The Cleveland Cavaliers are now flush with big men, so which one should they trade first? As part of the blockbuster trade that sent James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets, the Cleveland Cavaliers gave up a future second-round pick and guard Dante Exum to the Rockets while acquiring center Jarrett Allen and forward Taurean Prince
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With the deadline for signing to a supermax extension coming quickly, will the Utah Jazz have to trade Rudy Gobert? The Utah Jazz have two core pieces around which everything else revolves — Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. Mitchell has gotten a new contract, a five-year rookie max extension worth up to $195 million, and
James Harden, Houston Rockets. (Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports) Nationals GM throws water on Kris Bryant trade rumors by Mike Luciano One awful stat should be the final nail in the coffin for Carson Wentz in Philly by Cole Thompson NBA Twitter really wants to trade James Harden to the Miami Heat for some
The Boston Celtics negotiated a sign-and-trade with the Charlotte Hornets to open up a massive trade exception. What can the Celtics do with that space? The Charlotte Hornets officially have their man and the Boston Celtics suddenly find themselves in a prime position to add another star after the two teams successfully completed a sign-and-trade
Photo by Ashley Landis-Pool/Getty Images The Whiteboard: NBA’s 3 unpredictable Western Conference playoff teams by Gerald Bourguet Ben Simmons‘ sister may have just teased the 76ers with some massive incoming trade news to come on Tuesday. The NBA offseason has already been downright electric, with some huge trades going down which will have a major
Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Bruce Arians admits Tom Brady needs to play better by Braulio Perez Anthony Davis could structure his new contract with the Lakers in a way that will help them land Giannis Antetekounmpo next summer. Fresh off winning another NBA Finals title, life is good for the Los Angeles Lakers. With
Sean Marks spoke with the media today about James Harden, Landry Shamet and the Brooklyn Nets moving from a hypothetical to an actual team. Sean Marks, general manager for the Brooklyn Nets, answered a question that wasn’t quite about James Harden, but absolutely wasn’t not about James Harden, in the careful way any NBA GM
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. NBA Free Agency negotiations can officially open at 6 p.m. ET today, and, as usual, we’re likely to see things heat up quickly. A lot has changed in
Signing Gordon Hayward would improve the Knicks roster in the short-term, but he isn’t the right player to help build a championship contender in New York. If the Knicks’ offseason goal is to assemble a roster to win the maximum number of games next season then signing Gordon Hayward makes a lot of sense. If,
The Golden State Warriors lost Klay Thompson for the season, leaving them thin at wing. The Golden State Warriors are expected by many to get back to the postseason after finishing 2020 with the worst record in the league, but they were just thrown a major curveball after Andrian Wojnarowski confirmed that star guard Klay
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Michigan State-Maryland canceled due to ongoing COVID issues with Terps by Braulio Perez Reports this week continue to state both Boston Celtics stars Kemba Walker and Gordon Hayward could end up being traded before the new season begins next month. Now that the NBA Draft has come and gone, hoops
The Brooklyn Nets pulled off a significant draft night trade, just not the one you’re thinking of. They landed Landry Shamet in a three-team deal that sent Luke Kennard to the Clippers. The Brooklyn Nets have spent the past few days centered in trade rumors linking them with James Harden. Those rumors are still, as
The new Chicago Bulls regime is setting its sights on making waves straight out of the gate with a rumored trade up with Golden State. It’s about to be the dead of winter in Chicago, but things are heating up inside the Madhouse. After finally jettisoning GarPax, relieving fans of a decade of chronic cranial pain
James Harden, Houston Rockets. (Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports) Even with a victory, the Lions still need to fire Matt Patricia by Cole Thompson Terence Crawford comes alive in round 4 to stop Kell Brook by Jeremy Herriges James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets would send shockwaves throughout the NBA. If James Harden is
Now that the craziness of the 2020 NBA Trade Deadline has died down, it’s time to sort Thursday’s deals into tiers. There were 11 trades on 2020 NBA Trade Deadline day. It wasn’t an earth-shattering day of dealing, but it also wasn’t the complete dud that many were predicting as recently as about a week
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JANUARY 2: D’Angelo Russell #0 of the Golden State Warriors talks with Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves after the game on January 2, 2020 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to
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The Atlanta Hawks got a new pick-and-roll partner for Trae Young by trading for Clint Capela but can the new acquisition mesh well with John Collins? Now official, the four-team, 12-player trade between the Atlanta Hawks, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves is the biggest trade in the NBA since Patrick Ewing was shipped
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images As the 2020 NBA Trade Deadline approaches, here’s a look at five potential trades that could really change up the 2020 NBA Draft. How many of you remember the 2012-13 Brooklyn Nets? This was the first year the team was playing in Brooklyn, having moved into New York City after
The Rockets have swung for the fences, piecing together a four-team trade that brings in Robert Covington and sends Clint Capela to the Hawks. On Wednesday, with more than 24 hours left until the trade deadline, four teams jumped ahead and finalized a massive deal. The outlines of this trade had already emerged during the
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