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Denver Nuggets guard Isaiah Thomas is a guy who just loves basketball and sometimes that makes him make decisions that aren’t the best for his future. During the 2017 playoffs with the Boston Celtics, he dealt with the pain in his hip until it was too much and he was forced out of the playoffs. […]

Going to the DMV is almost always a bad experience. The DMV in Cleveland just figured out a way to make it worse. The DMV in Cleveland taped a photo of LeBron James on the camera in order to get Clevelanders to avoid smiling during their photos. It’s an interesting tactic from the DMV, but […]

Regardless of what Cleveland does this season, be it a rebuild or a continuation of their competitive run, the Cavaliers need young talent. When building a team around LeBron James, the Cavalier Front office prioritized established older players rather than taking gambles on young talent. This was a valid and justified roster construction strategy at […]

Free agent point guard Yogi Ferrell recently walked back his commitment to the Dallas Mavericks after reaching a two-year, $5.3 million deal with the team, and now teams are on the lookout for his services. Among those interested are the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New Orleans Pelicans, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. Ferrell […]

The Portland Trailblazers were not the only people who left the 2018 NBA Summer League as winners. This year’s Summer League was as eventful as ever. For many players both at the start and twilight of their careers, the NBA Summer League is a chance to showcase their talents in pursuit to their dreams. Many […]

LeBron James left Tyronn Lue and the Cleveland Cavaliers this summer for the Los Angeles Lakers, but there doesn’t seem to be any hard feelings between the two guys. The two met for the first time publicly since James left, and there was nothing but love sharing an embrace and both seeming to have a […]

Despite suffering a massive dip in Rodney Hood’s stats across the board, the Houston Rockets do not appear to be scared of gambling on the lefty shooter. According to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, Hood may have been in contact with the top regular season team in 2017-18. As transcribed by HoopsHype: “There’s been reports of […]

LeBron James officially signed with the Los Angles Lakers this week. The Cleveland Cavaliers had time between the announcement and the signature to process the decision but the repercussions still haven’t truly hit. With the spotlight on Hollywood, the Cavaliers return to anonymity to pickup the pieces without its star. LeBron James leaves behind an […]

After winning 59 games and getting bounced in the second round of the playoffs again, the Toronto Raptors only more offseason move included firing their coach Dwayne Casey who won Coach of the Year honors.  Outside of that, their roster is relatively the same. Could that change over the next offseason? The Toronto Raptors may […]

Rodney Hood is one of the better small forwards still available on the free agent market. Earlier reports stated that the Sacramento Kings were interested in the 25-year-old swingman. Now it appears that the Bulls and the Cavaliers are also in the hunt, according to Jordan Schultz of Yahoo Sports. Hood is a restricted free agent […]

Swaggy P, also known as Nick Young, could see his tenure with the Golden State Warriors come to an end. According to a report from Darren Wolfson of ESPN and kstp.com, there are several teams interested in the free agent’s services should that be the case, including the Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, and Minnesota Timberwolves. […]

Derek Fisher and Tyronn Lue had some great times. The former Los Angeles Lakers point guard and his backup both won a title during their dominant 2001 run in the NBA Playoffs with the lone blemish courtesy of the Philadelphia Sixers’ Allen Iverson and his iconic crossover and step over on the pesky Lue. While […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton will be facing the biggest challenge of his career this coming season — coaching one of the greatest players of his generation in LeBron James. This is why Walton is looking to get all the help he can get. According to sources, the 38-year-old intends to have a […]

Cleveland Cavaliers fans braced themselves when the calendar turned to July 2018. Rumors and insider information on their superstar’s future destination had prepared them for what was to come. On July 2, Cavaliers franchise leader LeBron James agreed to accept the Los Angeles Lakers’ four-year, $154 million offer, leaving behind the team that he led […]

In a perfect world, at least from the perspective of fans, LeBron James would have never left the Cleveland Cavaliers the first time. It isn’t a perfect world, though. Not to mention the unrealistic expectation some have, which is that entitled feeling that a laborer never taking a job outside of the company in which […]

In today’s world where social media seems to be as important as breathing, LeBron James’ decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and head to the Los Angeles Lakers affected the teams’ respective Twitter accounts. As observed by Legion Hoops, the Lakers got over 40,000 new followers when the big news was announced. The Cavs, meanwhile, […]

The Thunder have been among the busier teams at the hectic start of the 2018 postseason. It kicked off for them early with an expected and financially sound decision by Carmelo Anthony, who picked up his $27.9 million player option, putting a huge dent on any financial flexibility the Thunder might have hoped for this […]

The free agency period for the NBA started midnight of July 1 and as soon as the clock struck 12 midnight news started pouring in of free agents agreeing to contracts with teams. But the biggest fish in free agency had not yet committed until the next day. LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise leader […]

After signing the biggest free agent in franchise history since Shaquille O’Neal in 1996, the Los Angeles Lakers are putting the pieces together to surround LeBron James with players that will give them the best chance of winning a championship. Just a few days since James’ announcement, the Lakers already have a couple of players […]

The Washington Wizards and unrestricted free agent Jeff Green have reached a one-year, $2.5 million agreement, according to several reports. Wizards reach deal with @unclejeffgreen on a one-year minimum deal, per source. Will add depth after @mikescott departure to Clippers. — David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) July 3, 2018 As Aldridge notes on his official report, the […]

The news of perennial All-Star forward LeBron James joining the Los Angeles Lakers took the professional sports world by storm on Sunday night that has created an enormous buzz ahead of next season. However, this move for the Cleveland Cavaliers completely changes the landscape for the franchise with their star player being out of the […]

All eyes are on the rookies who are making their debuts in the NBA Summer League this week. It is the NBA’s top stars of tomorrow, who just so happen to be playing today. Who will be the duds and the studs in their Pro Career premieres? Of course, most eyes will be on the […]

There have been some rumblings around the status of Kyrie Irving that have Boston Celtics fans worried. His decision to put contract extensions on hold makes perfect sense when you look at the figures involved, as Irving outlined himself to the media while promoting his upcoming film Uncle Drew. Some see his decision not to […]

The city of Cleveland has lost its king once again with the news that LeBron James is taking his talents to Hollywood with the Los Angeles Lakers. James’ departure will no doubt fill a massive void in the city’s sports scene after he led the Cavs to four-straight trips to the Finals, not to mention […]

Following months of speculation has led to All-Star forward LeBron James has decided to join the Los Angeles Lakers on a max contract of four years worth $154 million. Shortly following this monumental move has led to an immediate response from James via his Instagram account voicing his appreciation for the last four years since […]

Since he’s a former teammate of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving was recently asked if he thought the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar is better than Michael Jordan. Not exactly shocking that the Boston Celtics guard would be put in that position, but he’s been put in similar no-win situations before. Nevertheless, Irving told Hot 97 (via Yahoo Sports): […]

The LeBron James sweepstakes has almost begun and when it does, the Cleveland Cavaliers better be ready to wow the four-time Most Valuable Player with their plans for the future of the franchise. Critical to retaining James is the quality of the players on the Cavs roster which is currently slightly above mediocre at best. […]

Heading into free agency time in the NBA, one of the unresolved issues remaining is that of the San Antonio Spurs and Kawhi Leonard. Leonard is not a free agent yet (that will happen next season) but he might as well be. He has the Spurs at his fingertips despite the organization still holding the […]

LeBron James got done with the first part of his free agency process by opting out of the last year of his deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the major part of his plan still needs to take place — deciding to remain with the Cleveland Cavaliers or bolt to the Los Angeles Lakers in […]

After the season ended there were six or eight teams that thought they could make a real run at getting LeBron James this offseason. It seemed to trickle down to four with the Philadelphia 76ers, Houston Rockets. Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers all figuring to be players. It appears now that that list has […]

LeBron James has officially opted out of his contract and will become a free agent on July 1st. It seems that the two favorites to now land him with the opt-out is the Los Angeles Lakers or the Cleveland Cavaliers. James already owns a house in Los Angeles and now he is taking extra precautions to […]

The 2018 NBA Finals saw Kevin Durant win his second championship and second Finals MVP with the Golden State Warriors. This is exactly what he had set out to do two years ago when he made the decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors. Despite this, Durant continues to be […]

It’s only hours before LeBron James’ impending deadline to opt in or out of the last year of his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers. While opting out could surely spell a potential move to La La Land, it doesn’t ultimately guarantee the Los Angeles Lakers have won the fight, at least not yet, according to […]

While LeBron James has been busy vacationing in the Caribbean, his camp has been even busier, denying rumors and reports left and right surrounding his client. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst noted just how quickly they have reacted to every report put out, within only hours of it going viral. As transcribed by RealGM: “The LeBron operation, […]

Kawhi Leonard playing with LeBron James is not a scenario many in NBA circles thought they would ever witness. But according to Jordan Schultz of Yahoo Sports, Leonard reached out to James to discuss his desire for this exact scenario. The source told Schultz that Leonard highlighted his own defensive prowess as a way to […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James and Boston Celtics youngster Jayson Tatum engaged in an epic battle in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. It was a game which saw Tatum dunk all over James, but despite getting pushed to the brink, LeBron still got the last laugh. There were clearly no hard feelings for […]

Free agency doesn’t start until July 1st, and that is when all the big offseason moves are supposed to be taking place, but it looks like the offseason madness could be starting a few days early. Tim Tompkins of Suns Solar Panel reports on Twitter that there is going to be a big trade coming […]

The biggest news story of the next week is all about LeBron James and where he is going to go. Some have the kid from Akron going to the Los Angeles Lakers, some having him going to the Houston Rockets and some have him staying home with the Cleveland Cavaliers. There seems to be more steam […]

In the midst of a huge potential trade in the works between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs, reports of a potential disconnect between Kawhi Leonard and his reported preferred destination have emerged. ESPN’s Steven A. Smith said during his radio show that the atmosphere surrounding the Lakers’ Showtime-rebirth aspirations could be […]