League-wide transaction analysis, multi-team trades, and general NBA news.
NEW YORK — Executing a calculated Miles McBride trade pitch for Charlotte Hornets center Moussa Diabaté gives head coach Mike Brown the high-motored rim-protector he needs. Raising a championship banner inside Madison Square Garden is the ultimate high, but defending…
TORONTO — The fallout from the Clippers punishment has officially turned Los Angeles into a nuclear wasteland, but the real story is how the league might have avoided a full-scale war with the players union. After a year-long investigation into…
HOUSTON — Let’s be honest: while most front offices in the league are sweating bullets over the salary cap, Rafael Stone is sitting in Houston counting a gold mine that would make Smaug jealous. Armed with a scary amount of…
BOSTON — Proposing a Derrick White for Jalen Suggs trade might sound like standard basketball fan fiction on the surface, but both of these Eastern Conference contenders are wading through some uncharted waters right now. The Boston Celtics and Orlando…
DENVER — The Denver Nuggets already have a DeMar DeRozan problem before their newest star even steps onto the floor in Denver. The Nuggets signing six-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan to a one-year, $3.9 million veteran minimum contract looks like a…
ATLANTA — $9.4 million Hawks guard, Buddy Hield, is available in trade talks per Evan Sidery. The Atlanta Hawks sit over the roster limit and hope the 34-year-old could net an asset in return. Hield’s contract includes a $10 million…