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The Phoenix Suns were the big winners of last week’s 2018 NBA Draft Lottery when they were announced to have won the right to select the first overall pick. There’s no question that the Suns are the envy of just about every NBA team these days, as they have the luxury of picking the best […]

The All-NBA teams have been announced with some of the usual suspects making a return and some new faces coming into the picture. via Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports: First Team All-NBA: LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) James Harden (Houston Rockets) Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans) Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors) […]

A meme has been making rounds on social media, stating that Kyle Korver of the Cleveland Cavaliers is better than Carmelo Anthony of the Oklahoma City Thunder. The meme reached Anthony and he wasn’t too happy about it. As posted by Hoops Central, below is a screen cap of Anthony, explicitly disagreeing with the meme: […]

NBA Draft hopeful LiAngelo Ball has already interviewed with teams like the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Phoenix Suns after putting in work at the Pro Basketball Combine at IMG Academy in Florida, according to Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype. LiAngelo, the younger brother of Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball, has set out […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder fell short in the postseason as the Utah Jazz bested them in the first round. The first year experiment of Paul George and Carmelo Anthony joining Russell Westbrook didn’t work out like expected and it has left the franchise with some tough questions to answer this summer. The biggest thing will […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will pick 20th in the upcoming NBA Draft, but it’s possible the organization plans to move up after examining some of the pre-draft interviews OKC is conducting. The Thunder turned some heads when news came out that they plan to interview local product Trae Young of Oklahoma, as well as Missouri’s […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have a crucial offseason ahead of them following a disappointing end to the 2017-18 NBA season. The biggest question at the moment is the uncertain future of small forward Paul George. Fortunately, there is one other player who the Thunder may have a better chance of re-signing. According to ESPN’s Royce Young, forward Jerami Grant […]

The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t the only team interested in Oklahoma City Thunder swingman Paul George. The Philadelphia 76ers reportedly are also interested in George as they may make a run at the free agent this summer, according to The Inquirer. The Sixers can’t publicly say so until July 1, but it doesn’t take an […]

NBA athletes don’t scrimp around when it comes to their kicks. Russell Westbrook, of the Oklahoma City Thunder, is no different. Some have been known to jettison their shoes in the middle of a game (sponsorship be damned) because it was uncomfortable. Most scribble inside references to the surface of the sneaks or rocking expensive classics […]

The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets are set to take on one another in the Western Conference Finals; a matchup that promises to be filled with fireworks and, perhaps, chippiness.  One head-to-head tilt that will surely catch everyone’s attention is that of former MVP Kevin Durant and this season’s favorite for the same award […]

All-Star forward Paul George has just completed his first season with the Oklahoma City Thunder that resulted in a first-round exit of the playoffs. Earlier this week, the 28-year-old made the decision to undergo a scope on his left knee that will take approximately six-to-eight weeks for him to fully recover. According to Fred Katz […]

The Toronto Raptors’ 2017-18 NBA season came to another disappointing end at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, it is a fate that could have potentially been avoided had general manager Masai Ujiri been able to pull off the deal of a lifetime. Ujiri has long sung the praises of Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis […]

Reddit user LefwanArhaz pointed out a very interesting statistical comparison between 15-year veteran Carmelo Anthony and sophomore Jaylen Brown. His post compares the playoff success rates of these two players and not surprisingly, it is the younger Brown that has more playoff series wins than Anthony. Brown outshines Melo in this particular area with four […]

The Toronto Raptors announced the firing of head coach Dwane Casey on Friday morning following seven seasons as their head coach. It was surprising, to say the least, to see the National Basketball Coaches Association’s pick for Coach of the Year relieved of his duties after coaching his Raptors to a franchise record 59 wins […]

Oklahoma City Thunder legend Nick Collison officially announced his retirement from the NBA on Thursday with a news release on the Thunder team website. “My goal was always to make a career out of basketball, and I was blessed to be in the NBA for 15 seasons,” said Collison. “As my time as a basketball […]

When the NBA season ends, and free agency hits, the two most talked about names will be LeBron James and Paul George. Both guys have been rumored to a lot of different places, but for George, it seems like the decision is already down to two options, return to the Oklahoma City Thunder, or sign […]

On Thursday afternoon, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the rest of the NBA saw a distinguished veteran retire after a solid 14-year career. Forward Nick Collison announced via a piece by ESPN’s Royce Young that he was retiring, which means that one more piece of NBA history is now gone. You may be wondering what […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are once again out of the playoffs in the first round for the second year in a row, but this time around the questions heading in the offseason surround the future of another superstar with the franchise. All-Star forward Paul George has a major pending decision on his hands regarding free […]

Nick Collison’s recent announcement of his retirement ha spurred a plethora of memories, as one of the few remaining players who have seen the transformation of the Oklahoma City Thunder from the time they were the Seattle SuperSonics. Among those were the three years in which the generational talents of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward/center Nick Collison announced his retirement on Thursday, closing the chapter on a 15-year NBA career, according to ESPN’s Royce Young. General manager Sam Presti offered a heartfelt farewell to a key cog in the organization via Fred Katz of The Norman Transcript. “Sometimes, in the early phases of an organization’s life […]

The season wasn’t supposed to end in the first round of the playoffs for Paul George. He went to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the hopes of expanding his horizons other than going to the L.A. Lakers in the 2018 offseason. The Lakers weren’t willing to give up any of their young players to acquire […]

Earlier, it was reported that Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George underwent a procedure, but the nature of which was inconclusive. Marc J. Spears of ESPN, meanwhile, has gotten confirmation that George di go under the knife. The Thunder say forward Paul George had left knee scope today and will be able to return to […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have one major priority this summer, and it’ll be the re-signing of forward Paul George. George was recently seen in Los Angeles, California, enjoying time with his family at Disneyland. On Wednesday afternoon, George posted this photo of himself. So Paul George underwent some kind of procedure…? This was posted 20 […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder had quite a bitter way to end their season during Game 6 of their first-round series against the Utah Jazz a couple weeks ago. According to Charlotte Hornets star center Dwight Howard during an interview on ESPN’s “Get Up!” on Tuesday morning, Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook was seemingly trying […]

The massive failure of a quick exit in the first round against the Utah Jazz has brought major questions for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who will be forced to ponder who to keep, and who to let go of by the time the offseason kicks into gear. While a Paul George move seems imminent, whether […]

Since the Oklahoma City Thunder saw their season come to a disappointing end with a first-round playoff exit, it has immediately shifted the attention to All-Star forward Paul George’s long-term future with the franchise. George is set to face a critical decision ahead this upcoming summer that could see him depart from Oklahoma City after just […]

The Milwaukee Bucks plan to interview San Antonio Spurs assistant Ettore Messina, former Charlotte Hornets head coach Steve Clifford, and Spurs Vice President of Basketball Operations Monty Williams, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Bucks are expected to interview at least 10 candidates during their coaching search, already having David Fizdale out of the picture […]

With the Oklahoma City Thunder bowing out to the Utah Jazz in six games, star forward Paul George is expected to forego the final $20 million of his contract and opt out to become an unrestricted free agent. Whether he re-signs with the Thunder or goes to another team is still up in the air […]

Oklahoma City Thunder swingman Alex Abrines is slated to miss roughly six weeks after undergoing a sports hernia procedure on Thursday morning, according to a report from ESPN’s Royce Young. Alex Abrines underwent a procedure for a sports hernia today, the Thunder announce. He will miss approximately six weeks before returning to off season activities. […]

Only days after the team was eliminated from playoff contention, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George has started to show the first signs of leaving OKC this summer. According to Gabe Ikard of The Franchise Players, George pulled his kid out of Heritage Hall this morning. There’s a rumor going around that Paul George pulled […]

Erik Horne of The Oklahoman recently conducted an interview with Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti. As most hoops fans know, the Thunder were eliminated from this season’s playoffs in the first round — defeated by the Utah Jazz in six games. Now, with the offseason on the horizon, the discussion has inevitably turned […]

Russell Westbrook is one of the best players in the league, but even the best players have places they can improve. The Oklahoma City Thunder have had problems taking that next step since Kevin Durant left, but if everyone on the team improves just a little bit this team has the key pieces in place […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Carmelo Anthony had one of the most difficult seasons of his career. After leaving the New York Knicks, where he was the main go-to guy for several years, he joined the Thunder, a team that already had Russell Westbrook and also had brought in Paul George from the Indiana Pacers. Anthony […]

Carmelo Anthony didn’t have the year that anyone was hoping for with the Oklahoma City Thunder and there are a lot of questions about what will happen to him next. During the exit interviews, Anthony made one thing clear, though — he won’t be coming off the bench. “I’m not sacrificing no bench role. That’s […]

Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti spoke at length during today’s press conference, giving his ultimate vote of conference to head coach Billy Donovan continuing in his role, despite an underwhelming season. The Thunder massively underachieved after scoring two perennial All-Stars in Paul George and Carmelo Anthony, managing a fourth seed in the West […]

Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti gave some eye-opening insight into the outlook of this past season. Known to be one of the most forthcoming front office executives, Presti acknowledged he was excited about the possibility of keeping Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and Steven Adams throughout the prime of their careers, according to Erik […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are likely to walk back one of their key moves during this past offseason, reportedly looking to part ways with perennial All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony. According to Sean Deveney of The Sporting News, the team will try to convince Paul George to remain part of the organization, and to do so, […]

After a mediocre first season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, rumor has it that Paul George is not looking to re-sign with the team. As posted by Reddit user forfunzi, sports journalist Ryen Russillo claimed that a source told him that George does not intend to re-sign with the Thunder. Below is the transcript of […]

When the final horn sounded Friday night in the Utah Jazz’s series-clinching Game 6 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, the countdown clock on Paul George’s free agency officially began. George, who is widely expected to turn down his $20.7 million player option for 2018-19 to become an unrestricted free agent, will be one of […]