It has been an awful year for the Charlotte Bobcats. Like really awful. Like had the worst record in league history, the most ping pong balls in the Draft Lottery and ended up with the fourth pick. There is a reason we #PrayForCardboardGerald. The future for the Bobcats looked extremely bleak after the 7-59 season […]

There was no gathering at a bar awaiting a decision. The decision had already been made. It was likely made first way back in the lockout or in December when Dwight Howard first requested a trade or shortly after he professed "loyalty" and then found, in his mind at least, the Magic were not what he […]

Evan Turner has spent time sitting behind Andre Igoudala since the Philadelphia 76ers drafted him second overall two season ago. Igoudala made his first All Star team last season too, so despite Turner's overall improvement, his role was not really expected to change too much. That is until the Sixers dealt Andre to Denver last […]

Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound it's… Rajon Rondo? Yeah, you heard me right. If you thought I was going to mention Superman, you'd be wrong. Rondo hasn't really been know for crazy hops. You usually see him hit the paint and throw up a floater, lay up or pull up for […]

John Wall sat down with Jim Rome this week on his new CBS Network television show. When asked by the host if the Washington Wizards are a playoff team, the franchise player from the Nation's capital said what he should say.   "Yes sir, I think so," was the quote from Wall. The emphasis on […]

With the exception of one of the greatest playoff upsets ever, the Golden State Warriors have been a Western Conference doormat for the better part of the last two decades.  Last year, head coach Mark Jackson was introduced to the media and said the Warriors would make the playoffs.  Before that, new owner Joe Lacob […]

Dwight Howard wants out of Orlando. Orlando, by all accounts, wants to trade Dwight Howard. It has not happened yet, and you have to keep hearing about it. Sorry. It has been a long time since we heard any movement in the Dwight Howard trade talks and instead we have heard seething frustration that a […]

Hedo Turkoglu sees the end of his career coming. When the 2013 season starts, Turkoglu will be 34. The 13-year NBA veteran has two years left on his contract, with his $12 million salary only partially guaranteed in 2014. And, with Turkoglu struggling the last few years since his breakout 2009 Playoff performance, he might […]

The final vacant head coaching position remaining in the NBA was filled Tuesday when the Portland Trail Blazers hired Mavericks assistant coach Terry Stotts to replace Nate McMillan. Stotts has four seasons of prior head coaching experience, spending a year and a half each with the Hawks and the Bucks. His overall record is not […]

After the Miami Heat captured the 2012 NBA title, guard Dwyane Wade underwent surgery to repair his left knee which had been ailing him for most of the past season. And once the surgery was over, Wade immediately went into rehab to get ready to defend the Heat's crown. But that was then, this is […]

Avery Bradley has come a long way during his two years as a member of the Boston Celtics. When he was a rookie, he average just over five minutes a game. He was one of the last guys on the bench. But towards the end of this season his role increased more and more as […]

Kobe Bryant was talking about playing professionally in Turkey this time last season. According to a report this week, that might not just be a lockout thing for Bryant. While he's been on record that his NBA career may conclude when his Lakers contract is up in two years, he added recently that is pro career […]

After landing the 7-seed and nearly getting swept out of the playoffs in the first round by the Miami Heat, it’s hard to say the New York Knicks can make the jump to championship contender next season. Well, J.R. Smith is saying it. "Right now with the talent we have, what it says on paper […]