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Just when you thought the NBA was done trading superstars, and the league was beginning to take shape, think again. The Oklahoma City Thunder traded 2017 MVP Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for aging star Chris Paul and picks on Thursday. The Thunder will will receive the Rockets’ two first round picks in 2024 […]

Kawhi Leonard is officially part of the Los Angeles Clippers. The three-time All-Star and two-time NBA Finals MVP, signed for three years and $103 million, with the third year being a player option according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. He was eligible to sign up to a four year deal worth $141 million. Kawhi […]

The Kawhi Leonard sweepstakes has gotten a little more interesting. With the Los Angeles Lakers set to acquire Anthony Davis in a trade, and also looking to move more players in the coming days to free-up cap space, it appears the Lakers are becoming serious contenders in landing the two-time Finals MVP. Appearing on “Get […]

To say Steph Curry was on fire Wednesday night would be an understatement. He torched the Washington Wizards. Merely days after Blake Griffin dropped 50 in an overtime win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Curry goes off and drops 51 points… in only three quarters, in the 144-122 win. The Wizards knew they were in for […]

Kobe Bryant played 20 years in the NBA. He started his career in the mid-90s, when the game was a tad bit more bruising and hard fouls were just simply fouls. So when Stephen Jackson was asked the absurd question “do you think Kobe Bryant could handle this league with it being more physical inside?” by […]

Kawhi Leonard is now a Raptor. The saga of where Leonard will land this summer finally ended Wednesday as the San Antonio Spurs shipped their star to Toronto in a mega-deal. Along with Leonard, the Spurs sent Danny Green to Canada in exchange for superstar DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a protected first round pick. […]

Looks like Isaiah Thomas has a home… at least for one season. The former All-Star and MVP candidate signed with the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night for $2 million. Thomas, who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers last season, hopes to jumpstart his career with the Nuggets and appears to be […]

Now that the world knows where LeBron James will spend the next four years of his career, many have already begun to shift their thinking to something else: What does this mean for LeBron’s legacy? The first time that James left the Cleveland Cavaliers for another team, local fans burned his jerseys and made it […]

LeBron is going to Hollywood. Klutch Sports Group posted a simple media release on its Twitter Sunday evening stating NBA free-agent LeBron James has agreed to a $154 million, four-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. pic.twitter.com/zgz8YO7BPn — Klutch Sports Group (@KlutchSports) July 2, 2018 The sudden announcement shocked the national basketball community as it […]

The future of the Los Angeles Lakers falls on Lonzo Ball’s knee. Literally. With the Lakers being the front-runners to land both LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard, the Lakers hope that the recent news of Ball’s torn meniscus will not deter any free agent signings or hurt their chance of a trade. The news of […]