Jaden Ivey to Bulls
Jaden Ivey was been the most-likely Chicago Bull candidate for, Detroit decided, too long.
Cleveland drops a line
The Clippers won 17 of 22, Cavs cranked out victories in 15 of 22 contests. They play each other on Wednesday, in Los Angeles. Hey. Who wants to screw up, both teams. James Harden for Darius Garland. Sounds like a bad-but-legal trade Kelly Dwyer would make up (yearly subscription is
Don't trade Giannis
To make good for his new team, Giannis Antetokounmpo does not need to rush back from his most recent debilitating calf strain and risk a greater injury we don't want to mention. The Bucks, the franchise Giannis Antetokounmpo seeks rewarding while attempting to sustain his well-earned Great Dude-status
Buck this
ICYMI: Warriors fumble, whiff, clang (fake Jonathan Kuminga and Chris Bosh trades), Philly pulling it off (Embiid is not C-Webb), Things I Need Eric Collins For (Charlotte and LaMelo Ball and the NBA's most excitable announcer). The ongoing irrelevance of the Chicago Bulls is to the benefit of
Things I need Eric Collins for
Love to listen to games broadcast by Eric Collins, Charlotte Hornets play-by-play voice. Collins was a Bulls sideline reporter during Michael Jordan's final championship season, noticeably ebullient and why wouldn't he be? The word "bull" is in the middle. Collins began calling Charlotte contests
Philly pulling it off
The Sixers topped Indiana on Monday and good, the Sixers needed a win. An opportunity to show us that they saw that we saw what they conducted – that wee spat – during the club's loss to Cleveland last week. Philly's most recent loss to Cleveland. There were
Warriors fumble, whiff, clang
The two quickest dismissals in the NBA, now that they don't let Joey Crawford in the building, reference the 82-game season, and enhanced draft picks as reward for winning NBA games. Non-starters, each. NBA players and owners will not abandon an 82-game season. Recently, they've added
Jerry-rigging Ja out of Memphis
Memphis saw what Atlanta has – Corey Kispert, C.J. McCollum – wants some of that, has to have it. Memphis sees what New Orleans did, Jordan Poole, needs it. Waterbugs are out. After a brief back-in-love with small guards, NBA teams instead seek a five-man lineup of 6-9 five-toolers. Players are
How old is LeBron?
There are only nine players from the 2013 NBA draft still performing, which makes sense, that draft was over a dozen years ago. Also, some of these guys aren't awfully active: Mason Plumlee has a groin injury and may not work much this season, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope retired for
Wizards with the ball
Trae Young didn't turn 27 until this season's training camp. That the Washington Wizards were able to acquire Trae Young in exchange for expiring contracts should tell us something. What should teach us more? That Atlanta was willing to take so little in return for Young,
The NBA can handle expansion
In 1971-72, the NBA and ABA combined for 26 professional basketball teams and that is way too many pro basketball teams for 1972, even with all the Boomers finishing college. Way too many considering the scope of the sport's range: 48 American states. One guy from Hawaii, "
Next year is now
The heating pad was on 26-year old Luka Dončić's shoulders on New Year's Eve's eve, not the birthday man, 41-year old LeBron James. What were you doing when LeBron James was born? If you were doing anything, even snoozing in a bassinet, you are