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The New York Knicks have been making some offseason splashes whether it be in free agency or via trade. One player they will surely not be bringing back is shooting guard Arron Afflalo, who opted out of his second year with the team. Afflalo has instead agreed to a deal with the Sacramento Kings. Can […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were able to secure a meeting with Kevin Durant on Friday, and multiple sources say that Durant was very impressed with what they were selling. David Aldridge and Chris Broussard chimed in on the details of the meeting. Kevin Durant’s meeting with the Clippers is over after four hours. Will meet […]

Free agent forward Chandler Parsons had an excellent meeting with the Trail Blazers this morning, and reports had him a favorite to land in Portland. However, Parsons has decided to go elsewhere, so the Blazers have since moved on and agreed to a deal with Evan Turner. Turner last played for the Celtics and was […]

Hassan Whiteside announced his free agent destination on the morning of July 1, stating that he was staying with the Miami Heat. He made the announcement via Snapchat and the details on his contract situation are now emerging with a surprising twist. According to Ethan Skolnick of the Miami Herald, Whiteside has said that he […]

Nicolas Batum came into this free agency period as a highly sought after free agent. Not at the level of Kevin Durant or Hassan Whiteside, but teams still knew the all-around abilities of Batum and how he could change the game on both ends of the floor. The team who traded for him last year […]

Former Dallas Mavericks player Chandler Parsons has finished his visit with the Portland Trail Blazers reportedly very impressed with the club’s presentation. Via Tim MacMahon Of ESPN: A source described Chandler Parsons as “really impressed” with Portland’s presentation, which included a four-year max offer and emphasized the Trail Blazers’ vision for him. Owner Paul Allen, […]

DeMar DeRozan long expressed his wanting to return to Toronto to play for the only team he’s played for in his seven-year NBA career in the Toronto Raptors. “My mindset has always been Toronto,” commented DeRozan. “I’ve always preached it. I was passionate about it when we were losing, when we were terrible. I said […]

The most sought after free agent this summer seems to have already made his mind up before teams and players can begin discussing contracts on July 1st. According to Marc Spears of The Undefeated, Kevin Durant is expected to re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder, at least for another year. Don’t stress too hard, Thunder […]

The New York Knicks made a big move when they landed Derrick Rose last week, and they’re now expected to make another. According to Tim Bontemps of the Washington Post, Joakim Noah is headed to New York as well. Multiple sources have told The Washington Post that Noah will almost certainly be joining the New […]

The New York Knicks are exploring every free agent option available to them and could get some intriguing meetings with valuable players this summer. The one they’re really looking forward to signing, however, is the free agent out of Chicago. Via Marc Berman of the New York Post: The Knicks are desperate for a starting […]

Center Hassan Whiteside is going to be very sought after this summer. With teams like the Lakers and Mavericks, and Trail Blazers expected to offer Whiteside a max contract, the 27 year old will have the biggest decision of his life to make starting July 1. Although teams can start signing players on July 7th, […]

For the past couple of years, guard Jeremy Lin has been playing all over the country. From Oakland, New York, and Houston to Los Angeles, Charlotte and possibly another destination this year, Lin has seen it all. Now that he’s a free agent, however, Lin can once again decide where he wants to go with […]

Golden State Warriors’ point guard Stephen Curry has been under some scrutiny due to his underwhelming play in the NBA Finals. The NBA’s first unanimous MVP winner, however, isn’t even the most talked about person in his family though. His wife, Ayesha, has been under fire for the anger she’s placed all over her tweets. […]

The Chicago Bulls made their first big splash of the offseason, trading guard Derrick Rose to the New York Knicks in exchange for some solid role players. It was a questionable move by Chicago, one that Rose himself couldn’t explain, but it happened and both sides are moving on. According to Nick Friedell of ESPN, […]

On 2016 Draft day, the Oklahoma City Thunder have made a blockbuster move with the Orlando Magic in an attempt to keep free agent forward Kevin Durant. The Thunder have traded PF Serge Ibaka to Orlando for SG Victor Oladipo, PF Ersan Ilyasova, and the 11th pick PF/CDomantas Sabonis. Per Adrian Wojnarowski. Orlando will send […]

Draymond Green may have been the reason the Golden State Warriors lost Game 5 of the NBA Finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, the way Kyrie Irving and LeBron James were shooting the ball, he may not have made a huge difference defensively. Green served his one-game suspension on Monday and will return for Game […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens has been a tremendous replacement for now-Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers. It was a rough start at 25-57 in his first season coaching the NBA in 2013-14. Since then, Stevens has gone nowhere but up with a team that was expected to be a rebuilding team for […]

The 2011 NBA Dunk Contest was a memorable one, especially since Blake Griffin won the contest after making his debut for the Los Angeles Clippers following a knee injury forced him to miss the first year of his NBA career. According to Griffin, the Dunk Contest didn’t happen exactly as he wanted to, however, after […]

The Golden State Warriors pulled off another miracle in what has been a historic season, winning Game 6 on the road and forcing a Game 7 after being down 3-1 and on the brink of elimination for two games now. The Warriors squeaked out the victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but they also had […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are undoubtedly on the come up. They’ve made the right moves by improving their upper management and have the number one overall pick in the NBA Draft this summer. They’ll have a chance at drafting either Ben Simmons or Brandon Ingram. Aside from the big pick, however, the Sixers have another major […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers earned their 10th victory in a row last night by blowing the Toronto Raptors out of their gym on Thursday night. There wasn’t much going for Toronto in the game, but there was a very questionable move by Kyle Lowry late in the 2nd quarter. As the Cavs started to create separation […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to another victory this postseason, their 10th in a row, by defeating the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night 108-89. As the Cavs started to create separation late in the second quarter with a 16-2 run, Raptors all-star point guard Kyle Lowry was nowhere to be found on the Raptors bench. RELATED: […]

Russell Westbrook is probably the greatest competitor the NBA has right now. He takes the game very seriously, and is now completely focused on Stephen Curry and the the Golden State Warriors. After the Oklahoma City Thunder finished shootaround this morning, Westbrook was asked about how defending Curry will be different that point guards he’s […]

After winning Game 6 on their home floor, the Miami Heat are going on the road to try and steal Game 7 against the Toronto Raptors. However, they’ll be doing so without the services of center Hassan Whiteside. After game 6, Whiteside spoke about his injury and when he could return if the Heat win […]

DeMar DeRozan and the Toronto Raptors are locked in a title battle for a chance to appear in the Eastern Conference Finals. With a win tonight, Toronto advances to play the Cleveland Cavaliers in the next round, where no one is giving them a chance to win the series. According to Stephen A. Smith, DeRozan […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have a chance to advance to the Western Conference Finals tonight with a home victory over the San Antonio Spurs. The Thunder would set up a meeting against the defending champion Golden State Warriors. The Spurs, who could be playing their final game in the Tim Duncan-era, are looking to win […]

No one knows exactly what’s going on in New York right now. Instead of searching for a head coach, team president Phil Jackson is vacationing in the middle of nowhere as great coaches like Scott Brooks, Tom Thibodeau, and Dave Joerger have already secured jobs with new teams. Despite all the negativity that has surrounded […]

The Utah Jazz finished the regular season just two wins away from an NBA playoff berth, and have been slowly improving over the past couple of seasons. The Jazz organization felt the same way, and signed head coach Quin Snyder to a long-term contract extension, the team announced on Friday morning. “With this contract extension, […]

Jeremy Lin was a major bright spot for the Charlotte Hornets, coming in off the bench and providing offense and playmaking. Lin averaged 11.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game for the Hornets, and helped the Hornets surprisingly take the Miami Heat to seven games in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. […]

The Toronto Raptors have made it past the first round for the first time since 2001, but they’ve been struggling in their eight postseason games so far. A lot of those struggles can be attributed to the horrid shooting of Kyle Lowry. Lowry’s season averages of 21.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.4 assists, and 2.1 steals […]

With all the hype surrounding Drake’s recent “Views From The 6” album, the NBA on TNT crew decided to try and make their own album covers. Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith all had great ones, but Shaq’s was easily the greatest. The crew roasted him so bad in regards to Kobe Bryant, they […]

As if things couldn’t get any worse for the Los Angeles Clippers, the team announced today that an MRI on Blake Griffin‘s quad revealed a reaggravation of the previous injury that held him out from December of 2015 to early April of 2016. Griffin will miss the rest of the postseason. CP will be out […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have a pretty cool pregame dance that goes down between Russell Westbrook and Cameron Payne. On Monday night just before Game 2, two Dallas Mavericks players got in the way of Westbrook and Payne’s dance, and they carried on like it didn’t even happen. Pretty messed up by the players though. […]

The media and fans have recently been criticizing Pistons center Andre Drummond for his unacceptable behavior in the Pistons playoff-clinching victory. While the Pistons were closing out the Washington Wizards, Drummond was seen down and not very happy on the sidelines. He saw just 25 minutes and finished with eight points and four rebounds on […]

The Detroit Pistons clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2009, but it wasn’t all smiles and excitement for everyone during the game. While the Pistons were closing out the Washington Wizards, center Andre Drummond was seen sort of sulking on the sidelines. While four of the five starters saw over 34 minutes […]

The Miami Heat are making one final push for the postseason and will try to get home-court advantage in the first round. On Monday afternoon, Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel reports that the Heat have signed free agent forward Dorell Wright. Dorell Wright will sign with the Heat. Returning from China always gets interesting […]

The Toronto Raptors are having a franchise best NBA season led by their all-star duo of DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry. They likely won’t get the number one overall seed, but they’re still playing very well to end the regular season in the North. In the fourth quarter of last night’s game against the New York […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are locked into the fourth seed in the Western Conference, and there’s essentially no reason to play their starters except to keep their rhythm and consistency on the floor. With that being said, there’s little reason to play the big name players. According to Ben Bolch of the LA Times, Chris […]

The Portland Trailblazers lost a lot of firepower in the offseason when LaMarcus Aldridge signed with San Antonio, Wesley Matthews signed with Dallas, Robin Lopez and Arron Afflalo signed with New York, and Nicolas Batum was traded to Charlotte. However, they’ve overcome the odds and clinched a playoff spot for the third consecutive season with […]