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On the second day of free agency, the Los Angeles Lakers and Kawhi Leonard have yet to reach a deal. Lakers fans are nervous as to what will happen to their team if they don’t lure him in. But the Lakers organization itself is not ‘nervous’ about the whole situation. Speaking on The Herd with […]

A caller decided to declare that Carmelo Anthony is the one who can save the New York Knicks. Stephen A Smith ripped him apart. On the Stephen A. Smith show, Smith was taking on calls, hoping to generate some discussion regarding the NBA free agency. Someone had the balls to call Smith to remind him […]

Kawhi Leonard and Magic Johnson, former president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers, talked everything about Purple and Gold on Sunday. In the same conversation — which was reportedly a positive phone call — Leonard also asked Magic if he can bring his own people like LeBron James did when he signed with […]

The Washington Wizards are looking for a point guard in the free agency market. Their eyes seem to be set on Quinn Cook of the Golden State Warriors and Cory Joseph of the Indiana Pacers. Per Chase Hughes of NBCS, the Wizards are hoping to re-sign Tomáš Satoranský — who played 80 games (54) starts […]

Danny Green confirmed that he talked with the Los Angeles Lakers Toronto Raptors, LA Clippers, and the Dallas Mavericks recently, adding that he’s being patient with the whole free agency process. Per Blake Murphy of The Athletic: Green's podcast co-host @HarrisonSanford clarifies that Mavericks, Lakers, Clippers, Raptors were all in contact today. — Blake Murphy […]

With Kawhi Leonard set to meet with teams over the next few days to make his free agency decision, former NBA forward Trevor Booker tweeted about Leonard landing with the Los Angeles Lakers. Kawhi to the Lakers 😩 — Trevor Booker (@35_Fitz) July 1, 2019 Booker last played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2017-2018 […]

Leading up to Andre Iguodala being traded by the Golden State Warriors to the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday evening, the 2015 NBA Finals MVP hinted at being dealt four times on Twitter. Iguodala led it off with this tweet nearly four hours before free agency began: Ever been so tired you don’t know where you […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have acquired Robin Lopez. Per Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, Robin will be joining his brother Brook Lopez and form a formidable duo in Milwaukee. RoLo has agreed to a two-year deal at the full room exception, with the second year being a player option. Sources: Lopez agrees to a two-year deal […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man Mike Muscala has agreed to a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder. However, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Free agent F/C Mike Muscala has agreed to a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder, agent Sean Kennedy of Excel Sports tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2019 […]

The Dallas Mavericks will acquire Kelly Olynyk and Derrick Jones from the Miami Heat as part of the sign-and-trade deal featuring Jimmy Butler. Per Marc Stein of the New York Times: The Mavericks will acquire Kelly Olynyk and Derrick Jones from the Heat as part of the Jimmy Butler sign-and-trade, league sources say. — Marc […]

Center DeAndre Jordan has agreed to a four-year, $40 million deal with the Brooklyn Nets. Per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Jeff Schwartz — Jordan’s agent — shared the news. DeAndre Jordan has agreed to four-year, $40M deal with the Nets, Excel Sports agent Jeff Schwartz tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2019 Jordan […]

Al Horford, who has agreed to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers, was offered a similar deal by the Boston Celtics but with ‘significantly less’ money. Speaking on The Jump, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnaworski revealed that the Celtics also gave Horford a four-year deal, but they lost to the Sixers who paid the veteran big man $109 […]

For Isaiah Thomas of the Denver Nuggets, Kemba Walker will definitely thrive with the Boston Celtics. Per NBCS Celtics as transcribed by Jared Weiss of The Athletic, Thomas was asked how Walker will fit in with Brad Stevens’ system. “(It’s) an open opportunity system. Brad puts you in position to be successful no matter who […]

The Los Angeles Lakers plan to set up a meeting with top free agent D’Angelo Russell, but they “aren’t likely” to offer him a max contract. The Lakers recently freed up some cap space worth $32 million, which is enough for a max contract. However, they are expected to offer it to Kawhi Leonard, who […]

The Phoenix Suns will be prioritizing D’Angelo Russell in free agency, but if they fail to lure him, then they might target Boston Celtics guard Terry Rozier. Boston will reportedly renounce their qualifying offer on Rozier once they sign Kemba Walker, which will make the 25-year-old guard an unrestricted free agent. While the Suns are […]

For Kendrick Perkins, former teammate Kevin Durant’s injury won’t affect his free agency decision. He believes the former league MVP will leave the Golden State Warriors. Per Michael Scotto of The Athletic, Kendrick Perkins reflected a bit on Durant’s leg injury in the playoffs. To recall, he suffered a calf strain in Game 5 of […]

The Golden State Warriors have created some cap room by pushing back the date on Shaun Livingston’s guaranteed contract. Livingston’s $7.7 million contract would have become guaranteed on June 30, but the Warriors pushed it back to July 10. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, making this move would give the Dubs some cap space […]

A troll decided to mess around with an Eric Bledsoe Instagram photo. However, the Milwaukee Bucks guard had the last laugh. Via Instagram, Bledsoe posted a photo of himself walking and captioned it “Kingston.” Some wiseguy asked him where he’s going an brought up the Bucks’ playoff loss a few months ago. Bledsoe responded savagely […]

Now that the Los Angeles Lakers can accommodate a max-level player, they’re reportedly gunning for Kyrie Irving despite all the rumors saying that the star guard will head to the Brooklyn Nets. Per Marc Stein of the New York Times, the Lakers are hoping to take a chance at luring Irving. Kyrie Irving remains as […]

For basketball analyst Stephen A. Smith, Jimmy Butler donning the Houston Rockets jersey would be an ‘absolute disaster.’ Smith recently chimed in on the rumors that the Rockets will be gunning for Butler once free agency officially starts. For Smith, it’s definitely a good idea. After all, Butler will not only bring his elite offensive […]

For Indiana Pacers star guard Victor Oladipo, basketball is looking like a soap opera in the week before NBA free agency and all the changes it will involve. Oladipo was at Bloomberg’s Players Technology Summit, where he shared his thoughts on the recent happenings in the NBA. Per Kelly Edwards: “Basketball is like a soap […]

If the Golden State Warriors don’t offer Klay Thompson a max contract, the sharpshooting guard would sit down with the Los Angeles Lakers and the L.A. Clippers. Per Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times, the Lakers are back in the running for an elite-level free agent since they have freed up some cap space: […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves seem to be brewing something up as rumor has it that Karl-Anthony Towns has set up private meetings with a couple of free agents. Per Sagar Trika of the Early Bird Rights, JJ Redick — who’s currently a free agent — revealed that Towns has set up some meetings some free agents. […]

Forward Sam Dekker is now an unrestricted free agent after the Washington Wizards declined to give him a qualifying offer. Sam Dekker has not been extended a qualifying offer by the Wizards, I'm told. They have until June 29, otherwise he will become an unrestricted free agent. — Chase Hughes (@chasedcsports) June 27, 2019 Dekker, […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, who recently bagged his second Defensive Player of the Year Award, joked that he’ll give his trophy to a young girl playing some intense defense in a viral video clip. Via Twitter, Gobert retweeted the clip and offered her his Defensive Player of the Year trophy. Allright @nba you can […]

The battle for Kawhi Leonard is on between the LA Clippers and the Toronto Raptors. Recently, LA took a shot at Toronto via a billboard. Peep the photo below of a billboard spotted in Los Angeles, as posted by Alex Seixeiro of Fan 950. Kawhi billboards in Los Angeles are somehow getting worse… pic.twitter.com/nzzVgUmNAh — […]

The New York Knicks will not extend a qualifying offer to guard Emmanuel Mudiay. Per Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, Mudiay is now an unrestricted free agent. New York Knicks will not extend a qualifying offer to Emmanuel Mudiay, making him an unrestricted free agent, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June […]

Gilbert Arenas has called out basketball legends Dennis Rodman and Scottie Pippen for declaring that they could ‘stop anybody in today’s game. Together with Lou Williams of the LA Clippers, Arenas discussed Pippen and Rodman’s claims that they can defend anybody in today’s era of basketball. The two argued that Rodman and Pippen will have […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have declined to extend a qualifying offer to 6-foot-7 forward Stanley Johnson. Per Shams Charania of The Athletic, the move will now allow the Pelicans to have some $28 million in space. Johnson, meanwhile, will likely be eyed by several teams. Sources: The Pelicans have declined to extend a qualifying offer […]

Kent Bazemore, now of the Portland Trail Blazers, promised to look out for Anfernee Simons after the second-year man allowed him to take jersey no. 24. Simons, who wore no. 24 before Bazemore was sent from the Atlanta Hawks to the Trail Blazers, changed to no. 1 after the trade was sealed. Per Jamie Hudson […]

Kyrie Irving is leaning towards the Brooklyn Nets, and for a good reason. Apart from the fact that they can accommodate the star guard, Irving is also attracted with the Nets’ roster infrastructure. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Irving likes the Nets core roster which is comprised of Spencer Dinwiddie, Caris LeVert, Joe Harris […]

For Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, their narrative should be about how they are the favorites to win the title and nothing else. Per Sam Amick of The Athletic, Morey reflected briefly on the media coverage on the Rockets as of late. Apart from various free agency rumors, the stories about them have centered […]

The Houston Rockets want Jimmy Butler, but if they fail in their bid to acquire the Philadelphia 76ers swingman, they still have six other targets that they would turn their focus on. The Rockets seem intent on re-calibrating their roster in the summer. However, while Butler is their dream addition, they also have the likes […]

DeMarre Carroll of the Brooklyn Nets will be a free agent this summer, and he said he will probably let his wife choose where he’ll go. In his 10-year career, Carroll has played for seven teams: Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors, and Brooklyn Nets. Per Michael Scotto of The […]

The Houston Rockets congratulated the MVP win of Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks. However, they believe James Harden should have won his second straight MVP award. Via Twitter, the Rockets sent out their congratulations to Giannis Antetokounmpo. But at the same time, they listed the accomplishments of James Harden over the past few seasons. […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks have made history in the 2019 NBA Awards. On Monday, Antetokounmpo and Doncic were named league MVP and Rookie of the Year, respectively. Per ESPN Stats & Info, this is the second time that the MVP and ROY were both born outside […]

In receiving his NBA MVP Award on Monday night, Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks delivered an emotional speech. Via NBA TV, look at Antetokounmpo’s speech below. He recalled his late father Charles, who died in 2017, as his main inspiration for becoming an NBA professional and giving his best. For Giannis Antetokounmpo, just thinking […]

Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks dominated the voting for NBA Rookie of the Year. Per Tim MacMahon of ESPN, the Slovenian got 98 first-place votes while two other ballots put him in second place. Luka Doncic received 98 of 100 first-place votes for Rookie of the Year. He was second on the other two […]

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss asked for patience from fans of the Purple and Gold and vowed that ‘there will be a lot of changes’ in the next few months. In an interview with Arash Markazi of the LA Times before the NBA Awards night, Buss sent out a message to the Lakers faithful […]