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NBA Rumors: Chicago Bulls Don’t Have Dwyane Wade For Their Last Playoff Ticket Fight
This season is shaping up to be another dud for the Chicago Bulls. One piece of awful news they received is that Dwyane Wade is out for the rest of the regular season, and will only be back if they make the playoffs.
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NBA Rumors: New York Knicks Have Given Up on Making the Playoffs
Sometimes it takes someone saying something outright to make it true. The New York Knicks have been slipping out of the postseason picture ever since the All-Star break, but it took until now for Jeff Hornacek to pretty much admit the team is no longer fantasizing about making it to the East’s final 8.
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NBA Rumors: Chicago Bulls & Indiana Pacers Considering Trading Away Their Biggest Stars
As we approach the final 24 hours before the trade deadline is behind us, the two biggest names that still to seem be on the board are Jimmy Butler of the Chicago Bulls and Paul George of the Indiana Pacers.
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NBA Rumors: Sacramento Kings Trading Everyone; Boston Celtics Trying to Land Jimmy Butler or Paul George
Now that the All-Star weekend is behind us, it’s time to focus on trades. The stars of the moment, the Sacramento Kings, aren’t done dealing their veteran players: Darren Collison, Arron Afflalo and Ben McLemore are all on the trading block, with the Kings looking to tank the rest of the season and stock up on draft picks and/or rookie deals. Meanwhile, the Boston Celtics are smelling blood in the water, which is why they’re high on going after Paul George or Jimmy Butler, trying to make the most of their draft picks war chest.
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NBA Rumors: Bulls, 76ers & Pelicans in Talks About a Jahlil Okafor Trade
Two teams are off the table, which limits the options for the Philadelphia 76ers as they try to trade away the disappointing Jahlil Okafor. Right now it looks like the Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Pelicans are the remaining options for them.
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NBA Rumors: Bulls, Knicks & Lakers in a Murky Present; Facing an Unknown Future
The NBA teams of the three biggest TV markets can’t seem to get it right. The Chicago Bulls are mediocre and unsure whether to build around Jimmy Butler or dump him, and what to do with the current management. The New York Knicks seem to be realizing that Carmelo Anthony is only hurting them, but Phil Jackson may not be the one who can bring this group into the playoffs and contention again. And for the Los Angeles Lakers, it looks like the young talent they’ve assembled isn’t going to be enough for the post-Kobe Bryant era, but some of the decisions they made last offseason will limit their flexibility.
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NBA Rumors: Philadelphia 76ers Might Accidentally Make the Playoffs
The incredible is happening, and the Philadelphia 76ers, surging on the wings of the Joel Embiid phenomenon, are actually being mentioned as a potential playoff team.
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NBA Rumors: Chicago Bulls Need to Decide – Trade Jimmy Butler or Fire the Front Office
Average, mediocrity, call it whatever you like. It’s an NBA’s team worst nightmare. It’s where the Chicago Bulls are at. From where we’re standing, there are two ways of getting out of this situation: Trade Jimmy Butler, or finally fire Gar Forman and John Paxson.
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NBA Rumors: New York Knicks Can Trace Their Problems to Giving Carmelo Anthony a 5-Year Extension
The New York Knicks seem to be headed towards another lost season if things don’t change quickly. They can blame a lot of things and people, but Phil Jackson signing Carmelo Anthony to a four-year extension in 2014 is the biggest problem this team has; a problem they can’t solve until Anthony himself decides he wants to leave.
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NBA Rumors: Golden State Warriors & Houston Rockets Interested in Signing Mike Dunleavy
The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets are hoping things don’t work out between Mike Dunleavy and his new team, the Atlanta Hawks.