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  • Previewing the Southwest Division ahead of the 2020-21 NBA season
    • Previewing the Southwest Division ahead of the 2020-21 NBA season
    From Luka Doncic's MVP campaign to Ja Morant and Zion Williamson in Year 2 and the Spurs looking to get back on solid ground, there is plenty to be excited about in the Southwest. Of course, James Harden's displeasure with the new-look Rockets headlines the intrigue....2020
  • • 2020 NBA Free Agents – Southwest Division
    Here at SLAM we want to make sure you’re prepared for the upcoming NBA offseason. Below are all the potential free agents in the summer of 2020 for the Southwest Division. Also included in the team-by-team breakdowns are all partial/non-guaranteed players for the 2020-21 season, essentially expanding the list to include any individual that could […] The post 2020 NBA Free Agents – Sout...2020
  • • 2020 NBA Free Agents – Southwest Division
    Here at SLAM we want to make sure you’re prepared for the upcoming NBA offseason. Below are all the potential free agents in the summer of 2020 for the Southwest Division. Also included in the team-by-team breakdowns are all partial/non-guaranteed players for the 2020-21 season, essentially expanding the list to include any individual that could […] The post 2020 NBA Free Agents – Sout...2020
  • • Southwest Division free agent breakdown heading into '20 offseason
    Every week, Hoops Rumors takes a closer look at players who will be free agents or could become free agents next offseason. We examine if their stock is rising or falling due to performance and other factors. This week, we take a look at players from the Southwest Division: Ben McLemore, Rockets, 27, SG (Up) – Signed to a two-year, $4.3 million deal in 2019 If you’re in the same backcourt as James...2020
  • • Pels' Jrue Holiday happy he didn't get dealt at the trade deadline
    Pelicans shooting guard Jrue Holiday was excited to remain in New Orleans through the trade deadline this season, as he explained to The Athletic's William Guillory. The 29-year-old Holiday, considered one of the best defensive guards in the league, is on the third year of a fairly reasonable five-year, $126M contract. Holiday held appeal for several contending teams looking to shore up their back...2020
  • • Pacific Division free agent breakdown heading into '20 offseason
    Every week, Hoops Rumors takes a closer look at players who will be free agents or could become free agents next offseason. We examine if their stock is rising or falling due to performance and other factors. This week, we take a look at players from the Southwest Division: Dwight Howard, Lakers, 34, C (Up) – Signed to a one-year, $2.56 million deal in 2019 Skepticism was rampant when the Lakers b...2020
  • • Three NBA trade candidates to watch in the Southwest Division
    Over the course of the 2019-20 NBA season, up until February’s trade deadline, we’re keeping an eye on potential trade candidates from around the NBA, monitoring their value and exploring the likelihood that they’ll be moved. Each of these looks at possible trade candidates focused on a specific division, as we zero in on three players from that division. If the Rockets and Mavericks make moves be...2020
  • • Carmelo Anthony: I 'don't have any feelings' about returning to Houston
    Carmelo Anthony is downplaying Wednesday night's return to Houston for the first time since last year’s failed experiment, writes Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. Anthony signed with the Rockets last summer, but only played 10 games before being pulled from the rotation. He remained on the roster but away from the team for about two months before being traded to Chicago in January. Althou...2020
  • • Ben McLemore boosting his career with Rockets
    Former lottery pick Ben McLemore has revitalized his career with the Rockets. ESPN’s Zach Lowe wrote an excellent profile piece examining the reemergence of McLemore in Houston. On his third team in three years, McLemore seized his opportunity with the Rockets when injuries befell Eric Gordon and Gerald Green. McLemore has transformed himself into an effective catch-and-shoot option in Houston. Fo...2020
  • • Rockets devised clever solutions to counter opponents' game plans for James Harden
    After Russell Westbrook joined James Harden in the backcourt for the new-look 2019-20 Rockets, the team’s offense struggled with counters against half-court double team Harden traps from smart teams like the Nuggets, The Athletic’s Kelly Iko writes. Iko details how coach Mike D’Antoni, Harden, Westbrook, and their Rockets' teammates devised clever solutions to counter the traps. “We figured out a ...2020

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  • • Ben McLemore boosting his career with Rockets
    Former lottery pick Ben McLemore has revitalized his career with the Rockets. ESPN’s Zach Lowe wrote an excellent profile piece examining the reemergence of McLemore in Houston. On his third team in three years, McLemore seized his opportunity with the Rockets when injuries befell Eric Gordon and Gerald Green. McLemore has transformed himself into an effective catch-and-shoot option in Houston. Fo...2020
  • • Mike D'Antoni: Rockets' playoff roster is still evolving
    Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni plans to begin the playoffs with a nine-man rotation, but it could evolve depending on matchups, writes Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. While Gerald Green was sidelined with an adductor injury, the second unit consisted primarily of Iman Shumpert, Danuel House and Austin Rivers. However, Green saw extended action in the season finale, while Shumpert never ente...2019
  • • Southwest Division free agent breakdown heading into '19 offseason
    Every week, Hoops Rumors takes a closer look at players who will be free agents or could become free agents next offseason. We examine if their stock is rising or falling due to performance and other factors. This week, we turn our attention to the Southwest Division: Dorian Finney-Smith, Mavericks, 25, SF (Down) – Signed to a three-year, $3.4 million deal in 2016 The Mavericks can make Finney-Smi...2019
  • • Southwest Division's free agent breakdown heading into '19 offseason
    Every week, Hoops Rumors takes a closer look at players who will be free agents or could become free agents next offseason. We examine if their stock is rising or falling due to performance and other factors. This week, we turn our attention to the Southwest Division: Maxi Kleber, 27, Mavericks, PF (Up) – Signed to a two-year, $2.19 million deal in 2017 Kleber has received increased playing time s...2019
  • • Alvin Gentry: LeBron James' Anthony Davis comments constitute tampering
    Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry believes LeBron James‘ comment that it would be “amazing” to play with Anthony Davis constitutes tampering, per William Guillory of The Athletic. An NBA statement on Friday indicated the James’ statement did not rise to the level of tampering. Gentry vehemently disagreed.  “It’s tampering,” Gentry said. “Should we have AD say, ‘Why don’t we trade for LeBron?'” Gentry we...2018
  • • Dirk Nowitzki practiced Friday, is close to returning
    Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki will not make his season debut Saturday against the Rockets, but he is inching closer to his return, according to Dwain Price of the team’s website.  Nowitzki, who underwent ankle surgery during the spring and suffered a setback in September, participated in practice on Friday.  “He’s doing well. You see him down there. He’s playing three-on-three and getting better...2018
  • • Southwest Division: Free agent breakdown heading into '18 offseason
    Every week, Hoops Rumors takes a closer look at players who will be free agents or could become free agents next offseason. We examine if their stock is rising or falling due to performance and other factors. This week, we turn our attention to the Southwest Division: Wesley Matthews, Mavericks, 32,  SG (Down): Signed to a four-year, $70M deal in 2015 Matthews got off to a strong start, reaching t...2018
  • • Gasol hopes to play in World Cup
    Spurs center Pau Gasol hopes to play for Spain in the FIBA World Cup next summer, according to a Sportando report. Gasol told the Spanish website El Dia he’ll wait until after the NBA season to make a final decision whether he’ll play for his home country as it attempts to qualify for the 2020 Olympics. “I am about to turn 39,” Gasol said. “I love playing with the national team and I would like to...2018
  • • Anderson signing changes Conley's role with Grizzlies
    Last month’s signing of Kyle Anderson will enable Mike Conley to adopt a different role for the Grizzlies this season, according to Peter Edmiston of the Memphis Commercial Appeal. A point guard throughout his 11-year career, Conley will be used off the ball more frequently and will be counted on to provide more scoring.Conley said he talked to former Memphis coach David Fizdale about such a move ...2018
  • • Pelicans look to lead with pace and pressure
    The Pelicans added a pair of young building blocks in Julius Randle and Elfrid Payton this summer and the new personnel could lead to an even faster pace of play, William Guillory of The Times-Picayune writes.The addition of two athletic young players  – Randle is still just 23 years old while Payton is 24 – will serve the Pels well. Guillory writes that New Orleans led the league in pace after De...2018

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  • • 2020 NBA Free Agents – Southwest Division
    Here at SLAM we want to make sure you’re prepared for the upcoming NBA offseason. Below are all the potential free agents in the summer of 2020 for the Southwest Division. Also included in the team-by-team breakdowns are all partial/non-guaranteed players for the 2020-21 season, essentially expanding the list to include any individual that could […] The post 2020 NBA Free Agents – Sout...2020
  • • 2020 NBA Free Agents – Southwest Division
    Here at SLAM we want to make sure you’re prepared for the upcoming NBA offseason. Below are all the potential free agents in the summer of 2020 for the Southwest Division. Also included in the team-by-team breakdowns are all partial/non-guaranteed players for the 2020-21 season, essentially expanding the list to include any individual that could […] The post 2020 NBA Free Agents – Sout...2020
  • • Southwest Division free agent breakdown heading into '20 offseason
    Every week, Hoops Rumors takes a closer look at players who will be free agents or could become free agents next offseason. We examine if their stock is rising or falling due to performance and other factors. This week, we take a look at players from the Southwest Division: Ben McLemore, Rockets, 27, SG (Up) – Signed to a two-year, $4.3 million deal in 2019 If you’re in the same backcourt as James...2020
  • • Pels' Jrue Holiday happy he didn't get dealt at the trade deadline
    Pelicans shooting guard Jrue Holiday was excited to remain in New Orleans through the trade deadline this season, as he explained to The Athletic's William Guillory. The 29-year-old Holiday, considered one of the best defensive guards in the league, is on the third year of a fairly reasonable five-year, $126M contract. Holiday held appeal for several contending teams looking to shore up their back...2020
  • • Pacific Division free agent breakdown heading into '20 offseason
    Every week, Hoops Rumors takes a closer look at players who will be free agents or could become free agents next offseason. We examine if their stock is rising or falling due to performance and other factors. This week, we take a look at players from the Southwest Division: Dwight Howard, Lakers, 34, C (Up) – Signed to a one-year, $2.56 million deal in 2019 Skepticism was rampant when the Lakers b...2020
  • • Three NBA trade candidates to watch in the Southwest Division
    Over the course of the 2019-20 NBA season, up until February’s trade deadline, we’re keeping an eye on potential trade candidates from around the NBA, monitoring their value and exploring the likelihood that they’ll be moved. Each of these looks at possible trade candidates focused on a specific division, as we zero in on three players from that division. If the Rockets and Mavericks make moves be...2020
  • • Carmelo Anthony: I 'don't have any feelings' about returning to Houston
    Carmelo Anthony is downplaying Wednesday night's return to Houston for the first time since last year’s failed experiment, writes Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. Anthony signed with the Rockets last summer, but only played 10 games before being pulled from the rotation. He remained on the roster but away from the team for about two months before being traded to Chicago in January. Althou...2020
  • • Ben McLemore boosting his career with Rockets
    Former lottery pick Ben McLemore has revitalized his career with the Rockets. ESPN’s Zach Lowe wrote an excellent profile piece examining the reemergence of McLemore in Houston. On his third team in three years, McLemore seized his opportunity with the Rockets when injuries befell Eric Gordon and Gerald Green. McLemore has transformed himself into an effective catch-and-shoot option in Houston. Fo...2020
  • • Back in the starting lineup, Pelicans' Lonzo Ball picks up his game
    Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball, acquired as part of the Anthony Davis trade package with the Lakers last summer, got off to a slow start in New Orleans. That said, Ball has displayed marked improvement since returning to the starting lineup four games ago, according to Christian Clark of NOLA.com. The Pelicans’ increased offensive pace suits Ball’s athletic game. In his best game this season, Bal...2020
  • • NBA trade candidate watch: Southwest Division
    Over the course of the NBA season, up until February’s trade deadline, we’re keeping an eye on potential trade candidates from around the league, monitoring their value and exploring the likelihood they’ll be moved. Each of these looks at possible trade candidates focuses on a specific division as we zero in on three players from that division. The Southwest could end up being one of the NBA’s mos...2019

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  • • Back in the starting lineup, Pelicans' Lonzo Ball picks up his game
    Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball, acquired as part of the Anthony Davis trade package with the Lakers last summer, got off to a slow start in New Orleans. That said, Ball has displayed marked improvement since returning to the starting lineup four games ago, according to Christian Clark of NOLA.com. The Pelicans’ increased offensive pace suits Ball’s athletic game. In his best game this season, Bal...2020
  • • Hard work appears to be paying off for Spurs shooting guard Bryn Forbes
    Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express News wonders if Spurs shooting guard Bryn Forbes can retain the deft stroke he showed in the Spurs’ recent 135-133 double overtime defeat of the Rockets.  Forbes nabbed 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting, including a sparkling 5-of-6 from deep. If Forbes can shoot well enough, he should remain entrenched as the Spurs’ starting two-guard. Forbes expressed confid...2019
  • • Rockets GM Daryl Morey reportedly active in trade talks
    More often than not, Rockets general manager Daryl Morey finds a trade partner ahead of the annual deadline. Although it didn’t happen last year, Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle writes that the Rockets are confident something will transpire this time out. While the mid-season additions of Austin Rivers and Kenneth Faried will have impacted the Rockets’ list of needs, they could still bene...2019
  • • Pelicans coming up short in crunch time
    As all of the attention surrounding the Pelicans is on Anthony Davis and the potential for him to find his way to the Lakers, Scott Kushner writes for The Journal Times that New Orleans more pressing issues to solve, most notably its inability to close out games. As Kushner points out, the Pelicans are the worst clutch team in the NBA, as they are 5-11 in games that are within five points in the f...2018
  • • Luka Doncic has Mavericks the unexpected kings of Texas
    What is a surprise to many, the Mavericks are the current kings of Texas, as they have jumped out to a strong 13-11 start. As Brad Townsend writes for SportsDay Dallas, the additions of Luka Doncic and DeAndre Jordan have helped boost the Mavericks from the lottery to the playoff picture. Doncic has been sensational as a rookie, averaging 18.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game while hi...2018
  • • Three trade candidates in the Southwest Division
    Over the course of the 2018-19 NBA season, up until February’s trade deadline, we’re keeping an eye on potential trade candidates from around the NBA, monitoring their value and exploring the likelihood that they’ll be moved. Each of these looks at possible trade candidates focuses on a specific division, as we zero in on three players from that division. The NBA’s Southwest division continues to ...2018
  • • Southwest Notes: Davis, Cousins, Gasol, Rockets
    Anthony Davis isn’t concerned about losing his All-Star partner on the Pelicans‘ front line this offseason, relays William Guillory of The Times-Picayune. Davis believes free agent DeMarcus Cousins will re-sign in New Orleans, although a season-ending Achilles injury may have clouded his future somewhat.“I hope so. That’s a decision he has to make. I’m pretty confident that he’ll stay,” Davis said...2018
  • • Southwest Notes: Pelicans' plans without Cousins; Conley's surgery
    The season-ending injury to DeMarcus Cousins hasn’t changed the Pelicans‘ plans to add talent by the February 8 trade deadline, according to Scott Kushner of The Journal Times. The loss of Cousins, who was averaging 25.5 points and 12.9 rebounds per game, leaves a big hole in the lineup and New Orleans will be aggressive on the trade market to try to compensate for his absence.The Pelicans, who ho...2018
  • • Southwest notes: Clint Capela goes down; Briante Weber fills in for Chris Paul
    Rockets center Clint Capela has a right orbital fracture and will miss at least the next two games, the team tweets. Capela will be re-evaulated later this week, the tweet adds. Capela suffered the injury during the third quarter of the Rockets’ loss to the Thunder on Christmas Day. He had missed three of the previous four games with a heel injury. Capela, who is averaging 14.2 points and 11.2 reb...2017
  • • Thunder sign Dakari Johnson
    The Oklahoma City Thunder has signed center Dakari Johnson, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti. During the 2016-17 G League season, Johnson played in 49 games (all starts), leading the Oklahoma City Blue to its first Southwest Division title, as he averaged a team-leading 18.5 points per game (13th [...]...2017

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  • • Davis 'shocked', learned about Cousins trade on TV
    Anthony Davis learned that DeMarcus Cousins was joining the Warriors while watching TV and didn’t see it coming, Scott Kushner of the Baton Rouge Advocate relays. Davis’ comments were made during a CBS-TV interview. The Pelicans superstar big man understood why Cousins decided to take a one-year deal with Golden State after entering free agency with hopes of a max contract offer. “I was a little s...2018
  • • Southwest Notes: Holiday's bonus, Pelicans post-Cousins, Wright's role in Houston, more
    Spurs chairman and co-chief executive officer Julianna Hawn Holt has filed for divorce from former chairman and CEO Peter Holt, Tom Orsborn and Patrick Danner of the San Antonio Express-News write. The couple has been married for more than 30 years and their separation has raised questions about the Spurs’ future.However, there is no intention to sell the franchise, which is valued at nearly $1.6B...2018
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  • • Pels' Jrue Holiday happy he didn't get dealt at the trade deadline
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  • • Back in the starting lineup, Pelicans' Lonzo Ball picks up his game
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  • • In limited appearances, Nene giving Rockets a boost
    Nene Hilario didn’t play in the Rockets' first four playoff games but he saw action in Houston’s closeout win over the Jazz and Game 1 loss to the Warriors, as Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle writes. “It’s a man’s game and he’s a man,” coach Mike D’Antoni said of Nenê’s play. “He’s effective for limited minutes. We have to be careful with him because we like for him to last the whole time...2019
  • • Mike D'Antoni: Rockets' playoff roster is still evolving
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  • • Top three early trade candidates in the Southwest Division
    Over the course of the 2018-19 NBA season, up until February’s trade deadline, we’re keeping an eye on potential trade candidates from around the NBA, monitoring their value and exploring the likelihood that they’ll be moved. Each of these looks at possible trade candidates focuses on a specific division, as we zero in on three players from that division. Only one Southwest team currently ranks in...2018
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  • • The exit of Ginobili allows for growth of several players
    After playing 16 seasons in the NBA, former Sixth Man of the Year Manu Ginobili retired earlier this week. His departure now opens the door for increased roles on the Spurs for both Derrick White and Lonnie Walker, writes Bryan Kalbrosky of HoopsHype.As Kalbrosky notes, Ginobili was used as the primary ball handler in pick-and-rolls for a majority of his possessions last season, and was also used ...2018

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  • • 2018-19 key to Anthony Davis' future with Pelicans
    After making it back to the playoffs last year, the Pelicans are about to enter a crucial season for the future of the franchise, writes Scott Kushner of The New Orleans Advocate. The organization may need a strong follow-up to its second-round ouster to ensure a long-term future with star big man Anthony Davis.Davis will be eligible for a super-max contract next offseason worth up to $230M. If he...2018
  • • 10 biggest NBA trade deadline takeaways
    [clears throat and does best ancient Roman accent]ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED? IS THIS NOT WHY YOU ARE HERE?!?After countless visits to the Woj bomb shelter and copious mashing of the F5 button, this year’s NBA trade deadline is now in the rearview mirror — but not before New Orleans became a Boogie Wonderland, Jeanie Buss executed Order 66, and Danny Ainge slept through all of his alarms yet again. A...2017
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