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Ex-NBA center Kwame Brown had played 12 season in the pros, which is arguably a testament to his agent’s supernatural abilities for having stretched the big man’s career that long despite Brown’s well-documented shortcomings on the court. That said, Brown thinks his exit in the league came a little bit early and believed he could’ve […]

The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t just the 2017 Las Vegas Summer League kings. They’re also TV ratings royalty. Sports broadcasting giant ESPN has released its TV viewership records — as gathered by Nielsen — for the Summer League, which improved by 112 percent compared to last year’s numbers. From only 369,000 pair of eyeballs in 2016, […]

Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge has been oft-criticized for selecting Jaylen Brown as the third overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft. Many called it a reach with several draft sites slotting Brown outside of the top five in mock drafts prior the event. Even in retrospect, Ainge doesn’t seem to regret the decision […]

It’s been three years since the Toronto Raptors selected Bruno Caboclo 20th overall in the 2014 NBA Draft, but there has been barely any progress that could be gleaned on. To date, Caboclo only holds career averages of 1.6 points and 1.1 rebounds per game across just 23 total games played to show in his NBA […]

The New York Knicks‘ acquisition of Tim Hardaway Jr. has been considered by a lot of people as a big joke. And hearing Knicks president Steve Mills detail how the team wooed Hardaway into coming back to the Big Apple might just make it a bigger joke for them. Speaking to Al Iannazzone of News Day, […]

For someone who looks like Drake, you could say that Lonzo Ball went from zero to a hundred. After starting the Summer League on a bad note, scoring just five points on an embarrassing 2-for-15 shooting from the field in a loss to the L.A. Clippers, the ex-UCLA Bruin quickly turned it around, helping the […]

Stephon Marbury has found heaven in China, where he’s adored and is evidently being treated like an idol. His life in the eastern hemisphere is far from the one he had when he was playing for the New York Knicks, a time even Marbury himself would likely describe as forgettable. Despite the nosedive his basketball career […]

A one-man wrecking crew back in college, Atlanta Hawks rookie John Collins feels that he has a chip on his shoulder heading into his first year in the NBA. Collins was drafted 19th overall by the Hawks in the 2017 NBA Draft, but if you ask for his opinion, he’ll say he should’ve been taken off […]

Lonzo Ball picked up another good game — and another injury. According to Los Angeles beat reporter Mike Trudell, the rookie point guard suffered a calf injury during the Lakers‘ 108-98 win over the Dallas Mavericks in the semifinals of the Summer League Sunday night. Lonzo has calf tightness. He’s technically available to return. Don’t be […]

In what is slowly turning to be the basketball version of a teen romance flick, Derrick Rose and the Milwaukee Bucks have yet to see each other in person despite the widely reported interest for each other. This is according to USA Today’s Jeff Zillgitt, who tweeted of the news Sunday afternoon. While there's mutual […]

Earlier this summer, it was reported that Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles shouldered the $10,000 bill needed by a legally-blind Jazz fan to see clearly again. This time around, it seems that Ingles is eyeing to impact another human being’s life through a different sensory organ. That person is Ingles’ former teammate Gordon Hayward, who should be […]

It’s been just over a year since Kevin Durant began his life as a Golden State Warrior, yet he’s achieved and received so much in that span. After years of chasing an NBA title with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Durant finally reached the pinnacle of NBA success when he and the Warriors took down the […]

There seems to be no stopping the Minnesota Timberwolves from further exploring options in hopes of fortifying their roster. Already a decided winner this offseason after adding, via trade, Jimmy Butler and signing free agents Jeff Teague and Taj Gibson, Minnesota’s front office is reportedly taking long and hard looks at some of the available players […]

It’s time to update the Boston Celtics‘ rookie count for this upcoming season. That’s after news broke out that the team is expected to sign this year’s 37th pick overall in the NBA Draft, Semi Ojeleye, to a four-year contract according to Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe. The Celtics are planning to sign rookie forward […]

Jamal Crawford’s expected move to the Minnesota Timberwolves this summer is looking like the anti-thesis to what Kevin Durant did last year. In an interview with Jerry Zgoda of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the 37-year-old shooting guard said that winning his first-ever title wasn’t the primary reason he chose to sign with the Timberwolves despite getting interest […]

Although he hasn’t yet achieved the ultimate success in the NBA which is winning the championship, Paul Millsap has been around the league long enough to know what it takes to reach that goal, which he believes his new team, the Denver Nuggets, are on the right path towards that direction. After all, he’s been […]

On the same day his former Iowa State Cyclones teammate, Georges Niang, was cut by the Indiana Pacers, Abdel Nader has seemingly locked down an NBA contract as reported by The Vertical’s Shams Charania. Boston and 2016 second-round pick Abdel Nader have agreed in principle on a four-year, $6M rookie deal, league sources tell The Vertical. — Shams […]

The Chicago Bulls and Dwyane Wade have been rumored to be in talks of a buyout but until that or a trade happens, Wade is expected to be in Bulls uniform next season. That is not stopping the highly-revered Dion Waiters from hoping to see Wade back in South Beach sooner or later, however. In […]

Money is flying everywhere in the NBA this offseason. Superstars have been inking contracts that read like a gross domestic product of small Pacific nations. Stephen Curry had a record-setting extension deal with the Golden State Warriors early July, signing a five-year $201 million contract. A week later, James Harden found a gold chest of […]

Lonzo Ball is showing the complete arsenal in the Summer League and that includes a mouth that he clearly inherited from his father, LaVar. During Thursday’s Los Angeles Lakers game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Ball scored 16 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and dished out 12 dimes to collect his second triple-double of the tournament, helping the […]

In his best impersonation of LaVar Ball, former NBA player Jerry Stackhouse came up with one of the most ridiculous statements this summer. Appearing as a guest on ESPN’s Zach Lowe’s Lowe Post podcast, Stackhouse, who coached the Raptors 905 to a D-League (now G-League) title last season, said that Brady Heslip would beat Golden State Warriors guard Stephen […]

The Dallas Mavericks are keen on making Dennis Smith Jr. the face of the team in the future. Head coach Rick Carlisle is already plotting Smith’s path towards that goal. In an article by ESPN’s Tim McMahon, Carlisle expressed his excitement over the prospect of Smith developing into a pillar of the franchise that is in need of […]

There likely would not be any more Jaylen Brown sightings on the floor in the Summer League. The incoming Boston Celtics sophomore is expected to be pulled out from team’s summer league lineup after Brown suffered a bruised thigh in Tuesday’s 89-88 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers according to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman. Jaylen Brown said the […]

For every John Calipari and Nick Saban, who both enjoy the unique aspect of college coaching that is the recruiting of players, there’s a Fred Hoiberg, who finds it detestable. Hoiberg didnt mince words while expressing his disdain for the recruiting during an interview with Front Office Show’s Keith Smith. Fred Hoiberg: I hated recruiting. I […]

DeMarre Carroll never quite fitted well with the Toronto Raptors and now that he’s been traded to the Brooklyn Nets, the forward is busy putting some salt on his tracks as he makes his way out of Canada. While admitting that his salary had reduced greatly the Raptors’ leg room financially, Carroll commented that his style of […]

The Houston Rockets likely wouldn’t have come as far as the second round of last season’s playoffs if it weren’t for James Harden, but the team could’ve also passed the test of the San Antonio Spurs in the conference semifinals if the bearded guard had some more help. And with the arrival of Chris Paul to […]

Even though the New York Knicks just gave him a new four-year $71 million contract this offseason, it seems that it isn’t enough for Tim Hardaway Jr. to forget his bitter exit from the team earlier in his NBA career. In an interview with Brian Mahoney of the Associated Press, the second generation NBA pro […]

Phil Jackson is out of job but that doesn’t mean he’s out of tricks when it comes to trolling the New York Knicks‘ fanbase. After three years of testing the limits of patience of folks around New York by botching his role as the Knicks’ former president of basketball operations, Jackson looks to be very […]

Surfers tend to be chill dudes and Miami Heat center Kelly Olynyk looking like one has Hassan Whiteside a little bit concerned about how other people perceive his new teammate. Here’s a tweet by WPLG’s Clay Ferraro on how Whiteside assessed Olynyk’s appearance: Hassan Whiteside says Kelly Olynyk is underrated because "he looks like a surfer" […]

As it stands, the New York Knicks are still without a general manager. That’s after former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin nixed his negotiation with the Knicks, who were earlier reported to be in talks with Griffin. As insinuated by the report of The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears, the two sides have had difficulties coming into terms about […]

Kelly Olynyk isn’t letting a past on-court incident get in the way of him assimilating well with this new team, the Miami Heat. According to Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald, the former Boston Celtics big man has seemingly forgiven Hassan Whiteside a long time ago after Olynyk received a forearm shiver to his neck […]

While love — in the form of hundred-million contracts — is spread all over the NBA this offseason, the league is still seeing a fair share of animosity among its characters. And perhaps none’s more entertaining as it is petty than the social media tussle between Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and LaVar Ball, father […]

LaVar Ball has extravagant dreams for his son, Lonzo Ball, and certainly among those is seeing the former UCLA Bruin win Rookie of the Year honors in his first year in the pros. And things are looking good as of the moment for the Ball family, as the Los Angeles Lakers point guard is priced […]

A career 26 percent three-point shooter, Andre Roberson surely can’t shoot from deep to save his life, but he wants you to know that he’ll waste no time shooting down anyone who dares criticize his tipping game — on Twitter of course. Roberson was fresh off signing a new contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder, one […]

The Golden State Warriors appear to be not done winning. After taking home the 2016-17 NBA title at the expense of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Warriors have a shot at grabbing some more accolades this offseason, as the team is nominated in the Best Team category of the 2017 ESPY Awards, which is set to take place […]

For those wondering where former Louisville Cardinals point guard Russ Smith is spending his summer, look no further. Smith is currently in China and apparently is busy channeling his inner-Kobe Bryant, while playing as an import for Luoyang of the National Basketball League. Playing his part in preserving the tradition of American players going bonkers in the […]

Although he bares the look of a man that would likely use an axe to settle a disagreement, Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder has a soft side, and he showed it by way of penning a heartfelt letter for former player, Gordon Hayward. A part of Snyder’s statement published on NBA.com: “Speaking on behalf of my […]

Utah Jazz fans will not soon recover after Gordon Hayward ditched Salt Lake City and all the glory of its nightlife for Beantown. Hayward was largely viewed as not only the leader of the team, but the centerpiece of what the Jazz were trying to build — a championship team. It took the Jazz years […]

Gordon Hayward doesn’t come cheap. With Hayward’s arrival in Beantown, the Boston Celtics are necessitated to explore options on how to free up salary cap space to absorb the ex-Utah Jazz swingman’s max contract that’s calculated to be worth $128 million and spread out across four years. And according to the report of ESPN’s Ramona […]