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Carmelo Anthony has no plans to opt out of contract

June 23, 2018June 23, 2018 Brandon King

In news that will surprise absolutely no one, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony will opt-in to the final year of his contract,, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times. Carmelo Anthony does not intend to opt out of his current contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to a person familiar with Anthony’s decision. Anthony has until Saturday at midnight (Eastern) to exercise the option that would make him a free agent July 1 — provided he were willing to walk away from the $27.9 million he…

Spurs likely will take their time with Leonard decision

June 18, 2018June 18, 2018 Brandon King

In true Spurs fashion, don’t expect a rash decision to conclude the Kawhi Leonard situation. Woj doesn't think a Kawhi Leonard trade will happen before the 2018 NBA draft. "I don't think the Spurs are in any rush to make a decision about Leonard's future, certainly on the trade front" pic.twitter.com/TTMllBJqCz — Rob Lopez (@r0bato) June 18, 2018 According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, it’s unlikely the Spurs would make move before draft day. Quite simply, it would be foolhardy for the Spurs to jump the gun and pull the trigger…

Spurs will not trade Kawhi Leonard to a Western Conference team

June 17, 2018June 17, 2018 Brandon King

You may want to slow down the Kawhi to the Lakers talk. That is because apparently if the Spurs decide to move their star forward, it will not be to a Western Conference team. A report from NBA writer Chris Sheridan indicated that San Antonio has no intent of trading him within the West. News of Leonard’s desire to leave San Antonio surfaced on Friday via Yahoo Sports’ Charms Charania. Kawhi Leonard wants out from the San Antonio Spurs, league sources tell Yahoo. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 15, 2018…

Reports: Kawhi Leonard wants to be traded; Lakers his top choice

June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 Brandon King

It appears the long strained relationship between the San Antonio Spurs and Kawhi Leonard may have finally reached the point of no return. That is because the 2-time DPOY and 2014 NBA Finals MVP has allegedly requested a trade from the Spurs. According to Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania, Kawhi Leonard “wants out” of San Antonio. At the root of the rift is the apparent handling of the quadriceps tendinopathy that limited Leonard to only appearing in nine games this season. Team doctors medically cleared him to return, but Leonard opted…

LeBron says Cavs lack playmakers; teammate he wishes was still on the squad

June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 Brandon King

Here is an article from cbssports.com I found rather interesting. https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-finals-2018-lebron-james-says-cavs-lack-playmakers-wishes-one-ex-teammate-was-still-here-to-help/

LeBron’s huge night propels Cavaliers to Game 7

May 26, 2018May 26, 2018 Brandon King

We have the first of what could be two game sevens in the Conference Finals. Down 3-2 and facing elimination, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics 109-99 to force a decisive showdown Sunday. The Cavaliers were without All-Star forward Kevin Love for most of the game. Love was forced out of the game following a severe head-to-head collision with Jayson Tatum. Both went down after colliding with each other. Love was helped up off the floor and looked unsteady as he walked to the bench. He was then taken…

Cavaliers ties East Finals at 2-2

May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 Brandon King

The Cleveland Cavaliers knew they had to return to Boston to continue the Eastern Conference Finals. The only question is upon their arrival, would they be down 3-1 or tied at 2 games apiece? Although Boston came out with more energy than they did in game 3, the Cavaliers matched them, particularly on the defensive end, holding the Celtics to a mere 18 points, while putting up 34 of their own. Boston would actually fall behind by 19 early in the second quarter. The Celtics would begin to chip away…

Warriors serve Rockets 41-point beatdown in game 3

May 21, 2018May 21, 2018 Brandon King

It certainly seems the talk of Stephen Curry’s basketball demise was greatly exaggerated. He had seemingly been out of rhythm over the past few games, and at least offensively, had not resembled the Stephen Curry we have grown accustomed to being amazed by. Curry had 35 points as his Golden State Warriors laid the smack down on the Houston Rockets 126-85 in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. After a close opening quarter, the Warriors distanced themselves and took the first step in seizing control of the game with…

Cavaliers steamroll Celtics 116-86 in Game 3

May 20, 2018May 20, 2018 Brandon King

Already down 0-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals, dropping game 3 would certainly be the death knell in the series, their season and potentially Lebron James’ second tenure with the Cavaliers. With their wire-to-wire 166-86 dismantling, the Cavaliers have at least move the goalpost on those topics back 48 hours and most importantly, taken a step in getting back in the series. Cleveland jumped on Boston right out of the gate building 20-4 lead less than seven minutes into the game. The Cavaliers’ would lead by as much as 19…

Suns Hire Jazz Ass’t Igor Kokoskov as new Head Coach

May 2, 2018 Brandon King

The Phoenix Suns hired Jazz assistant coach Igor Kokoskov to become the 19th Head Coach in their franchise’s history. The hire marks the first time a NBA head coach has been born and raised outside of North America. Suns General Manager Ryan McDonough had this to say of the hiring: We are thrilled to bring Valley resident Igor Kokoškov back to Arizona as head coach of the Phoenix Suns. Igor has been a pioneer throughout his basketball career and he brings a wealth of high level coaching experience to our…