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The Dallas Mavericks will retire Dirk Nowitzki’s number some time early next season. Owner Mark Cuban stated as such on Monday during an appearance on The Ben & Skin Show. Mavs news of note from @mcuban visit on new @BenandSkin show: 1. Expects Luka to play Wednesday vs Sacramento 2. Dirk jersey retirement will be […]

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young may be starting his first All-Star game next weekend in just his second NBA season, but his debut for Team USA will have to wait. On Monday, USA Basketball announced the 44 finalists for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Men’s Team, featuring many of the league’s biggest stars, including LeBron James, […]

As the Los Angeles Lakers search for backcourt reinforcements, they will reportedly have an “exploratory conversation” with Dion Waiters. Update in story via @WindhorstESPN and me: Lakers expected to have exploratory conversation with Dion Waiters in near future. https://t.co/V1bBRirHX3 — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 10, 2020 Despite having the West’s best record (39-12, 6-5 over […]

Last season, the Toronto Raptors won a franchise-record 58 games on their way to their first NBA championship. That team, you may recall, had two-time Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard leading the charge. As much load as Kawhi managed throughout the regular season, the fact that the 2019-20 Raptors are on pace to eclipse that season’s […]

For the first time in what seems like forever, one can credibly argue that the NBA’s Eastern Conference — at least through the top six — may be more formidable than the West. The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers may still be the title favorites, but the Milwaukee Bucks are on pace for […]

Ahead of the Denver Nuggets contest against the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone told the media he had reached out to the three players recently traded by the team. Malik Beasley, Juancho Hernangomez, and Jarred Vanderbilt were all traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Malone wished them well before their first […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green praised both teams for Thursday’s pre-deadline trade that sent point guard D’Angelo Russell, Jacob Evans, and Omari Spellman to the Minnesota Timberwolves, in exchange for forward Andrew Wiggins a protected 2021 first round pick and a 2012 second round pick. https://twitter.com/dlouno/status/1226320138644774914 Speaking to ESPN’s Rachel Nichols on The Jump […]

All three of the players Pat Riley and the Miami Heat acquired before Thursday’s trade deadline are expected to be available to play on Sunday, according to The Athletic’s Andre Fernandez. While head coach Erik Spoelstra see Andre Iguodala, Jae Crowder, and Solomon Hill all active against the Portland Trail Blazers, he isn’t sure how […]

Newly-acquired D’Angelo Russell didn’t waste any time making his presence known to the Minnesota Timberwolves fans, as the point guard addressed the crowd with a (slightly) NSFW message before the team took the floor Saturday night to face the L.A. Clippers. D'Angelo Russell to Timberwolves fans: "We know we got a lot of work to […]

The Golden State Warriors are more upset over losing Glenn Robinson III than any of the other four players dealt before Thursday’s deadline, including D’Angelo Russell, according to Connor Letourneau of The San Francisco Chronicle. The Warriors dealt Robinson and Alec Burks to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 2020 2nd round draft pick (via Dallas), […]

Now that the trade deadline has passed, it’s officially buyout season. Teams can buy players out at any point, though only players bought out by March 1 will be eligible to play in the postseason. Buyout candidates tend to fit the mold of “veteran on a bad team with an expiring deal.” Following that template, […]