NBA RUMORS AND NEWS

NBA Analysis "The Dallas Mavericks are still on the lookout for a secondary ball-handler to pair with Luka Doncic. It was on their to-do list during the NBA offseason, but they were unable to find a deal with one, whether it was a free agent or trade with another team. One player that has been..." December 08

Fadeaway World "The Portland Trail Blazers has been making headlines this week after a report surfaced claiming Damian Lillard was interested in joining forces with disgruntled Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons.  Even after Dame shut down those rumors, they keep coming. Following Neil..." December 08

Bleacher Report "For a long time, the Indiana Pacers have been known around the league as a franchise that won't tank and won't spend into luxury tax territory—a challenging spot for a team in one of the NBA's smaller markets. The Pacers aren't a clear free-agent..." December 08

NBA Analysis "Kevin Durant and James Harden have been rolling as of late, but they have not been the only contributors on the Brooklyn Nets’ roster. Patty Mills and LaMarcus Aldridge have stepped up into bigger roles for this team with Joe Harris and others being out due to injuries and as a result,..." December 08

Clutch Points "With the Portland Trail Blazers looking to shake things up and make some roster altering moves this season, one name that’s come up in recent trade rumors is Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic. As a sneaky good center in the NBA, Nurkic has definitely made his mark as a well-rounded..." December 08

NBA Analysis "The 2021-22 NBA season has been an up-and-down one thus far for the Los Angeles Lakers. They are currently 12-12 and in sixth place in the congested Western Conference. A relatively slow start was expected as the Lakers were working in a ton of new faces. There were only three..." December 08

Fadeaway World "The Dallas Mavericks are a one-man team at times thanks to the brilliance of Luka Doncic. The Slovenian superstar is averaging 25.4 PPG, 8.1 RPG, and 8.5 APG for his team through 18 games and has placed Dallas in playoff seeding yet again. That means there is a ton of pressure on Luka to..." December 08

NBA Analysis "Currently 13-11, the Philadelphia 76ers are still a contending team in the NBA, but they need to figure out what the future holds for Ben Simmons. He has not played since the Sixers lost to the Hawks in the playoffs last season and not wanting to play for the 76ers again, it seems like the team..." December 08

Sportsnet "Following the recent news regarding the Indiana Pacers and the Portland Trailblazers, and the direction each franchise may be heading, Will Lou and Blake Murphy discuss potential trade targets for the Toronto Raptors. The Athletic reported on Tuesday that the..." December 08

Clutch Points "The Indiana Pacers have made it clear that they are potentially looking at rebuilding their franchise. It is reported that Caris LeVert is going to be one of the first guys that they look to trade. LeVert is an elite scorer but hasn’t found some of the success that..." December 08

Silver Screen And Roll "Despite the Lakers seemingly beginning to turn a corner over the past week as winners of three of their last five games, the heat was turned up on head coach Frank Vogel ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Celtics. In his pregame press conference, Vogel was asked..." December 08

NBA Analysis "While they have not been to the NBA Finals since 2000, the Indiana Pacers always seem to find their way into the playoff conversation in the Eastern Conference and they have been a competitive team in the league for the last decade or so.  However, since the team moved on from..." December 08

Clutch Points "Now that the Indiana Pacers are transitioning into a full-on rebuild, they’ll look to test the trade market with some of their biggest assets. With the Pacers making franchise cornerstones Domantas Sabonis, Caris LeVert and Myles Turner available for trade, there..." December 08

ESPN "Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic acknowledged that his conditioning has "got to be better." Doncic's weight and conditioning were a frequent subject on the TNT broadcast of the Mavs' 102-99 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night...." December 08

Real GM Basketball "T.J. Warren will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason and sources tell The Athletic that he has expressed to management that he'd like to re-sign with the Indiana Pacers.  " December 08

The Athletic "The losses, like the winter snowfall, are starting to pile up in Detroit. The basketball, at times, can be ugly. The future seems so far away because the present is currently under construction, sitting hollow and unfinished. The most important thing when building something, though, is the..." December 08

The Score "Steph Curry is on some tear this year, even compared to his usual rarefied standard. Curry reached triple digits from deep in NBA-record time this season by draining 100 three-pointers in his first 19 appearances. Since February, he's hit nine or more threes in 13 Golden State..." December 08

New York Post "On the other side of the curtain on another night in San Antonio, in another basketball place, Patrick Ewing was filling notebooks speaking of his plight. This was at the old Alamodome, June 15, 1999. The next night the Knicks would begin an ill-fated NBA Finals against the Spurs of David..." December 08

Clutch Points "The Dallas Mavericks suffered a tough loss on Tuesday as they fell to the mighty Brooklyn Nets, 102-99. Luka Doncic was able to play through his injuries on Tuesday but unfortunately for him and the Mavs, his 28-point effort was not enough against Kevin Durant and..." December 08

NBA Analysis "Earlier this week there was a bombshell article from Shams Charania and Sam Amick of The Athletic detailing some of the things going on with the Portland Trail Blazers. They could look a lot different in the coming weeks and months as the NBA trade deadline approaches following the dismissal of..." December 08

Mass Live "Just months after the Lakers unceremoniously replaced Dennis Schroder with a blockbuster trade for Russell Westbrook, the veteran point guard is back in his former home with a pair of games at the Staples Center this week. The Celtics and Lakers find themselves in similar spots in the..." December 08

NBA Analysis "Toronto Raptors point guard Goran Dragic is hoping that he can find his way to a new NBA team sooner than later. If he had a choice in the matter, he never would have landed with the Raptors in the first place. Dragic was acquired by the Raptors, along with Precious Achiuwa, in the..." December 08

Sporting News ""I like being on the court," Kevin Durant said postgame referring to his recent uptick in minutes after the Nets registered a 17-point comeback win in Dallas. "I think I provide some good production from my team when I'm out there." There..." December 08

New York Post "James Harden played the entire fourth quarter of the Nets’ 102-99 win over the Mavericks on Tuesday night, while Kevin Durant did him one better and played the whole second half. Don’t expect either to take off Wednesday when the Nets play the second night of..." December 08

Cleveland.com "A pension fund in Detroit is suing Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and Rocket Companies in a Delaware court, claiming he had insider information when he sold the fund $500 million in Rocket Companies stock. The sale was made in March to cover a philanthropic pledge,..." December 08

NBA Analysis "The Miami Heat are slipping a little bit in the standings in the Eastern Conference as they have lost six of their last nine games. The road ahead isn’t going to get any easier, as they are going to be without NBA All-Star center Bam Adebayo for the foreseeable future. Adebayo..." December 07

NBA Analysis "The Sacramento Kings made the first major move of the NBA regular season, firing head coach Luke Walton a few weeks ago. Desperate to snap their 15-year playoff drought, the team turned to a new voice in Alvin Gentry, who is taking over on an interim basis. The Kings have played..." December 07

ESPN "Once Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard stopped threatening to request a trade, everyone understood his inevitable moment of truth: His future remained bound to the summer of 2022, not 2021. Extensions were always automatic for him, and that's no longer the..." December 07

The Score "Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard wants to receive a two-year, $107-million contract extension this offseason, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports. The extension would make Lillard one of the NBA's highest-paid players. He'd earn a..." December 07

Clutch Points "It’s no secret that at least as of right now, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are not exactly looking like the championship-caliber team many believed they were going to be prior to the start of the season. With the trade deadline fast approaching, it appears that LA..." December 07

Fadeaway World "Just a year and a half removed from their Championship run, the Los Angeles Lakers are struggling to keep their heads above the water. In the aftermath of major roster changes, and several injuries to key players (that includes LeBron James himself), the team has failed to live to..." December 07

NBA Analysis "Since the start of the 2014-15 NBA season, the Golden State Warriors have been one of the most dominant franchises in the NBA, winning three titles in five years, but they have missed the playoffs each of the last two seasons and have been dealing with a lot of issues.  Not only..." December 07

Complex "The NBA’s in good hands.  For the record, we’re not talking about the leadership of commissioner Adam Silver. Nor any of the fine people working behind the scenes that make the Association operate like a well-oiled machine.  December 07

NBA Analysis "The Atlanta Hawks have not yet been able to replicate the success that they had last season when Nate McMillan took over as the team’s head coach on an interim basis. He led the team on a surprising tun to the Eastern Conference Finals, but thus far this season, they look more like a team..." December 07

The Athletic "In need of a new direction amid a 10-16 start to the season, the Indiana Pacers are moving toward a substantial rebuild and are expected to open up trade conversations around some of their veteran stalwarts, sources tell The Athletic. Multiple sources said that the..." December 07

Clutch Points "The Dallas Mavericks are hosting the Brooklyn Nets Tuesday night in a matchup chalk full of super stars. It was noted earlier Tuesday that the Mavs get Kristaps Porzingis and Luka Doncic from injury. Porzingis was already making his presence felt. Early..." December 07

NBA Analysis "The Minnesota Timberwolves are right in the thick of things in the Western Conference playoff picture so far this NBA season. They are currently 11-13 but have regained their footing after an early-season swoon in which they lost eight out of the nine games they played. Minnesota has..." December 07

The Big Lead "The Indiana Pacers are finally embarking on a long-overdue rebuild. Shams Charania and Bob Kravitz reported today for The Athletic that the Pacers will be taking trade calls on their three best players-- Domantas Sabonis, Caris LeVert, and Myles Turner. In..." December 07

Fadeaway World "As a 7x All-Star, 2x MVP, and 3x Champion, Steph Curry often draws a lot of comparisons to other basketball elites. Most recently, Steve Kerr mentioned him in the same breath as Michael Jeffrey Jordan, stating that their mountain of great moments 'bleed together.' December 07

NBA Analysis "Missing the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 2014-15 NBA season last year, the Indiana Pacers are looking to get back on track and be a real threat in the Eastern Conference. With a core of Domantas Sabonis, Malcolm Brogdon, Caris LeVert, T.J. Warren, and Myles Turner, the Pacers..." December 07

Clutch Points "The Portland Trail Blazers have been very involved in the news lately, first for the firing of general manager Neil Olshey, and then for trade rumors involving stars Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, among others. A recent report in The Athletic reveals a trade offer from 2020,..." December 07

Sportsnaut "While Indiana Pacers front office head Kevin Pritchard had indicated last off-season he wanted to keep his core group together, the organization has changed that stance following an ugly start to th 2021-22 campaign. This could lead to Myles Turner being dealt. Even with new head..." December 07

Heavy "The Los Angeles Lakers continue to be the subject of trade rumors and potential roster moves given their inconsistent start to the season. During his December 6 press conference, LeBron James was asked if the team has enough of a sample size to determine if the Lakers..." December 07

The Athletic "Whether Frank Vogel deserves a public trial over his suitability as the Lakers head coach is ultimately immaterial. It’s what he signed up for when he agreed to coach LeBron James. December 07

Clutch Points "The Portland Trail Blazers were engulfed by drama after the firing of general manager Neil Olshey. NBA insiders are expecting more change with the Portland, this time in terms of their personnel. Amid trade rumors, center Jusuf Nurkic and forward Robert Covington are the two..." December 07

TMZ "Tristan Thompson is trying to keep a tightly-sealed lid on info from his latest paternity case -- asking a judge to silence the woman who claims she's carrying his child from leaking info about the case ... while he continues to blast her as being out for fortune and..." December 07

Bleacher Report "It's too early in the 2021-22 NBA season for clubs to have completely lost the faith of their fanbases. There might be a few brutally bad teams out there, but those fans mostly knew to brace themselves for the worst and pass time studying up on draft..." December 07

TMZ "Kyle Rittenhouse says he's no longer a fan of LeBron James ... saying the Lakers star's shade toward him during his trial "really" ticked him off. "I liked LeBron," the Kenosha shooter said Monday on The BlazeTV's "You Are Here"..." December 07

Larry Brown Sports "Michelle Beadle revealed recently that LeBron James openly wanted her to be fired from her job with ESPN before she left the network, and she says LeBron and his camp hold a grudge against her to this day. Beadle made the surprising claim last month that James tried to get ESPN..." December 07

Black Sports Online "Brittany Renner can’t keep PJ Washington’s name out of her mouth, and I can say she’s obsessed with him and probably wants a comeback. During her exclusive interview with Vladtv, she played a toxic voicemail she left for PJ, presumably to let everyone know how she hates..." December 07