Although guard Kemba Walker expressed his utmost desire to remain in Charlotte, team owner Michael Jordan and the Hornets offered him a five-year contract worth $170 million to re-sign with the team instead of the maximum contract amount worth $221 million. The Hornets offered him $51 million less, or approximately […]
When NBA free agency begins, Kevin Durant will engage in discussions with four teams that want his free agent services: LA Clippers, NY Knicks, Brooklyn Nets, and the Golden State Warriors. KD’s final four comes to no surprise. It would have been a much bigger story if a random team […]
Facing pressure from lawmakers and former athletes, the NCAA is fighting back against those who want college athletes to have the ability to make money on their fame. The most recent legislation is from the California State Assembly. Members introduced the Fair Pay to Play Act bill allowing in-state college […]
The Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey expressed his interest in acquiring free agent point guard Jimmy Butler via a sign-and-trade with the Philadelphia Sixers. The Sixers were knocked out of the playoffs by the eventual champions, Toronto Raptors. A sick Joel Embiid gutted his way through the series. Jimmy […]
NBA free agency doesn’t begin until Sunday, but that hasn’t stopped two teams from beginning to try and entice Kawhi Leonard. The winner of the NBA Finals MVP, who led Toronto to an unlikely title over Golden State, declared on Monday that he declined his option, and will test the […]
Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors can add TV producer to his resume. Curry’s new golf reality show, “Holey Moley”, debuted last week on ABC and it combines elements of extreme Japanese game shows and psychedelic mini-golf with contestants running through obstacles while putting. Curry is one of the […]
Former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury revitalized his career in China and won three CBA titles with the Beijing Ducks. Marbury retired at the end of last season and has now accepted a job as the new head coach of the Beijing Royal Fighters. Marbury went a long way from being […]
The third annual NBA Awards show was held on Monday night in Los Angeles, bringing together most of the league’s stars for a celebration of players who won the league’s top honors. The show was headlined by the MVP award, which went to Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks. Giannis, […]
The Boston Celtics took a flier on Tacko Fall by signing the 7-foot-6 center from UCF to an Exhibit 10 contract after Fall went undrafted in the 2019 NBA Draft. The NBA Draft is only two rounds these days. Fall did not hear his name called among the 60 potential […]
While the preseason picks to win the WNBA have sputtered, the Connecticut Sun have gotten off to a fast start. Because of the team’s 8-1 record, they have joined the Las Vegas Aces as the favorite to win the title. The Sun began the season as a 7/1 pick to […]
Why aren’t two stars players able to set aside their differences to achieve the goal they both seek — an NBA title? Neither Chris Paul nor James Harden can say exactly why they can’t cooperate on the court to win it all. But more than likely the Houston Rockets will […]
Zion Williamson is an amazing & gifted basketball player. He dominated the game in his one year at Duke. At 6’7″ and 285 pounds he is the prototypical power forward for this era in the NBA. With the first pick in the NBA draft there was no other option for […]
The NBA and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) have announced the launch of a virtual sports betting product known as NBA Last 90 that will give gamblers the chance to bet on simulated games that feature actual game highlights from the league. The product is expected to launch sometime during […]
While the 2019 NBA Draft is billed as the “Zion Williamson Sweepstakes”, there are plenty of under-the-radar sleepers though could offer up tremendous value later in the draft such as Miye Oni (Yale), Shamorie Ponds (St. John’s), Tremont Waters (LSU), Chuma Okeke (Auburn), and Bol Bol (Oregon). This year’s batch […]
The Memphis Grizzlies traded their all-time leading scorer, point guard Mike Conley, to the Utah Jazz for Grayson Allen, Kyle Korver, Jae Chowder, and two first-round draft picks. Conley, 31, played 12 seasons with the Grizzlies. He averaged 14.9 points per game on his career, but he averaged 20-plus in […]
Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett won 32 games together at Duke this past season and the New Orleans Pelicans discussed the possibility of trading up in the NBA Draft to acquire RJ Barrett to play in the NBA with the impending #1 pick Zion Williamson. The Pelicans hold the #1 […]
The New York Knicks are sitting on the third pick in the upcoming NBA Draft and they recently rejected an offer by the Atlanta Hawks, who were seeking to trade up in the draft to acquire the #3 pick by offering the Knicks a pair of first-round picks in the […]
According to the latest rumor on the eve of the NBA Draft, the Boston Celtics are interested in moving up in the draft to make a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans for the #4 pick because the Celtics have their sights on Darius Garland from Vanderbilt. The Pelicans won […]
“We sucked. Nobody was interested in playing.†Those were post-game words from Anthony Davis in February, after his New Orleans Pelicans were crushed 118-88 by the Orlando Magic. Nevermind that Davis produced a grand total of 3 points in just 21 minutes of floor time. These words of frustration came […]
Instead of clearing up his NCAA eligibility issues, LaMelo Ball decided to play professional basketball in Australia as a member of the Illawarra Hawks in the NBL. LaMelo Ball, the youngest brother of ex-Lakers Lonzo Ball, is considered the most talented out of all three Ball brothers. LeMelo once scored […]
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