The first weekend of the NBA Summer League brought us perhaps the most entertaining matchup of the entire event as top pick Victor Wembanyama went toe-to-toe with … Michael Devoe? Of course, it wasn’t supposed to be that way. Devoe only played that much because third-choice Scoot Henderson, who was slated to be Wembanyama’s foil … Read more
This is the digital version of The Bounce.If you want it sooner, start each day with The Bounce delivered to your inbox. Sign up here. I like my fireworks loud and my hotdogs with condiments on them. Rising Phoenix? Did the Suns do their job? The Phoenix Suns finally added Eric Gordon to their roster. … Read more
Follow live free-agency news and analysis from our entire NBA staff, and Sign up for The Bounce to get basketball content delivered straight to your inbox. How do you win in NBA free agency without money? The Phoenix Suns may have just found a way that has eerie echoes of the 2021-22 Golden State Warriors … Read more
Follow our live free-agency news and analysis from our entire NBA staffand sign up for The Bounce to get basketball content delivered straight to your inbox. I’m old enough to remember when cap space mattered, when the words “max room” were enough to get your team’s fans giddy over the possibility of All-NBA superstars stepping … Read more
PHOENIX — NBA super teams can form quickly, suddenly. When LeBron James announced his decision to take his talents to South Beach in the summer of 2010, Heat center Joel Anthony didn’t see it coming. Anthony was in his apartment in Miami, a few blocks from what was then the American Airlines Arena, just off … Read more
A host of NBA superstars could choose to stay right where they are in free agency, while the Philadelphia 76ers have reportedly put a huge price on the head of one of their stars. There are also rumblings in Portland that there may be trouble with Damian Lillard. Catch the biggest whispers doing the rounds … Read more
On a broad level, I understand everyone’s confusion. Bradley Beal isn’t worth a first-round pick, but Chris Paul is? Kristaps Porziņģis is not worth a first, but Marcus Smart is worth two? What sorcery is this? What happens here? Let me tell you what the deal is: The key to every single NBA transaction is … Read more
Chris Paul knew what he was doing. Let’s not forget, folks: Chris Paul always knows what he’s doing. So when the recently traded future Hall of Famer went out of his way to pull back the curtain on the Phoenix Suns’ new operation on Monday, highlighting Isiah Thomas’ (unofficial) role in the Bradley Beal trade … Read more