After the Rockets struck out on their pursuit of Dwight Howard in March 2012 and the following summer, they seemed to have moved on. Howard was not coming to Clutch City and had no interest in doing so. So the Rockets signed Omer Asik to a three-year, $25.1 million contract. He was to be the […]

The pursuit of Monta Ellis is beginning to heat up as teams are looking to fill in with an elite scorer. The offensive-minded shooting guard turned down a reported 3-year, $36 million extension with Milwaukee looking for a better situation. It appears three teams have narrowed in on him as his best options. Marc Stein […]

We have had a week now to digest the NBA Draft and a wild Thursday night that saw surprising picks and even more surprising trades. Summer League is kicking off and we will start to get a look at how these Draft picks begin to fit together. So who had the early returns from the […]

Crossover Chronicles' Philip Rossman-Reich will be at the Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League all week. He will provide his thoughts on the day's action in this running post throughout the day. Three Up, Three Down UP — Dwight Buycks, Thunder: The 6-foot-3 undrafted point guard from Marquette put on the best individual performance of the […]

With the Dwight Howard domino fallen, the decisions of the other major free agents are sure to come in swift. Friday, as the Warriors were trying to clear cap room for a potential blockbuster, the Warriors reached an agreement with free agent forward Andre Iguodala, perhaps cementing the Warriors' place in the Western Conference's elite. […]

UPDATE: At 9:30 p.m. ET, it became official. Alex Kennedy of HoopsWorld reported Dwight Howard informed the Lakers he would not sign with Los Angeles and would join the Houston Rockets. It's Houston. Source close to Dwight Howard confirms that he'll join the Rockets. He'll inform the Lakers and make an official announcement. — Alex Kennedy […]

The Charlotte Bobcats name has been synonymous with failure the past two years. They had the worst win percentage in league history during the lockout-shortened 66-game season in 2012 and were just a game better than the Magic for the worst record in the league in 2013. The cruel gods of the Lottery cursed them […]

With Dwight Howard widely expected to make some type of decision Friday, all the focus will surely be on him as he continues to ponder his future from a vacation spot in Aspen, Colo. Howard has not eliminated any of the teams that presented him with pitches as of early Friday morning, but as we […]

The Indiana Pacers recently made a run at New Orleans Pelicans center Robin Lopez, but those talks stalled rather quickly. Now, the Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers, and Pelicans have agreed to the parameters of a three-team deal that would send Lopez to the Trail Blazers, young star Tyreke Evans to the Pelicans, and Greivis […]

Word got out earlier this summer that at least five teams would be unveiling a short-sleeved jersey similar to the one the Warriors donned for select games this past season. Whether it is adidas experimenting with new jersey technology, some new fashion statement or the NBA trying to sell more jerseys by mixing up their […]

The Boston Celtics have announced they have hired Butler coach Brad Stevens to replace former coach Doc Rivers. Steven had spent the past six seasons with Butler, leading the program to back-to-back national championship games even though his team played in the mid-major Horizon League. Most famously, his Butler team came one half-court Gordon Hayward […]

Dwight Howard and John Wall are heading to China and they got a chance to speak with Chinese NBA player Yi Jianlian… in Chinese! Wall certainly tries his best at speaking the language but Howard gets overly excited while being interviewed by Yi. Hey it's the offseason and well, this is as good as it's […]

J.J. Redick is headed to Los Angeles, signing with the Clippers in a sign-and-trade deal that also involves the Suns and Bucks. The Clippers also acquired Jared Dudley from the Suns. The Suns acquired Eric Bledsoe and the Bucks acquired two second round Draft picks. Redick has snuck under the radar as a free agent […]