The Golden State Warriors swooped in with a deal to get D’Angelo Russell, but they may not keep him very long. The Brooklyn Nets signing Kyrie Irving meant D’Angelo Russell would be gone, and late Sunday night ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported the Golden State Warriors had a deal to acquire Russell as part of a
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LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 23: Memphis Grizzlies Guard Mike Conley (11) before the Memphis Grizzlies vs Los Angeles Lakers game on December 23, 2018 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Icon Sportswire) Surprise: LaVar Ball is still terrible by Dave Daniels It’s no secret Mike Conley is available, but the Memphis
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 21: Jordan Clarkson #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates a lead over the New York Knicks with Kyle Kuzma #0 during the first half at Staples Center on January 21, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) AEW: The Road to Fyter Fest episode 2: Enter
The Mavericks have found a cornerstone for the future in Luka Doncic. How do they take the next step in aligning their timeline with his? The Dallas Mavericks’ future is Luka Doncic. Not only did the Mavericks take him — and trade a future pick to the Hawks in order to get him — but he’s really,
The Celtics have the talent to win an NBA Championship but the chemistry is off. Can a deal before the trade deadline set things right for Boston? Coming into the season, quite a few NBA observers were convinced the Boston Celtics were the class of the Eastern Conference. Things haven’t gone that smoothly for Brad
(Photo by Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images) The deadline came and went, and while some teams improved on the court, other teams helped or hurt themselves in a different way: the lottery standings. We’re getting close… For two and a half seasons now, every conversation about an NBA player or team has ended with “…yeah,
With a loaded starting lineup ready for a playoff run, the 76ers have now added some needed bench depth by acquiring James Ennis at the trade deadline. The Philadelphia 76ers have seemingly been the most active team at the NBA trade deadline thus far. Early on Wednesday morning, Philadelphia bolstered its already stacked lineup by
When Victor Oladipo collapsed to the floor — succumbing to the toll of a ruptured quad tendon — against the Raptors two weeks ago, it cast Indiana’s entire season into uncertainty. The Pacers were 32-15, the third-best mark in the Eastern Conference, with a chance to bolster their roster ahead of the trade deadline and
Because we are a competitive species, everything gets ranked and graded in perpetuity. There is no “just being,” things need comparison against each other — especially in basketball. As such, the NBA trade deadline comes with winners and losers. Parsing out which teams won and lost with their moves at the trade deadline comes with
PORTLAND, OR – JANUARY 18: The New Orleans Pelicans all walk onto the court during the game against the Portland Trail Blazers on January 18, 2019 at the Moda Center Arena in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the
The 2019 NBA Trade Deadline has passed, but that doesn’t mean teams are done adding to their roster as some key buyout candidates become available. Everyone gets into a frenzy over the 2019 NBA Trade Deadline, and that was undoubtedly the case in 2019. With rumors swirling regarding a superstar like Anthony Davis, other big
The Bucks traded for Nikola Mirotic, shoring up a playoff rotation that now should be aiming for the Finals. The story of the trade that sent Nikola Mirotic to Milwaukee unfolded strangely over the span of just a few short minutes. First, we found out that Mirotic was going to Milwaukee. There were speculations that
With the trade deadline fast approaching, some assets have to be used now or they lose significant value. The Harrison Barnes trade was two teams swapping that kind of asset. The Dallas Mavericks, cashing in on an asset while they still can, sent Harrison Barnes to Sacramento, getting Zach Randolph (who they may waive) and
While the Reggie Bullock trade is a marginal win for both teams, the two franchises involved are looking for more than just marginal wins. The Lakers, with Anthony Davis seemingly off the table, elected to bring in a role player for the short term instead, by sending Svi Mykhailiuk with a second-round pick for Reggie
The Rockets were looking for help and it appears they’ve found it, looping in the Cavaliers and Kings for a three-team trade. The Houston Rockets are getting some wing help, having acquired Iman Shumpert in a three-team trade with the Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Cavaliers, as first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Rockets will
Circumstance after strange circumstance have turned Markelle Fultz’s time with the 76ers into a spectacle, and if he wants to prosper in the NBA he might need to do it on another team. When the Philadelphia 76ers swapped picks with the Boston Celtics to move up and draft Markelle Fultz the move wasn’t particularly controversial. Fultz
One of the definitions of insanity stated by the Merriam-Webster’s dictionary reads as: “extreme folly or unreasonableness; something utterly foolish or unreasonable”. Since reaching the NBA Finals in 1999, insanity is as good a descriptor as there is to quantify what the New York Knicks have done over the past 20 seasons. Bloated contracts were
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. Portland and Utah have become two staples of the Western
Jabari Parker’s time with the Bulls hasn’t been the satisfying homecoming he and the team were hoping for. Moving him is an ugly necessity, so let’s take a look at some possible scenarios. When the Bulls signed Jabari Parker it brought a lot of excitement to the city of Chicago. The signing signaled the homecoming of
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. The Clippers started out the season strong but faded down the standings
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With trade season approaching, there are several vets on bad teams just begging to be dealt. We look at the top five candidates. As we near three weeks and counting until the NBA’s trade deadline, we’re about to enter silly season. Aside from the five teams that have been content to lose early and often
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The 76ers are out According to Yahoo! Sports the Philadelphia 76ers are not expected to be involved in the hunt for Anthony Davis. This is probably good news for teams like the Lakers or Celtics because the 76ers could make a very compelling offer to the Pelicans, particularly if they were willing to part with
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The NBA Trade Deadline is almost here and every team has an opportunity to improve. Here’s how they can do it. With the trade deadline approaching, the front office for each team in the NBA has a chance to assess the direction and needs of their roster. While some teams may be in a position
After trading for Jimmy Butler, expect the 76ers to be aggressive upgrading small holes on the bench to prep for an NBA Finals run. The 76ers have been perhaps the NBA’s most entertaining teams the past two seasons, navigating scandal and injuries as well as the blossoming of their superstar young players into a championship-caliber
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
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. The Milwaukee Bucks currently own the best record in the
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