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The Minnesota Timberwolves fell way short of what was expected of them last season. Despite having a roster stacked with talent, the team finished just eighth in the Western Division and was subsequently kicked out of the playoffs by the Houston Rockets in the first round. That left the Timberwolves in a state of great […]

Enes Kanter was one of the guys who voiced out his displeasure over Kevin Durant’s decision to leave Oklahoma City to play for the Golden State Warriors back in 2016. Since then, however, Kanter’s attitude towards the now two-time NBA champ has greatly warmed. If anything, his new nemesis now comes in the form of […]

LeBron James, Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo, Manu Ginobili, and Draymond Green. These are the guys perceived to be in possession of high basketball IQs. But for every one of them, there are the likes of Michael Beasley, J.R. Smith, Nick Young, and Lance Stephenson, who do not come across to basketball fans as intelligent hoopers. […]

Dwight Howard was introduced by the Washington Wizards to the media on Monday, and as expected, it provided the press some juicy quotes to dissect. That includes Howard’s revelation that he only knew of his trade from the Charlotte Hornets to the Brooklyn Nets through social media, per Candace Buckner of the Washington Post. Dwight […]

Michael Beasley wasn’t among the top free agent names Los Angeles Lakers fans were excited about heading into the summer, but the team surprised them anyway by signing the eccentric forward this NBA offseason. Beasley is not Paul George, and his only similarity with Kawhi Leonard is the braids they both sport, but with the […]

Carmelo Anthony’s time with the Atlanta Hawks is not expected to last very long, as it’s already been reported earlier that the Houston Rockets are eyeing to sign the 10-time All-Star forward to a veteran minimum contract worth just $2.4 million once he’s able to find his way out of his present situation. Anticipating Anthony’s […]

By trading Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors, the San Antonio Spurs hope that most topics with regards to the forward will no longer follow them. Of course, even the Spurs themselves know that it’s not going to be that easy avoiding Leonard-related discussions. Still, for head coach Gregg Popovich, the end of Leonard’s time […]

Poor LaVar Ball. Wherever he goes, he’s being ridiculed. He’s got only himself to blame, though. If it weren’t for his hyperboles and loud mouth, he would not have become a sitting duck for folks looking to have fun at his expense. Look, even Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson is taking […]

LeBron James and Kevin Durant were nemeses in the NBA Finals in each of its last two editions, but off the court, the two seems to be cool with each other. They were even seen hanging out and leaving a Hollywood bar together recently (h/t TMZ Sports) . It’s no secret that they’re friends, but […]

There are not a lot of tasty free agents left on the market this offseason that NBA front offices would die for to sign. But if they want a veteran with a championship experience and some juice left in his legs and gas in his tank, then Dwyane Wade deserves a hard look. Wade is […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are arguably the busiest team in the NBA this summer. They began the summer with a bang, agreeing to a mega-deal with LeBron James before making a slew of polarizing free agent signings. A rundown of some non-LeBron transactions the Lakers have done so far this offseason: they signed Rajon Rondo, […]

It remains a mystery what Dwyane Wade’s plans are for his future in the NBA. What’s certain, however, is that the Miami Heat have done their due diligence to check out on the three-time NBA champion before coming into terms with shooter Wayne Ellington, per Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald. A league source said […]

The Toronto Raptors are kicking the tire by giving up DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl, and a 2019 first-round pick to acquire the services of Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green. It’s a gamble on the part of the Raps, as they are not sure whether Leonard has any inkling of playing for them beyond the next […]

With Kawhi Leonard saga now over, much of the NBA offseason drama will now be supplied by the ongoing situation of another superstar in the form of Carmelo Anthony. Anthony was recently flipped by the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Atlanta Hawks together with a future protected draft pick for Dennis Schroder and Mike Muscala […]

Richard Jefferson has not yet officially retired from the NBA. He hasn’t given any signs nor expressed any significant form of inclination that he’s willing to hang his sneakers up outside of last year, when he declared his retirement before recanting his statement by announcing he would play at least one more year. Jefferson remains […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker did not get to where he is today, as a budding superstar, – if he isn’t one already – without help. And among those who guided Booker into becoming a star of his own is veteran guard Jared Dudley, who was teammates with the former Kentucky Wildcats scorer before he […]

The Los Angeles Lakers nearly missed the “grand” opportunity to sign one of the best free agents left on the free agent market, as the Oklahoma City Thunder also showed interest in Michael Beasley, according to Chris Haynes of ESPN. The Lakers were the ones who signed Beasley, though, inking the versatile forward to a […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans entered the summer dreaming that their team will emerge out of the offseason with a superstar trio of LeBron James, Paul George, and Kawhi Leonard. Instead, the Lakers’ improvised and gave James Lance Stephenson and Michael Beasley to flank him on the court next season. Well, at least the Lakers still […]

Unlike their fellow California-based NBA brethren, the Sacramento Kings are not currently considered as a premier destination for top free agents. What they lack in attractiveness, though, they make up for with a spacious financial leg room. In fact, as pointed out by Albert Nahmad of Heat Hoops, the Kings have the biggest cap room […]

Not a few heads were scratched and jaws that dropped on the floor when news broke on Wednesday that the Toronto Raptors have acquired Kawhi Leonard via a trade with the San Antonio Spurs. To get the swingman, the Raps gave up then-face-of-franchise DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl, and a future protected draft pick. Raptors general […]

Letting go of Danny Green was a bitter part of the San Antonio Spurs’ process of putting an end to the Kawhi Leonard saga. Gregg Popovich can project himself relieved over the fact that one of the strangest stretches in the Spurs franchise’s history is finally over, but he‘s certainly not feeling any happier now […]

There’s not a sweeter experience in the NBA for a player than winning a championship. Golden State Warriors forward Jordan Bell will agree to that, though he is now facing a bitter test. Bell recently took to Twitter and issued a challenge to himself, pledging that he will not consume anything that has sugar in […]

Malik Newman went undrafted in last month’s NBA Draft, but his hope of cracking an NBA roster got a boost when the Los Angeles Lakers signed the Kansas Jayhawks product to a two-way deal shortly after the conclusion of the draft. Some weeks later, he’s back in the free agent market, as Newman has been […]

Lance Stephenson has been an NBA journeyman in his pro basketball career. While he’s played for six NBA teams so far, he’s probably going to end his career remembered mostly by fans for his time with the Indiana Pacers. After all, it’s with the Pacers with whom Born Ready spent the most of his days […]

Although Jeffrey Carroll did not hear his name called in last month’s NBA Draft, he still managed to secure a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, who signed the Oklahoma State product to an undisclosed contract, per Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints. #Lakers have signed guard Jeffrey Carroll out of Oklahoma State. — Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) […]

Monte Morris is a step closer from being a member of the Denver Nuggets’ regular lineup. According to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports, Morris has agreed to a three-year deal with the Nuggets worth $4.8 million. Charania also noted that only the first two years of that deal is guaranteed. That said, this is a […]

A new member of the Oklahoma City Thunder is about to get starstruck once the team gathers for its first practice. Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot, who was part of a blockbuster three-team trade on Thursday that sent him and Dennis Schroder to the Thunder, Carmelo Anthony to the Atlanta Hawks, and Mike Muscala to the Philadelphia 76ers, […]

Carmelo Anthony was earlier traded by the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Atlanta Hawks, but it’s not expected to be his final destination this summer. Anthony is reportedly going to be waived by the Hawks, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent. No one knows for sure which uniform Anthony will wear next season, […]

While shoring up their backcourt, the Oklahoma City Thunder are also saving a lot of money by trading Carmelo Anthony to the Atlanta Hawks. The Thunder and the Hawks had respective goals of shedding Anthony and Dennis Schroder off their rosters, and they found a trade partner in each other on Thursday, when Adrian Wojnarowski […]

The 2018 ESPYs was hosted by racer Danica Patrick, who had her highs and lows on the stage. She drew crickets and groans when she made LeBron James and his hairline a punchline, but she brought the house down when she roasted J.R. Smith for that one blunder he committed in Game 1 of this […]

Jabari Parker loves Chicago. That’s not a statement made to deliberately add a touch of melodrama to the forward signing with the Chicago Bulls. It’s just what it is. Parker is born and raised in Chicago. He and the Bulls are just the perfect match for each other, and it did not seem that he […]

You know that citizens of a nation have given up on their government when they start to vote for random individuals as their choice of the next leader of their country. Take for example a certain Mr. Louis Ballard from Bardstown, Kentucky, who, instead of choosing either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump at the polls […]

The Toronto Raptors took a flier on a controversial trade with the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday – one that got the team from Canada Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green but cost them their previous face of the franchise in DeMar DeRozan, big man Jakob Poeltl, and a future protected draft pick. For ESPN personality […]

Success has been hard to come by for the Dallas Cowboys – but not money. According to Kurt Badenhausen of Forbes.com, the Cowboys are not only the most valuable sports team in America. Jerry Jones’ NFL club is also the most expensive in the world. The Dallas Cowboys are the world’s most valuable sports team […]

The NBA or any other professional sports organization is first and foremost a business. But no matter how many times that intangible piece of reality is recited, most people will always overlook it. The line between sports allegiance and business can be easily blurred, which is why feelings always get hurt whenever transactions like that […]

Name it, and LeBron James probably has won it. On Wednesday, the four-time league MVP had another hardware to take home and put inside his stacked trophy case, as he was recognized again at the ESPYs as the Best NBA Player. No upsets here. @KingJames takes home the Best NBA Player Award for the 7th […]

The Toronto Raptors are the talk of the NBA world today after the franchise acquired Kawhi Leonard via a trade with the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs’ problem is now Toronto’s to worry about, as there have been rumors that the beset superstar forward has no plans of playing the final year of his contract […]

The San Antonio Spurs have finally given themselves a reason to let out a massive sigh of relief following the conclusion of one of the most bizarre stretches in the franchise’s history. By trading beleaguered forward Kawhi Leonard along with Danny Green to the Toronto Raptors, the Spurs have rid the team of a big […]

If it weren’t for his seemingly problematic back, Michael Porter easily could have been a top-five pick in last month’s NBA Draft. In fact, he was once projected to go No. 1 overall. Instead, it took 12 teams (the L.A. Clippers had back-to-back picks at No. 12 and No. 13) to ignore him on draft […]