The Oklahoma City Thunder must have been watching the Rio Olympics to trade for Joffrey Lauvergne. Per ESPN.com’s

The Sacramento Kings chose to sign Ty Lawson recently as a way to continue life without Rajon Rondo, who left to join the Chicago Bulls in free agency. It was a rather shrug-worthy move for the team, especially because some figured the Kings would want to make a much bigger splash if it was a […]

Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley revealed to reporters on Monday his goal for next season—to win the Defensive Player of the year award. Avery Bradley: “That’s my goal, to be defensive player of the year. I feel like it’s possible for me.” — Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach)

Got a case of the Mondays? Steven Adams and Andre Roberson jamming out to “I want it that way” by the Backstreet Boys will cheer you up. NZ road trip = awesome pic.twitter.com/eSVu2toWoQ — OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder)

Jae Crowder could be playing for the New York Knicks right now instead of the Boston Celtics. Knicks president Phil Jackson revealed in an interview with Charley Rosen of Today’s Fastbreak that he had a chance to trade for Crowder in 2014 but opted instead to acquire a second-round pick. I think the biggest mistake I made […]

When you’re Knicks star Carmelo Anthony, in the heart of NYC, you can do whatever the hell you want. This includes going to a bodega in a white robe with your name inscribed in it. He and La La walked around NYC with their son, Kiyan, and Melo didn’t really feel like getting dressed. So […]

When the Washington Wizards selected Bradley Beal with the third overall pick in the 2012 draft, it was said that the team had the potential to have the best backcourt in the NBA. But they’ve been anything but. Beal has struggled to stay healthy, playing in 55 games last season, and failing to play in more than […]

The Washington Wizards are said to have one of the best backcourts in the NBA. But John Wall and Bradley Beal don’t have a great relationship on the court. Wall, via J. Michael of CSN Mid-Atlantic: “I think a lot of times we have a tendency to dislike each other on the court. … We […]

How’s this for an offseason workout? Wilson Chandler of the Denver Nuggets reeled in a 350-pound goliath grouper on a fishing trip over the weekend. He posted a video and pictures to his Instagram documenting his catch. @blacktiph 350 lbs A video posted by Wilson Chandler (@illwil21) on Aug 19, 2016 at 12:47pm PDT A photo […]

Kwame Brown is trying to return to the NBA. Interperformances announced Monday it had signed the 34-year-old center and will represent him during his NBA comeback. Via the agency’s website: Interperformances is proud to announce that the NBA star Kwame Brown decided to sign with our agency. The #1 overall pick of the 2001 draft […]

Phil Jackson and the New York Knicks took many positive steps this offseason, including the trade for Derrick Rose and the signing of Joakim Noah. The Knicks might not be done, though, especially with a veteran like Caron Butler expressing interest in hopping on board. According to SNY’s Anthony Donahue, Butler has interest and the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers might have LeBron James back in the fold, but the contract situation with J.R. Smith hasn’t exactly worked itself out yet. Reporters, obviously, want to know what in the world is going on between the Cavaliers and Smith. Smith, though, isn’t too keen on talking about it, per Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor: “I […]

LeBron James considers himself to be an activist of sorts, and when he speaks, people listen. James recently appeared on “The Daily Show” to talk with host Trevor Noah about issues away from the basketball court. He stressed the importance of education for our youth, as well as giving back to the community in general. […]

Derrick Rose still believes the New York Knicks are a super team, even if nobody else does. In an interview from Seoul, South Korea, at a promotional event this week for Adidas, Rose doubled down on last month’s claim that the Knicks, who traded for him this offseason, are in the same class as the Golden State […]

Just a day ago, Nick Young went out of his way to stress his beef with young point guard D’Angelo Russell was over. Now it doesn’t sound like it will matter. According to Bleacher Report’s Kevin Ding, it’s “unlikely” Young will still be a member of the Los Angeles Lakers by the time the regular […]

Maybe  a reunion between Ray Allen and the Boston Celtics isn’t the best idea. Allen has been considering an NBA comeback. He’d like to get Stephen Curry away from his three-point record. The Milwaukee Bucks have admitted they want him and both the Golden State Warriors and Celtics have come up in conversations around the […]

LeBron James still wants to be a part of the game when his playing career is over. The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar revealed on the “Open Run” podcast that his dream is to be an NBA owner. “I feel like my brain, as far as the game of basketball, is unique,” James said. “I would love to […]

It’s a good time to be a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers might have just lost Kobe Bryant to retirement, but Brandon Ingram and others look to usher in the next era in epic fashion this upcoming season. It’s a movement with Bryant’s blessing, too. No. 24 sounds mightily impressed with one […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio has come up in trade rumors before, so it’s not surprising to hear that the Sacramento Kings are interested. From Darren Wolfson of ESPN 1500: As Glen Taylor said on this podcast a couple episodes ago, Ricky Rubio will start the season with the Wolves. But I can tell […]

One would think the Los Angeles Clippers have a lot to worry about next season with both Chris Paul and Blake Griffin headed to free agency. Not DeAndre Jordan. In fact, Jordan is currently in Rio playing for the United States alongside Kevin Durant and others. When the topic came up, he gave The Vertical’s […]

The Milwaukee Bucks want to bring Ray Allen out of retirement. Many teams probably do, but team president Peter Feigin recently admitted in an interview the team has had talks with Allen and wants to get him on board, per Woelfel’s Press Box: In an interview with WSSP (105.7 FM), Bucks president Peter Feigin acknowledged […]

Nick Young and D’Angelo Russell of the Los Angeles Lakers have made up. The two were part of this odd video saga last year where Russell recorded Young allegedly talking about how he cheats on his ex-fiance, singer Iggy Azalea. In fact, she confirmed by catching him on a security camera. Russell went on to […]

Serbia’s Milos Teodosic put on a show Friday against the U.S. men’s basketball team with a dazzling display of passing, which made many question why he’s not playing in the NBA. According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, Teodosic was offered a two-year deal by the Memphis Grizzlies in 2013, but he declined, opting to sign a contract […]

The Boston Celtics are going to have a great season next year—just ask star guard Isaiah Thomas. Thomas is quite confident in his team, which makes sense. The front office went out and landed big fish Al Horford in free agency and did well with one of three first-round picks in this year’s draft, grabbing […]