This year’s list of the NBA’s top 10 highest paid players includes only four who were on it last season: DeMar DeRozan, LeBron James, James Harden and Russell Westbrook. The rising salary cap and players reacting accordingly is causing a great turnover when it comes to the top earners list. More
The NBA doesn’t like the word tanking, but the wording isn’t as important. Six teams are heading into this NBA season more concerned about losing and a good draft position than winning and making the playoffs. The Atlanta Hawks, suddenly stripped of all their recent talent; Chicago Bulls who waited too long before going in this direction; New York Knicks, free of Carmelo Anthony; the direction-less Orlando Magic; the super-young and talented Phoenix Suns; and the not too-far-from-competing Indiana Pacers. More
Each year NBA.com does a survey of the league’s general managers, focusing on which team will win the NBA championship and which player will be awarded with the MVP. Nothing too surprising came from the poll this year: The Golden State Warriors were the popular choice to win the title while LeBron James was chosen as the most likely to take home the individual award. More
18 points per game, 4.4 assists per game, shooting 47.1% from the field. Based on that stat line alone, it would seem Derrick Rose had a pretty good season in 2016-2017, his first and only on the New York Knicks. But those who watched him play and followed him over the course of last season, know it wasn’t a good campaign, nor did Rose enjoy his time in the Big Apple. More
If nothing surprising happens in the next 24 hours, Dwyane Wade will sign as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers and re-join forces with LeBron James. More
One thing that’s clear about Kevin Durant from his years in the league overlapping the rise in dominance of social media: He really cares what people say and write about … More
As the 2017-2018 NBA season approaches, it’s a good opportunity to see which teams, besides the defending champions Golden State Warriors, see themselves as candidates for a championship. They might realistically be good enough, but the Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder all believe they can finish with the league title. Here’s a closer look at each team, and why they might be good enough to go all the way. More
One of the more fun questions to debate about as the 2017-2018 NBA season gets closer is ‘who will be the MVP’. The answer will come from one of 7 players: … More
The NBA punished the Los Angeles Lakers for making comments regarding their interest in Paul George with a hefty tampering fine of $500,000. This doesn’t change the fact that they remain the favorites to sign the small forward, who will spend his contract year with the Oklahoma City Thunder. More
As expected, the trade between the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers that at its core was about a point guard switch between Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas resulted in plenty of memes. More