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Kawhi Leonard is now a Raptor. The saga of where Leonard will land this summer finally ended Wednesday as the San Antonio Spurs shipped their star to Toronto in a mega-deal. Along with Leonard, the Spurs sent Danny Green to Canada in exchange for superstar DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a protected first round pick. […]

Looks like Isaiah Thomas has a home… at least for one season. The former All-Star and MVP candidate signed with the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night for $2 million. Thomas, who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers last season, hopes to jumpstart his career with the Nuggets and appears to be […]

Now that the world knows where LeBron James will spend the next four years of his career, many have already begun to shift their thinking to something else: What does this mean for LeBron’s legacy? The first time that James left the Cleveland Cavaliers for another team, local fans burned his jerseys and made it […]

LeBron is going to Hollywood. Klutch Sports Group posted a simple media release on its Twitter Sunday evening stating NBA free-agent LeBron James has agreed to a $154 million, four-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. pic.twitter.com/zgz8YO7BPn — Klutch Sports Group (@KlutchSports) July 2, 2018 The sudden announcement shocked the national basketball community as it […]

The future of the Los Angeles Lakers falls on Lonzo Ball’s knee. Literally. With the Lakers being the front-runners to land both LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard, the Lakers hope that the recent news of Ball’s torn meniscus will not deter any free agent signings or hurt their chance of a trade. The news of […]

LeBron James has been at his best when he has a scoring and electric guard beside him. In Miami, it was Dwayne Wade. Four NBA Finals appearances and two championships. In Cleveland, it was Kyrie Irving. Three Finals and one, historic championship. On Thursday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Collin Sexton with the 8th overall […]

The 2018 NBA Draft has quickly come and gone, bringing to reality the dreams of 60 young men. With Deandre Ayton and Marvin Bagley III going numbers one and two as projected, it was all madness after that. Teams picked away from their needs, players thought to go high had fell while others skyrocketed up […]

For the fourth time in four years, Dwight Howard will have a new team. The Charlotte Hornets traded the three-time Defensive Player of the Year on Wednesday to the Brooklyn Nets. In exchange, the Hornets will get center Timothy Mozgov, two future second-round picks and cash consideration. Howard is an 8-time All-Star, but hasn’t made […]

Are the Cavs making one last push to impress the King? According to Terry Pluto at Cleveland.com, the Cleveland Cavaliers are one of multiple teams who have contacted the San Antonio Spurs regarding a trade for Kawhi Leonard. This may be one last attempt by the Cavs to keep LeBron James in Ohio. If the […]