Anthony Davis, just ahead of the 2019 NBA Trade Deadline, has requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans. What’s the best package they can get back? Everything was all quiet on the Anthony Davis front leading up to the 2019 NBA Trade Deadline — at least until it wasn’t. On Monday, Jan. 28, many
Month: January 2019
As we approach the trade deadline this season, rumors, speculation, and reports will begin to circulate on social media. Some may be grounded, others may be purely opinion-based. Regardless of what comes up, there is always one guarantee: Trades will be made. Whether teams are trying to improve their roster before the playoffs, mix up
The NBA Trade Deadline is rapidly approaching and the number of teams looking to add talent grows with every day and new injury. Chatter is beginning to heat up with rumors and speculation picking up in the last few days. We kicked off a new series this week at Basketball Insiders, examining each division across
The NBA transaction wire has been a quiet one this season. The early season trade of Jimmy Butler notwithstanding, there has been little movement outside of the occasional waiver claim or short-term contract. With the Feb. 7 trade deadline fast approaching on the horizon, however, that could change rather quickly. The rumor mill has already
The NBA provides the masses great drama during nearly every month of the year — February, for many reasons, is no different. Aside from the All-Star Game-related festivities, the trade deadline is always a popular period of time for the frenzied onlooker. On the surface level, the notion of asking whether the buyers will buy
12:37 AM ET HOUSTON — James Harden’s supporting cast for the Houston Rockets got significantly stronger Sunday, with the return of Chris Paul from a strained left hamstring that sidelined him for more than five weeks. Paul ranks among the best point guards to ever play the game, but he has no problem accepting a
1:32 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN BOSTON — Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant is planning to travel to Oklahoma City for a March ceremony to retire the jersey of longtime Thunder teammate Nick Collison, Durant told ESPN. “That group was so special, that whole group from 2010 until I left there, it was special,” Durant
2:50 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Before his Boston Celtics took on the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night, Brad Stevens was asked about the task of taking on the two-time defending champions. “They have a lot of highly skilled, highly intelligent basketball players that, if you take your foot off the gas for
Anthony Davis has been a fixture in trade rumors for years but this season, the clock is actually ticking. This summer, the New Orleans Pelicans will be able to offer Davis a supermax extension worth $239.5 million over five years, a deal significantly larger and one year longer than what he could fetch with any
The shadow of Anthony Davis hangs over the New Orleans Pelicans and their up-and-down season. Is there anything they can do to change course at the trade deadline? The looming free agency of Anthony Davis has kept a tight grip on the entire NBA, and the New Orleans Pelicans will feel its strain in full
5:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Minnesota Timberwolves forward Taj Gibson has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for aggressively pursuing and directing an obscene gesture toward an official. NBA executive Kiki VanDeWeghe announced the punishment on Saturday. Gibson grew frustrated after he was called for a foul when Utah’s Joe Ingles drove
The NBA provides the masses great drama during nearly every month of the year — February, for many reasons, is no different. Aside from the All-Star Game-related festivities, the trade deadline is always a popular period of time for the frenzied onlooker. On the surface level, the notion of asking whether the buyers will buy
11:53 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie will undergo surgery Monday to repair torn ligaments in his right thumb, league sources told ESPN on Saturday. Dinwiddie, engaged in a career season for the surging Nets, is expected to miss three to six weeks, league sources told ESPN. Dinwiddie met with two New
With Duke’s group of superstar freshman dominating the college basketball headlines, our 2019 NBA Mock Draft always circles back to their play. As always, projected standings are based upon FiveThirtyEight’s CARM-Elo rankings. This version of the mock uses projections as of Jan. 20, with four teams battling to be the very worst at basketball. Duke
The NBA transaction wire has been a quiet one this season. The early season trade of Jimmy Butler notwithstanding, there has been little movement outside of the occasional waiver claim or short-term contract. With the Feb. 7 trade deadline fast approaching on the horizon, however, that could change rather quickly. The rumor mill has already
Back by the popular demand of pretty much only myself, it’s the second annual edition of Around the NBA in 15 Trades. We’re taking all 30 teams in the lead up to the Feb. 7 trade deadline and finding a happy middle ground for prosperous barterdom. Day 7 takes us down to the Southeastern quadrant of
Mike Conley and Marc Gasol are finally on the trading block. Here’s the perfect three-team deal that moves them both. Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Memphis Grizzlies are finally open to dealing Mike Conley and Marc Gasol on Tuesday. As such, the perfect three-team deal that moved both of them had to be constructed on
3:37 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry plans to join his brother Seth Curry of the Portland Trail Blazers in the All-Star Weekend 3-point contest in Charlotte, Stephen told ESPN on Friday night. The competition will take place in Charlotte on Feb. 16. The Currys grew up in Charlotte, and Stephen
8:37 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN CHICAGO — The LA Clippers were running late, very late. The third bus that held Clippers coach Doc Rivers, two starters and others arrived to the United Center at 6:30 p.m. CT — a half-hour before the scheduled 7 p.m. tipoff against the Chicago Bulls. Freezing temperatures and snow blanketed
Back by the popular demand of pretty much only myself, it’s the second annual edition of Around the NBA in 15 Trades. We’re taking all 30 teams in the lead up to the Feb. 7 trade deadline and finding a happy middle ground for prosperous barterdom. Usually, the trade deadline brings deals between contenders and teams
First thing’s first: Pray for a full recovery for Victor Oladipo. The man has been one of the most inspirational stories since arriving in Indiana a year and a half ago, as he went from disappointing lottery pick to unexpected superstar. His evolution as one of the league’s top two-way guards has made him the
11:24 PM ET The Golden State Warriors met with former President Barack Obama on Thursday in Washington. The visit, in Obama’s office, lasted about an hour. The Warriors contingent included the players and coach Steve Kerr. Warriors coach Steve Kerr says he doesn’t think his team will land four players in the All-Star Game after
Back by the popular demand of pretty much only myself, it’s the second annual edition of Around the NBA in 15 Trades. We’re taking all 30 teams in the lead up to the Feb. 7 trade deadline and finding a happy middle ground for prosperous barterdom. Last night, Victor Oladipo suffered a serious knee injury. After
Supposedly, the Memphis Grizzlies are shopping Marc Gasol and Mike Conley. If so, an article about the death of Grit ‘N Grind is worth excavating and resurrecting and twirling round the internet. Billed as a series of Grindhouse events told in a Southern time-traveling vernacular, the following is an excerpt from “Q3 A history of
Blake Griffin is showing a more refined version of his game this season, but without the right personnel in Detroit, the Pistons can’t make the most of it. Having to move from Los Angeles to Detroit is a pretty good analogy for the big difference in teammate quality Blake Griffin is experiencing by going from
Blake Griffin pointed out that he was frustrated with his teammates’ lack of focus, and Reggie Jackson showed us exactly what he meant. The Detroit Pistons aren’t quite where they want to be. They are just 21-26, and are currently on the outside looking in at the playoff picture. After losing two in a row,
1:02 AM ET WASHINGTON — Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant spoke proudly Thursday about the opening of an after-school facility that bears his name and the opportunity to be a force for change in his old neighborhood. Durant spent Wednesday night presiding over the opening of College Track at the new Durant Center in
1:10 PM ET Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo has a ruptured quad tendon in his right knee will be out for the season, the team announced Thursday. An MRI taken Thursday revealed the injury, and Oladipo will undergo surgery at a date to be determined. Can the Pacers still compete in the East with their
2:04 AM ET NEW YORK — Frustrated New York Knicks center Enes Kanter all but asked for a trade after he didn’t play in a loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. “I want to play basketball. We’re all competitors. I want to play basketball,” Kanter said. “So just if you’re going to play me
Ever since he came into this league, Brandon Ingram has had ginormous and arguably unfair expectations. Being selected second overall in what was believed to be a two-man draft is one thing. Being selected by one of the league’s most storied franchises along with that is another. Those two combined is sure to generate a
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