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The Los Angles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers are two teams gauging the trade market for Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports. Rose signed a two-year, $15 million contract with the Pistons in the offseason, and has turned in his most productive season since …
Read More »Becky Hammon won the Spurs a late challenge after convincing Gregg Popovich to go for it
The San Antonio Spurs were fighting off a comeback attempt from the Miami Heat in the final minutes of Sunday’s game when the NBA’s new coaching challenge rule came into play. As Jimmy Butler drove to the basket for the Heat and went for a layup, the refs called for …
Read More »When Royce O’Neale’s new Jazz contract will matter
The Utah Jazz gave defensive role-player Royce O’Neale a four-year, $36 million extension. O’Neale is a third-year wing who signed with the Jazz out of Summer League in 2017 after going undrafted out of Baylor and playing two seasons in Europe. He’s a good shooter who doesn’t shoot much. His …
Read More »Trevor Ariza’s value remains high as a trade chip. The Blazers got that for a bargain
The Portland Trail Blazers traded Kent Bazemore, Anthony Tolliver, and two future second-round picks to the Sacramento Kings for Trevor Ariza, Caleb Swanigan, and Wenyen Gabriel. Bazemore had been acquired by Portland in a straight-up deal for Evan Turner. It hasn’t really worked out: the Blazers are desperately missing the …
Read More »This Ja Morant pass didn’t count for an assist, but might be the best dime of the season
It’s starting to feel like Ja Morant does something we’ve never seen before every time he takes the floor. The Memphis Grizzlies rookie point guard has helped his team make a surprising surge into the Western Conference playoff picture, dotting every signature performance with one or two highlight plays that …
Read More »The Warriors trading D’Angelo Russell to the Timberwolves would be a win-win for both sides
The Minnesota Timberwolves thought they had D’Angelo Russell last summer. Armed with max salary cap space and his close friend Karl-Anthony Towns, the Wolves headed into free agency confident they could ink Russell to a deal. It fell apart in the hours just before July 1, when Russell reached an …
Read More »What the Nets can learn as they wait for Kevin Durant
Last season, the Brooklyn Nets were 19-21 after 40 games. This year they’re 18-22, having dropped nine of their last 11 while ranked 24th in offensive rating. Brooklyn’s schedule is currently a torture rack, with upcoming games against the Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Lakers; after Wednesday’s nationally-televised …
Read More »The long, slow vindication of the ABA
The American Basketball Association waged a war against the NBA throughout its nine-year history. From the beginning, it was an unfair fight. The NBA had better players, better arenas, and most importantly, a network television contract that gave it more visibility and way better funding. But the ABA had one …
Read More »LaMelo Ball quit the Australian league to spend time with LAMELO, his horse
LaMelo Ball is calling it quits in Australia after it was reported Thursday that the Illawarra Hawks guard was shutting it down for the remainder of the season. Instead of playing basketball ahead of the NBA Draft, Ball will instead spend more time with his horse. That’s right, his horse. …
Read More »Kyrie Irving said more things that will probably make his Nets teammates mad
Three games into his return from a two-month injury, Kyrie Irving thinks the Nets need more talent. Following an 11-point loss to the Sixers, Irving was asked what his team needs to do to reach championship-level contention, and he feels the Nets are “one or two pieces” away. Even with …
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