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The Oklahoma City Thunder released the following statement on behalf of Thunder Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti regarding Kevin Durant: “As we communicated last week, Kevin was going to use this time to engage in consultation and evaluation regarding the persistent soreness in his right foot at this stage of his rehabilitation. As part […]
The Denver Nuggets have relieved Brian Shaw of his head coaching duties, General Manager and Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly announced today. Additionally, Melvin Hunt has been named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. “I want to sincerely thank Brian for his time with our organization,” said Connelly. “You […]
The Denver Nuggets have been fielding offers on point guard Ty Lawson, the issue there is the Nuggets are asking for a ton in return for Lawson and may not get close enough to trigger a deal. Lawson has struggled with his situation under the current leadership in Denver, with one league source suggesting that […]
There had been reports suggesting that if the Minnesota Timberwolves could not find a trade for shooting guard Kevin Martin, that he might be a prime candidate for a contract buyout. Yesterday, Wolves sources sort of shot that notion down, saying not only was Martin unlikely to be bought out, there was a sense that […]
In trade negotiations, there is always a little gamesmanship. One team tries to angle a little more value out of the other team and the back and forth that makes or breaks a deal is often about compromise. The Phoenix Suns opened the phones on guard Goran Dragic yesterday and fielded a lot of interest. […]
With the Milwaukee Bucks closing in on a buyout of big man Larry Sanders, they have turned their attention to the trade market in a significant way. The Bucks have been linked to several notable players including Denver’s Ty Lawson, Utah’s Enes Kanter and even Oklahoma City’s Reggie Jackson. The Bucks have been in the […]
The curious case of Enes Kanter. The Utah Jazz did not extend Kanter’s deal in October and he has since been supplanted in the starting lineup by breakout sophomore Rudy Gobert. The Jazz have been fielding calls on Kanter for most of the year but have really downplayed any desire to trade him, which is […]
Word from New York is that the Knicks are being aggressive in trying to shake loose a trade for players they covet in free agency, namely to get their Bird Rights and what looks to be a lower cap hold. Phoenix’s Goran Dragic has a cap hold of $11.25 million, which even if his contract […]
Basketball Insiders looks at some of the articles from last week in case you missed any the first time around.
The Atlanta Hawks’ Mike Budenholzer and the Golden State Warriors’ Steve Kerr today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in January. Budenholzer coached the Hawks to the best undefeated record in a calendar month in NBA history (17-0) and led them to the best mark […]
