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The Brooklyn Nets may not be considered favorites to win an NBA title until Kevin Durant returns from his Achilles injury, but Taurean Prince is not waiting around for Durant in his quest to help the Nets win a title. Prince spoke to reporters on Sunday about having a sense of urgency and setting lofty […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin are obviously excited about the arrival of Derrick Favors. New Orleans traded for Favors from the Utah Jazz in exchange for picks, bringing the veteran center to help guide their young core of Zion Williamson, Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart. […]

Over the course of just a few short hours before the sun had even risen on Saturday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers went from being an eighth seed in the Western Conference to the potential favorite to win the 2019-20 NBA championship. The Clippers made an extremely aggressive play in order to form a tandem […]

For years, the New York Knicks have been the team that has garnered all of the basketball headlines in New York City. After all, Madison Square Garden is hailed as “The Mecca of Basketball,” and the Knicks’ fan base is one of the most passionate in all of sports despite all of the recent losing. […]

The Chicago Bulls have come to terms with their second-round pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, Daniel Gafford out of Arkansas. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, the deal will be worth $6.1 million over four years, with two of those years being fully guaranteed: Chicago Bulls No. 38 overall selection Daniel Gafford […]

When Paul George hit the market as an unrestricted free agent last summer, most in the NBA community assumed it was a matter of time before he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. After all, George had grown up a Lakers fan and had been very transparent about his desire to play in Los Angeles. […]

Shortly after the 2012 NBA Finals, there seemed to be a feeling that the Oklahoma City Thunder were up next. Led by a young core of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden, the Thunder had three future stars still in the early stages of career, with plenty of room for growth. It never happened. […]

Although the Clippers’ acquisition of Paul George may have been the final determinant in Kawhi Leonard’s decision to head to Los Angeles, the head coach of the Clippers also played a significant role. According to ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski, Leonard had a strong desire to play for Doc Rivers, someone with whom he felt […]

The Los Angeles Clippers shocked the NBA community by trading for Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George and signing NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, immediately elevating their status in the Western Conference with just one bold stroke. But after the Clippers began the regular season as the presumptive favorites to land Leonard in the summer, […]

When all the dust had cleared, it was the acquisition of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George that would lead to the Los Angeles Clippers signing Kawhi Leonard. But before the Clippers sent a record number of draft picks to the Thunder (in addition to Danilo Gallinari and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander), the team had inquired into […]

Before the 2018-19 NBA regular season had even begun, people in the NBA community had begun to speculate where Kawhi Leonard would sign in the summer of 2019. One of the early favorites were the Los Angeles Clippers, a team with a young and improving core, a championship head coach in Doc Rivers and the […]

Although the Toronto Raptors had the opportunity to make one final play in their quest to re-sign Kawhi Leonard, they simply could not pull together a package strong enough to land Paul George, which would be the ultimate determinant in Leonard’s decision to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers. And while Toronto should still be […]

The Los Angeles Clippers pulled one of the all-time NBA free agency heists in the middle of the night, trading for Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George and coming to terms with Kawhi Leonard to form one of the most dangerous partnerships in the league. Leonard had apparently turned his attention to recruiting George as […]

The Sacramento Kings had a tough choice to make between keeping either Frank Mason III or Yogi Ferrell on the roster as one of the team’s point guard options. Shortly after deciding to waive Mason III, the Kings guaranteed Ferrell’s $3.2 million salary for the 2019-20 NBA season. Both Mason III and Ferrell struggled to […]

The Miami Heat surprised a number of analysts by drafting Tyler Herro with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. But the selection of Herro would just be the first in an offseason that has already been full of surprises on behalf of Pat Riley and co. With teams around the league […]

One of the best things that can happen to a player in any sport is a midseason trade that lands them on a championship contender. Boston Red Sox outfielder Steve Pearce was traded to Beantown at the end of June last year, and would eventually be named the World Series MVP. After over a decade […]

With all of the moving and shaking going on due to NBA free agency, the Denver Nuggets looked like a strong candidate to build on a season in which they had earned the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. The team would be returning all of its core pieces after accepting Paul Millsap’s […]

Thew New York Knicks had dreams of signing the two biggest stars of the 2019 NBA free-agent class in Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard and cementing a new era in “The Mecca of Basketball ” Despite these grandiose visions, however, Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report writes that Leonard would only pair with Durant with the Los Angeles […]

The Charlotte Hornets find themselves in quite the downtrodden position heading into the 2019-20 NBA season. The team lost franchise point guard Kemba Walker in free agency, and second-leading scorer Jeremy Lamb signed a deal with the Indiana Pacers. To make matters worse, the Hornets owe over $85 million combined to Nicolas Batum, Bismack Biyombo, […]

When the Chicago Bulls slipped to the No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, most analysts pegged them to select point guard Coby White out of North Carolina. The franchise had grown more and more dissatisfied with Kris Dunn, who had failed to make a substantial leap in his second season in Chicago […]

The halfway point of the 2019 MLB season has come and gone, and the All-Star break is just around the corner. While NBA free agency talk has dominated the majority of the headlines as of late, baseball teams around the league are going through internal changes as they prepare to enter the dog days of […]

Having signed both Paul George and Dennis Schroeder to lucrative contracts last summer after agreeing to a $100 million deal with center Steven Adams in the year prior, the Oklahoma City Thunder already find themselves over the luxury tax. As such, the Thunder have begun to explore their options and are shopping Adams around to […]

The New York Knicks have already been highly criticized for their handling of free agency. The Knicks entered the summer as a favorite to land at least one max-level free agent. Whether that was Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard , Kemba Walker or Jimmy Butler, it did seem as though the Knicks would sign […]

The Kawhi Leonard question directly affects three NBA organizations. Two reside in Los Angeles. Heading into the summer of 2019, the Los Angeles Clippers were arguably in the best position of any team in the NBA. They had made a scintillating run to the playoffs and earned the respect of the Golden State Warriors in […]

The Utah Jazz signed Indiana Pacers swingman Bojan Bogdanovic to a four-year, $73 million deal in free agency, but the move required some sacrifice. The Jazz will be forced to waive Derrick Favors, who has been with the team since his rookie season. Center Rudy Gobert — a good Jazzman — “took note.” Gobert took […]

After the Indiana Pacers signed restricted free agent Malcolm Brogdon, the Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to a three-year, $29 million contract with George Hill, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Free agent guard George Hill has agreed to a three-year, $29M deal to return to Milwaukee, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have officially made contact with free agent shooting guard Danny Green, according to Andrew Greif of The Los Angeles Times: The Clippers and guard Danny Green have indeed talked today, a league source confirmed. — Andrew Greif (@AndrewGreif) June 30, 2019 Danny Green has been a player of interest for a number […]

The Washington Wizards acquired both Bobby Portis and Jabari Parker from the Chicago Bulls in the hopes that they could potentially make a run at a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. However, the injury to John Wall was simply too much to overcome, and the Wizards stumbled to a 32-50 record and to 10th […]

Despite earlier reports that the Indiana Pacers had been closing in on a potential deal with former Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio, the Phoenix Suns have signed the Spaniard to a three-year, $51 million deal, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Free agent Ricky Rubio agreed three-year, $51 million deal with the Phoenix […]

According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, the New York Knicks and owner James Dolan did not offer a full max contract to Kevin Durant due to concerns with his Achilles tear in the NBA Finals. The Knicks and owner Jim Dolan were not prepared to offer Kevin Durant a full max contract due to concerns over […]

The Washington Wizards have come to terms on a three-year, $25 million deal with center Thomas Bryant according to ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski: Thomas Bryant has agreed to a three-year, $25M deal to return to the Washington Wizards, agent Todd Ramasar (@tramasar) tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2019 Washington acquired Bryant […]

Vlade Divac and the Sacramento Kings continue to bolster their roster with free agency underway on Sunday evening. Enter Trevor Ariza. After already agreeing to a pair of deals with Harrison Barnes and Dewayne Dedmon, the Kings agreed to a two-year deal with Trevor Ariza worth $25 million, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic: […]

The Sacramento Kings are getting aggressive in free agency. After already verbally agreeing to re-sign Harrison Barnes on a multi-year deal, the Kings are now expected to agree with veteran center Dewayne Dedmon on a three-year, $40 million deal, according to Sam Smick of The Athletic: The Kings are also expected to come to quick […]

Heading into the 2018-19 season, the Boston Celtics were the presumptive favorite in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics had already come within a single game of reaching the NBA Finals despite injuries to Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, and with both players looking healthy before the start of the regular season, another deep run appeared […]

The Charlotte Hornets have already found their point guard to replace Kemba Walker. Charlotte and Terry Rozier plan to reach an agreement on a three-year, $58 million deal once free agency officially opens. It will be a sign-and-trade transaction: Free agent guard Terry Rozier plans to agree to a three-year, $58M contract with the Charlotte […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have their work cut out for them on the cusp of NBA free agency. While it appears unlikely that Jimmy Butler will return to Philly, the Sixers will meet with Tobias Harris to kickstart their negotiations, according to David Aldridge of The Athletic: UFA Tobias Harris will meet with the 76ers at the […]

The Miami Heat have become a leading candidate to land Philadelphia 76ers star Jimmy Butler once free agency begins on Sunday night, but other teams around the league may be ramping up their pursuit of Butler as well. Marc Stein of The New York Times is reporting that the Los Angeles Lakers are looking to get […]

The Golden State Warriors are still planning to offer injured superstar Kevin Durant a five-year max contract worth $221 million right when free agency opens: The Warriors will officially offer a five-year, $221 million max deal TO Kevin Durant at 6 PM ET tonight … and Golden State now knows it will get Durant's decision […]

The courtship of Jimmy Butler has certainly picked up steam in recent weeks. Butler declined his player option with the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2019-20 season, which in turn has prompted a number of teams to start making inquiries to land the four-time All-Star. For over a week, the Houston Rockets have thought that Butler […]