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Why did two-time league MVP Stephen Curry fly from Shanghai, China, to New York City to speak with Kevin Durant if his former teammate already made up his mind about his free-agency decision? It’s a complicated answer, but Curry, now facing a season without Durant and Splash Brother backcourt mate Klay Thompson, sidelined with a […]

Will former Oklahoma City Thunder teammates Russell Westbrook and James Harden make it work in Houston? That’s the question everyone in the Rockets organization is asking themselves following Houston’s megadeal to acquire former league MVP Westbrook from the Thunder for All-Star point guard Chris Paul and picks. Harden last played for OKC when he went […]

Free agent big man Kosta Koufos is receiving interest from the Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors, and Milwaukee Bucks: Free agent big man Kosta Koufos has received preliminary interest from Detroit, Sacramento, Toronto and Milwaukee, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. The veteran, noted for his defense and rim protection, could be a later signing. […]

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons shared an image of the New York Knicks’ cap sheet outlook for the upcoming 2019-20 NBA season, attempting to troll the Atlantic Division rivals of his hometown Boston Celtics: The Knicks are gonna revolutionize the NBA this season — nobody is gonna have an answer for this. pic.twitter.com/WW9mvpLpZA — Bill Simmons […]

The Brooklyn Nets are signing 26-year-old shooting guard David Nwaba to a two-year contract, The Athletic’s Mike Scotto reported on Sunday. Nwaba, a 6-foot-4 swingman, last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers after one-year stints with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Chicago Bulls. He averaged 6.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 19.3 minutes […]

Former first-overall pick Markelle Fultz has yet to play one minute for the Orlando Magic, but former NBA swingman Caron Butler believes the starting point-guard role is Fultz’ to lose. Speaking on NBATV while doing the color commentary for the Magic’s matchup with the Chicago Bulls in the NBA’s Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada, […]

When the Minnesota Timberwolves signed unrestricted free agent center Jordan Bell to a one-year contract worth the league minimum $1.6 million, the move was relatively low on the radar for those following the NBA’s frantic offseason. Despite not being a flashy name, Bell definitely helps improve a team needing assistance on defense while not financially […]

Count NBA MVP and Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo as upset that Kawhi Leonard left the championship-winning Toronto Raptors. In an interview with ESPN, the 24-year-old Antetokounmpo expressed a desire to play Leonard and the Raptors again in a seven-game series. Giannis and the Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Raptors in six games in the Eastern […]

Count Lonzo Ball as enthusiastic to play alongside 2019 first overall pick Zion Williamson. Ball spoke to ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk on Saturday and talked about his new teammate: “Man, I’ve never seen somebody that size move like him,” Ball said of the hyped rookie out of Duke. “… He’s only 19, right? He’s definitely a […]

It’s Big Baller time in the Bayou. Like the rest of us, Lonzo Ball found out he was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans via Twitter. For the third-year point guard out of UCLA, however, he was driving to watch brother LaMelo participate in the Drew League. Via ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk: “I was kind of […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo in a Milwaukee Bucks uniform for life? As long as he’s a part of a “winning” team. In an interview with ESPN published on Sunday, the reigning NBA MVP spoke about his desire to get better personally and help lead a team to win a championship. Per Ohm Youngmisuk in ESPN: “My goal […]

Surely it’d be a challenge, but if the Miami Heat want to be competitive during the 2019-20 NBA season, trading for veteran point guard Chris Paul is definitely an answer. After signing-and-trading for four-time All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler, the Heat are “hard-capped” following the dried ink of Butler’s four-year max contract. That makes trading for […]

What does reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo think of the player movement and stars finding new teams in the offseason? “It’s insane,” the 24-year-old told ESPN in an interview with Ohm Youngmisuk published Sunday. The Greak Freak led the Milwaukee Bucks to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2019, only to fall to Kawhi Leonard and […]

Washington Wizards All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal is getting recruited to the Miami Heat by big man Bam Adebayo, and it’s all due to a tweet from Beal’s past. “I like the Heat over anyyy team,” Beal enthusiastically tweeted in January 2012 during the LeBron James-led Miami squad’s dominant season. Adebayo, the Heat’s 21-year-old rising […]

Despite losing his father last Thursday, Boston Celtics rookie Tremont Waters carried his memory over the weekend. Waters paid tribute to his late father on Saturday with a message on his sneakers while playing in the NBA’s Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada. Waters wrote “July 11, 2019″—the date of his father’s passing—and his initials, […]

If there’s one area of Boston Celtics rising sophomore big man Robert Williams’ game he knows he needs improvement, it’s passing. The 21-year-old Texas A&M product told the Boston Herald’s Mark Murphy Saturday that he’s been “most satisfied” with his passing the past week. It’s Williams’ second year in a row participating for Boston’s Summer […]

If you haven’t seen Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. post on social media recently, there’s a good reason for that. Porter Jr., rehabbing from back surgery, redshirted in what would have been his rookie year during the 2018-19 NBA season. He’s focused on recovering and returning to form and keeping off social media is […]

The Utah Jazz signed second-round selection Nigel Williams-Goss to a three-year contract, but reportedly the 2017 draft pick had suitors. Per Tony Jones of The Athletic, two teams were interested in the 6-foot-3 guard’s draft rights. The Jazz selected Williams-Goss out of Gonzaga with the 25th pick in the second round (55th overall) in 2017. […]

The Houston Rockets are signing former first-overall pick Anthony Bennett to a non-guaranteed deal, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Former No. 1 pick Anthony Bennett has agreed to a non-guaranteed deal with the Houston Rockets, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 13, 2019 In an earlier report by Jonathan […]

The Golden State Warriors may have lost two-time Finals MVP Kevin Durant this offseason, but they gained free agent wing Alec Burks. Burks, a 6-foot-6 shooting guard who split last season between the Utah Jazz, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Sacramento Kings, arrives on a new-look Warriors team hungry to compete. While Burks admits it’s impossible for […]

Despite the accolades and spotlight that comes with winning two NBA titles with the Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks center Damian Jones isn’t done competing in the Association. The Hawks acquired Jones in a July trade with the Warriors, receiving the 24-year-old big man and a second-round pick for Villanova product and power forward Omari […]

Veteran forward Jared Dudley has a new team next season, and he feels strongly about his Los Angeles Lakers. Per Harrison Faigen of Silver Screen & Roll, Dudley “wouldn’t have accepted” an offer by the crosstown rival LA Clippers. The Clippers are also loading a super team comprised of All-Stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers mean business this season with the summer acquisition of All-NBA talent forward/center Anthony Davis. Slotted next to now–point guard LeBron James, the Lakers are poised to compete for another championship—but NBA analyst Skip Bayless thinks otherwise. On FS1’s “Undisputed,” Bayless expressed his opinion that the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State […]

General manager…for life? That’s not quite what Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is thinking, but it’s not far off due to the solid job Sean Marks is doing. After landing All-Stars Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan in free agency this offseason, Marks could be looking at an extension by Prokhorov. Asked by a […]

NBA and Los Angeles Lakers fans will have to wait at least a year before purchasing an authentic No.23 Anthony Davis jersey. LeBron James announced earlier this month that he will be gifting No.23 to Davis, who was acquired by the Lakers this offseason. LeBron then said that he plans to use No.6, the jersey […]

Landing former league MVP and star point guard Russell Westbrook? Check. Impressing NBA commentator Chris Broussard? Not quite for the Houston Rockets. On FS1’s sports talk show program “Undisputed” on Friday, Broussard told co-hosts Skip Bayless, Shannon Sharpe and Jenny Taft that he’d still pick the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz over the Rockets. The […]

It’s been an uphill climb this summer for the Los Angeles Lakers, but team executive Rob Pelinka believes he pulled off a solid offseason haul for the Purple and Gold. Pelinka was hired as general manager but stepped up into the critical decision-making position following the sudden resignation of former team president Magic Johnson. In […]

It’s been a topsy-turvy time for New York Knicks rookie and 2019 third overall pick RJ Barrett at the NBA’s annual Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Canadian-born Duke University product had trouble asserting himself in the Knicks’ first two Summer League games. In the third game, however, he displayed wonderful passing and strong […]

Toronto native RJ Barrett grew up rooting for the Toronto Raptors, but the New York Knicks rookie had a rather surprising answer about Kawhi Leonard’s departure. Leonard led the Raptors to their first-ever NBA title this past 2018-19 season, but the three-time All-Star decided to leave Canada and move back to his hometown to join […]

RJ Barrett was born and raised in Toronto, and you can bet the New York Knicks rookie was excited about the Toronto Raptors winning the NBA Championship for the first time in franchise history. “It was great man. I was excited,” Barrett told the media in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he and the Knicks are […]

New York Knicks big man Mitchell Robinson isn’t known as a long-range threat, but on Friday he promised that he has the 3-shot in his “bag.” The 21-year-old center has been an excellent rim-running seven-footer with a long wingspan to collect alley-oops and slam them home, but fans haven’t exactly seen the Chalmette, Louisiana product […]

Life was much different a week ago for Oklahoma City Thunder fans. However, the precipitous downfall of the Paul George and Russell Westbrook trades changed the core makeup of the team and shifted the direction of the franchise. Westbrook, who was the longest active player with the same franchise, is going to the Houston Rockets […]

FOX Sports analyst Chris Broussard believes the Houston Rockets are going to be scary with the addition of former Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook. The Rockets traded for Westbrook in exchange for Chris Paul and multiple first-round picks and swaps. The deal reunited Russ with former OKC teammate James Harden in Houston, who now […]

It’s a new season and a new number for Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris. The Sixers re-signed the eight-year NBA veteran this offseason to a five-year, $180 million contract. Following the departure of point guard T.J. McConnell — who spent four years with the Philly franchise before signing with the Indiana Pacers this summer — […]

Despite the Houston Rockets’ blockbuster acquisition of former league MVP Russell Westbrook from the Oklahoma City Thunder, some around the NBA aren’t sold on his fit alongside James Harden in Clutch City. According to Vincent Good of Yahoo Sports, various league executives and coaches expressed skepticism of the Westbrook-Harden fit in Houston although the two […]

It’s been a turbulent offseason for the Atlanta Hawks as management retools the team and determines what talent best fits next to emerging star point guard Trae Young. To that end, the team is reportedly “scouring” the NBA’s Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada, for a potential two-way contract player, per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Chris […]

Count Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens as a big believer in incoming rookie forward Grant Williams. “Grant is who Grant is; a steady guy that impacts winning,” Stevens told NBCSports Boston’s A. Sherrod Blakely. “He’s one of the few that I think can change his game pretty dramatically and still impact winning.” The Celtics […]

Welcome to Taco Tuesday. Fans of undrafted 23-year-old Tacko Fall attended the University of Central Florida product’s NBA Summer League game in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the Boston Celtics—dressing up as the traditional Mexican dish. It's Tacko (Fall) Tuesday! 🌮#NBASummer pic.twitter.com/BIeQIJ9QBv — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) July 10, 2019 Aforementioned guys dressed as tacos for […]

Free agent and veteran point guard Rajon Rondo is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers on a deal worth the minimum for two years. Per Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports, Rondo received a player option in the second year, allowing the 13-year floor general to exercise the clause should he decide to stay in LA […]