CJ McCollum

The NBA league office prolonged the current stalemate between the Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat over a deal for Damian Lillard. A memo was circulated to all 30 franchises Friday saying that any player, or agent, who makes public…

Zion and C.J.... the best they can be!Image: Getty ImagesBourbon Street in New Orleans exists in a loop. Every night the street clicks back into a state of debauchery, repeated with perverse precision. Lonely men drift in and out of red…

Jerami GrantPhoto: Getty ImagesWhat the hell is going on? Typically this early on before the draft, the trades are evenly balanced. First, the Thunder trades the 30th pick in this year’s draft plus two future second-round picks for JaMychal…

Photo: Getty ImagesThe funny thing about sportswriters complaining about how a professional season is too long is if you ask a person if they’re overworked, how many are going to say no? Any amount of work is too much. Interview me after a…

Draymond Green had just 2 points in Friday’s 107-97 win.Image: Getty ImagesAs more avenues open to give broadcast coverage to the NBA, more veteran players try their hands at the art of speaking constructively about basketball, as opposed…

Rudy GobertImage: Getty ImagesRudy Gobert is this offseason’s CJ McCollum in that every GM is going to call about the star player and get counteroffered with the secondary player. Yes, we know you called about Donovan, but for the low price…

Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadivé and company will have another shot at passing over a superior player for a lesser one.Image: Getty ImagesThe Sacramento Kings received another undeserved lifeline during Tuesday night’s NBA Draft…

Pelicans’ VP of Basketball Operations David Griffin.Image: Getty ImagesBefore Feb. 8, New Orleans Pelicans executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin was getting dragged for the team’s sorry state he oversaw. The…

It’s easy to rip on Trae Young for the series he had against Miami, but he needs help.Image: Getty ImagesYou can blame Trae Young for a lot of Atlanta’s first-round exit to Miami. He was 22-for-69 from the floor, shot 17 percent from 3, and…

Draymond GreenPhoto: Getty ImagesWhenever I see sports media beef, my reaction is to wonder what’s for dinner or daydream about literally anything else. So when I saw that Draymond Green ripped Bill Simmons for Simmons’ saying, “Fuck Jalen…