises around the league. Prince was a model of consistency in his heyday, and an iron man of sorts playing 82 games during six straight […]

The annual front office survey is upon us with the start of the regular season only a week away and general managers around the league responded to 48 different questions about the best teams, players, coaches, fans, offseason moves, amongst other topics. They were not allowed to vote for their own team or personnel. Percentages are based […]

The annual front office survey is upon us with the start of the regular season only a week away and general managers around the league responded to 48 different questions about the best teams, players, coaches, fans, offseason moves, amongst other topics. They were not allowed to vote for their own team or personnel. Percentages are based […]

Matthew Dellavedova will likely have the keys to the point guard position for the Milwaukee Bucks thanks to the recent shipment of Michael Carter-Williams to the Windy City. While he hasn’t been announced as a starter, the Australian international pulled a trick out of his hat with this reverse flip, going between the trees in the lane against the Detroit […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are narrowing down their final roster choices. It was announced Monday that journeyman guard/forward Reggie Williams signed with the team. The 30-year-old last played for Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League, tallying 13.6 points on 58.8 percent from the floor, with 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 16 appearances for the team. […]

Five preseason games in the bag with a 4-1 record thus far has had players and coaching staff in good spirits, so the Golden State Warriors held their annual open practice on Wednesday. After the practice was over, the rookies participated in a talent show, where they sang some karaoke and let the crowd get to know them. […]

Sacramento Kings majority owner Vivek Ranadive has had a history of making comments that tends to easily catch media attention during his relatively young stint as an owner of the team. His last appeared as a back-handed statement when he “unintentionally” threw former general manager Geoff Petrie under the bus. “I needed somebody to go and actually work out the players,” Ranadive […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were one of the first teams to strike the coaching market with the hiring of former Golden State Warriors assistant coach (and interim head coach) Luke Walton, as he agreed to terms before the playoffs were even close to being over. The 36-year-old Walton led the Warriors to a historic 39-4 […]

Russell Westbrook wasn’t always the best player on his team — as it turns out — he wasn’t even the best player on his block, as he recalls. That honor belonged to his best friend — Khelcey Barrs. The two played high school basketball together at Leuzinger High, where everyone came to see Barrs play […]

Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol has been diagnosed with a bone bruise in his right foot after getting an MRI today, according to a report by Michael Wallace of Grizzlies.com. The 7-foot-1 center is slated to sit out Wednesday’s preseason finale against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Fizdale says Marc Gasol had MRI on right foot, which […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle has a fan in Draymond Green. The Golden State Warriors All-Star forward has developed a respect for Randle’s game and his approach to basketball. “From the first time I saw him play, I just loved the intensity that he played with, the fire, the dog, the passion and fire […]

Portland Trail Blazers All-Star guard Damian Lillard has had his share of bold proclamations. Last year, with a depleted roster that saw every starter leave for a different destination – Wesley Matthews to Dallas, Nicolas Batum to Charlotte, LaMarcus Aldridge to San Antonio and Robin Lopez to New York – the 6-foot star said his […]

Russell Westbrook sees no complication in his situation. Out of all the players who have been asked about Kevin Durant leaving Oklahoma City for Golden State, Westbrook is the one with the shortest answers and the calmest demeanor. The 6-foot-3 guard, now the face of his franchise, gave some candid answers about the situation to GQ Magazine […]

Joakim Noah finally made his debut in orange and blue as he suited up in his New York Knicks jersey for the first time in front of home fans on Saturday. The native New Yorker also got a cool introduction by the team’s PA announcer, Mike Walczewski, who introduced him along with his hometown of Hell’s […]

Golden State Warriors center JaVale McGee is often in the headlines because of something silly he happened to do during the game or a funny haircut he’s rocking. On Saturday night, he made headlines by throwing down a ruthless dunk over Los Angeles Lakers forward Thomas Robinson. Rookie Patrick McCaw drove baseline and threw a […]

A year filled with records and chasing history kept Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr from experimenting with his team lass season. After losing six players to free agency this offseason, Kerr will be likely forced to tweak things until he finds something that works organically. The three-year coach was asked if he planned […]

Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol sent a scare to fans after leaving early in the fourth quarter with a right ankle injury during Saturday’s game against the Houston Rockets. The 7-foot-1 center was immediately check out by the trainers, taking off his shoe and heading to the locker room shortly after. Marc Gasol has a […]

The Warriors‘ habits are rubbing off on new Golden State signing Kevin Durant, who railed a contested three-pointer over the outstretched arm of Lakers rookie Brandon Ingram on Saturday, only to run back on defense as soon as the ball left his hand in true Stephen Curry fashion. Check it out. https://vine.co/v/5HM9Pv1dLza Looks like Curry’s antics […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls are nearing an agreement to trade point guard Michael Carter-Williams for sharp-shooting Tony Snell, league sources told ESPN’s Zach Lowe and Marc Stein. The Bucks have been relentlessly looking for help at the shooting guard position ever since the injury to Khris Middleton left a hole at that position. If […]

While we aren’t always thankful of those who paved the way, Chicago Bulls new signing Dwyane Wade showed love to two of the icons that ruled the game during his childhood and playing career. Wade took to Instagram and posted a picture of Kobe Bryant defending Michael Jordan, captioning it: “Top 2 shooting guards of All-time. […]

In the words of Charles Barkley: father time is undefeated. But maybe he’s taken some grace with the aging curve of veteran Memphis Grizzlies swingman Vince Carter. The 39-year-old still has some spring in his step as evidenced by this windmill dunk he threw down during training camp. See for yourself. https://www.instagram.com/p/BLCgv-pBljq/ While this is […]

Despite the Golden State Warriors‘ “small-ball” style of basketball catching on throughout the league, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich likes his roster just the way he’s built it. The additions of Pau Gasol this offseason and LaMarcus Aldridge last summer have given the Spurs a twin-tower tandem that will be a challenge to go against […]

Detroit Pistons assistant coach Tim Hardaway has received a three-game suspension after pleading no contest to drunken driving charges last month, according to the NBA’s announcement on Friday. The 50-year-old Hardaway faces suspension after an incident in April in Beverly Hills, where he had a 0.17 blood-alcohol level, enough to enter the “super-drunk” offense in the state […]

The National Basketball Players Association is looking into the current stalemate between the Miami Heat and All-Star forward Chris Bosh that could affect the rest of his pro career. Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Friday that the union will watch the situation closely, including the likelihood that the team could keep Bosh on the roster long enough […]

Point guard Emmanuel Mudiay has been diagnosed with a right ankle sprain, according to the Denver Nuggets‘ PR team. The second-year player was pulled out of Friday’s preseason game against the Golden State Warriors after suffering the injury. He played for 20 minutes, posting nine points and two assists during his shortened outing. Mudiay averaged […]

Golden State Warriors rookie Patrick McCaw has made his case for solid minutes off the bench in a talent-stacked roster that is bound to go places come postseason. The 6-foot-7 shooting guard railed a three-pointer at the end of regulation to send Friday’s game to overtime and a floater to win in it the extra […]

Washington Wizards new acquisition Ian Mahinmi is expected to miss four-to-six weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a partially torn medial meniscus, the team said on Saturday, via ESPN’s Marc Stein. The 6-foot-11 center suffered the injury during Thursday’s preseason game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Mahinmi is fresh off signing a four-year, $64 million deal to play back-up […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard has no regrets about his previous comments on the thought of joining a super team, but clarified that he wasn’t taking shots at Kevin Durant for his decision to join the Golden State Warriors this offseason. In an interview on The Jim Rome Show in CBS Radio, the Oakland native was frank […]

Carmelo Anthony is not willing to let the slightest bit of disrespect go unnoticed, as he followed-up on his comment on SLAM Magazine’s Instagram account where they rated the star as the No. 15 player in the league. The New York Knicks forward previously wrote “don’t play yaself” in the comments section of the post […]

Jamal Crawford had the crowd on its feet on Thursday night after hitting a cool 22-foot buzzer-beater from the right wing to put his L.A. Clippers over the Portland Trail Blazers. With the game knotted at 107 and 4.1 seconds to go, forward Alan Anderson inbounded the ball to Crawford, who took an isolation play […]

L.A. Clippers All-Star point guard Chris Paul took no prisoners during his fourth game of preseason, giving Damian Lillard the business with a ruthless behind-the-back crossover that left him out of the picture during Thursday’s 109-108 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. While Paul might have gotten a bit of an assist from budding mate […]

The rivalry between the Golden State Warriors and the L.A. Clippers just keeps getting more fierce by the minute. A few more sticks were thrown into the fire after Paul Pierce criticized Kevin Durant‘s signing with the runners-up in an interview with Sirius XM radio. All-Star forward Draymond Green was quick to respond to Pierce’s comments with […]

Paul Pierce is old school. It doesn’t seem too long since the Boston Celtics great was drafted 10th overall in 1998, but his 18 years in the league have made him as rugged as some of the best veterans in the league’s history. In an interview with SiriusXM Radio, the L.A. Clippers forward was blunt […]