The Minnesota Timberwolves are committed to building around Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio. That’s their core and that’s who they want to win with. Love may not be as loyal to the team as they are to him, but at least they’re clearly acknowledging his request to put better pieces around him. Love opted for […]

Anyone else sort of forget about the Chicago Bulls? After their first-round exit from the playoffs this year, it’s easy to let it slip your mind that they’ve posted the best regular season record in the NBA the last two seasons. Of course, losing the reigning MVP in your first playoff game is going to […]

Danny Ferry has only been general manager of the Atlanta Hawks for about a month but he’s made sure to keep busy. The Hawks are going to look much different next season. Most notably they’ll be without Joe Johnson, who’s been a big part of their franchise for seven years. Ferry knew coming in that […]

The Golden State Warriors have one of the more talented young rosters in the NBA. You wouldn’t know that from their 23-43 record last season, but their poor performance was due to the fact that they had some serious problems with injuries. The team has a bright future if they can stay healthy. The Warriors […]

In true New York fashion, the Brooklyn Nets have started a campaign to turn their team into celebrities just as much as they are basketball players. The Nets are introducing the “Core Four” to their new home in a “Hello Brooklyn” marketing campaign featuring Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Brook Lopez and Gerald Wallace. Billboards will […]

Kevin Love has made his intentions with the Minnesota Timberwolves very clear. They either need to get better or he is jumping ship at the first chance he gets. Love signed a four-year, $62 million extension last season but gave himself the option of opting out after three years if he does not think the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers made it pretty clear that Nicolas Batum is part of the future of their franchise, so it is not surprising they matched the Minnesota Timberwolves’ four-year, $46.5 million offer sheet. The talented young forward will remain in Portland for now. It is a smart move by the Blazers. Batum continues to […]

Continuing the trend of players hopping around the NBA’s Pacific Division, it looks like Phoenix Suns veteran guard Grant Hill will be signing with the Los Angeles Clippers. The terms of the contract are still being worked out but it looks like Hill will sign a two-year deal with the Clips. Hill will be turning […]

The New Orleans Hornets matched the Phoenix Suns’ offer sheet to Eric Gordon for four years and $58 million, no real surprise there. The Hornets have made it clear for a while that they intend to keep Gordon around long term and build around him. Gordon hasn’t shown the same type of loyalty. “Gordon said […]

Saying Adam Morrison’s basketball career peaked in college is an understatement. He was a star at Gonzaga, co-player of the year, and it earned him the third overall pick in the 2006 Draft to the Charlotte Bobcats. Since then, it’s only been bad news. Morrison sat out the 2007-08 season with an injury then he […]

It’s been clear for a while that Andray Blatche wasn’t going to develop into the player the Washington Wizards hoped he would be. He started showing some promise a couple years ago, but after this season, his stock has bottomed out. The Wizards have the option of using their one-time amnesty on Blatche and getting […]

Jason Terry helped the Dallas Mavericks win their first ever NBA championship. Aside from Dirk Nowitzki (and probably Mark Cuban), he’s been the face of their franchise for the last decade. I wasn’t surprised that Dallas let him go to the Boston Celtics, they’re a team that needs to get younger rather than clinging to […]

For Los Angeles Clippers fans that got a little worried when Chris Paul did not sign his extension with the team, it is not time to panic just yet. It seems Paul may have opted out of the three-year, $60 million extension so he could sign a five-year, $108 million one next summer. Of course […]

While last season was monumental for the Los Angeles Clippers, they still have plenty of work to do if they’re going to get to the point where they can challenge for a championship. No one can really argue that the Clippers were a much better team with Chauncey Billups in the lineup. The Clips were […]

Everyone knew Steve Nash was going to be one of the big stories of this year’s offseason. After rumors tied him to the New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors and even the Miami Heat, Nash ended up signing with the Los Angeles Lakers. It was a bit of a shock to some, but it’s history now […]