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• Lakers reportedly want to team LeBron up with Chris Paul
There might be a new banana boat crew coming to Southern California, but that could very well not include Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball.According to this report from Darren Heitner of Forbes, the Lakers are focused on teaming pending free agent LeBron James up with best bud Chris Paul. It had been a foregone conclusion that Paul was goi...
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• Could Chris Paul leave Houston?
After the Rockets fell short by one game of the NBA Finals, most would expect Daryl Morey to keep their core and pursue LeBron James. It was even reported that Chris Paul had began recruiting The King shortly after the NBA Finals. But, in recent weeks, the possibility of snagging LeBron James is shrinking due to the chokehold their salary cap has o...
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• Houston billboards recruit LeBron James to Rockets
Billboards aimed at recruiting LeBron James to join the Rockets have gone up around the Houston area.Later this month, James can opt out of his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers and become an unrestricted free agent, meaning he would be able to sign with any team of his choosing. Should James exercise that option, he would become the most sough...
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• Report: 'Tension' exists between CP3, Rockets over contract
The Houston Rockets and Chris Paul reportedly are at odds over the point guard’s upcoming contract, with FS1’s Chris Broussard reporting that “tension” exists between the parties. Paul sacrificed over $10 million to help effectuate a trade from the Clippers to the Rockets, as he could have played last season in L.A. and became a free agent this sum...
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• Report: Clippers could trade for Dennis Schroder
As rumors swirl around the NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Clippers might have found an answer to their point guard woes.According to Zach Klein of WSB in Atlanta, the Clippers are in talks with the Atlanta Hawks for a deal that would send the No. 13 pick to Atlanta for a package involving point guard Dennis Schroder. Schroder, who averaged a career-hig...
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• Five key offseason questions: Houston Rockets
Daryl Morey‘s plan to knock off the Warriors just about worked. Up 3-2 in the Western Conference Finals, the Rockets were faced with the challenge of winning one more game without star point guard Chris Paul in their lineup. Houston couldn’t pull it off, losing Game 6 in Oakland, then suffering through one of the worst shooting slumps in NBA histor...
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• Chris Paul passionately chimes in on immigration issue
As most Americans are likely aware, the policy of this current administration right now is to separate children from parents who are seeking asylum in the United States by illegally crossing our borders.It’s an issue that has sparked emotional responses from people who view it from both sides. On Wednesday, Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul ch...
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• Top storylines for the 2018 NBA Draft
More so than previous years, the 2018 NBA Draft is seemingly wide open. We have absolutely no idea who will go No. 2 after Phoenix eventually selects Deandre Ayton with the first pick. Heck, we don’t even know if the Sacramento Kings will hold on to that selection.Further down in the draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers are picking eighth overall. What w...
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• Paul reportedly 'focused on recruiting' LeBron to Rockets
Chris Paul is set to join a loaded class of free agents on July 1, but most of the reports we have heard about his offseason plans indicate the star point guard plans to remain with the Houston Rockets.ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski said Monday night that Paul has been committed to re-signing with the Rockets and will do so unless the team suddenly chan...
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Is King James moving to Hollywood?
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• Report: Chris Paul is telling people LeBron James wants to be in LA
The chatter about LeBron James potentially heading to the Los Angeles Lakers continues.On his radio show Monday, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith reported that Chris Paul is telling people that LeBron wants to go to LA. Paul is close friends with James and part of the “Banana Boat” group, so he probably would have intimate knowledge of LeBron’s plans. He al...
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Chris Paul is set to be one of the marquee names to hit the free agent market when the new... »...
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• Trevor Ariza reportedly wants $50 million to $60 million
Free agent forward Trevor Ariza doesn’t sound ready to give a discount to the Rockets or anyone one else this summer, according to Kelly Iko of Rockets Wire.Ariza is reportedly hoping to land a four- or five-year deal valued at $50 million to $60 million, which is well above the $30 million to $40 million Iko expects the Rockets to offer. Ariza wil...
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• Bogut predicts new superteams will form this summer
LeBron James is in a tier of his own atop a loaded free agent class this summer, and there has been a lot of talk about multiple players signing with the same team to alter the landscape of the NBA. According to one veteran player who has seen how these things work from up close, we should brace ourselves for a very exciting offseason.Andrew Bogut,...