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• Cap Observations: KD Trade, Valanciunas, Kings, H. Gonzalez

As we catch our breath on the Fourth of July and await updates on the top remaining free agents - including an intriguing group of restricted free agents and veteran unrestricted free agents like Al Horford, Chris Paul, and Russell Westbrook - we're taking a look back at a few of the intriguing stories from […]...2025
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• Report: Kings ‘unlikely' to sign Russell Westbrook after not trading Malik Monk
The Sacramento Kings reportedly are unlikely to sign NBA free agent point guard Russell Westbrook after not trading Malik Monk....2025
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• Damian Lillard’s 7 best NBA free agency landing spots, ranked by fit

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Let’s rank the best free agency destinations for Damian Lillard. Damian Lillard never expected to be a free agent this summer. The Milwaukee Bucks had other plans, pulling off a bold scheme to waive-and-stretch Lillard to open up the cap space to sign Myles Turner away from the Indiana Pacers. Lillard will be out for all of the 2025-26 season as he recove...2025
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• NBA’s 10 best free agents still available on 2025 market, ranked

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Let’s rank the best NBA free agents who are still available. The NBA free agency was also destined to be a dud in the summer of 2025. The list of unrestricted free agents was topped by older veteran stars who were never going to leave their incumbent teams, and younger restricted free agents who were going to get squeezed due to the lack of availabl...2025
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• Russell Westbrook Unlikely To Sign With Knicks Or Kings

Russell Westbrook has received interest from the New York Knicks and Sacramento Kings, but both teams now appear unlikely to be able to sign him. The Knicks had interest, but instead have signed Jordan Clarkson and Guerschon Yabusele in free agency. The Kings considered executing a sign-and-trade for Dennis Schroder, but they will now sign him outright and that now makes also signing Westbrook com...2025
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• NBA Rumors: Kings, Russell Westbrook, Raptors, Deandre Ayton

Even after reaching a deal with veteran guard Dennis Schroder, the Sacramento Kings are reportedly not done addressing their backcourt. According to Marc Stein of The Stein Line, the Kings continue to show interest in nine-time All-Star Russell Westbrook, who spent last season with the Denver Nuggets. Westbrook, 35, appeared in 75 games with Denver […] The post NBA Rumors: Kings, Russell Wes...2025
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• Damian Lillard’s 7 best NBA free agency landing spots, ranked by fit
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• NBA’s 10 best free agents still available on 2025 market, ranked
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• The NBA Playoffs are a different sport. This is how to win

Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images Here’s what it takes to win in the NBA Playoffs. It’s April 19, the second game of the playoffs, entering overtime of Game 1 between the former champions Denver Nuggets and their fearsome foe Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers have outshot the Thunder, from two-point and three-point range, and Russell Westbrook committed a bizarre turnover to let the game go to ov...2025
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• The Thunder’s dynasty potential can break the NBA’s parity era

Photo by Logan Riely /NBAE via Getty Images The Thunder won an NBA championship, and they’re only getting better. Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder on the Fourth of July, Russell Westbrook posted a picture of a plate of cupcakes the next day, and the future of the Oklahoma City Thunder hung in the balance. Sam Presti had drafted three future NBA MVPs to start his tenure in OKC, a...2025
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• The best NBA Draft hauls in history, now including Thunder’s epic 2022 class

BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK The Thunder drafted Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams in the 2022 lottery. Is it the best NBA Draft team class ever? The idea of the Oklahoma City Thunder winning their first ever NBA championship seemed like an impossible dream as the franchise entered the 2022 NBA Draft. The Thunder were coming off a 24-58 season that followed a 22-60 season. ...2025
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• Nuggets' Russell Westbrook has surgery to fix two breaks on his right hand
Westbrook averaged 11.7 points a night for Denver this postseason but shot just 39.1%. His hand may have impacted that....2025
• Nuggets PG Westbrook has surgery on right hand
Nuggets point guard Russell Westbrook underwent surgery on his right hand to repair multiple ligament tears, the team announced Tuesday....2025
• Nuggets’ Russell Westbrook Requires Hand Surgery For 2 Fractures
Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook will undergo surgery to repair two fractures to his right hand. He confirmed the news himself using his newsletter Word of Westbrook. It is believed he sustained the injuries during the regular season. “I’m grateful for everyone’s support all year and I can’t wait to be back out there at […] The post Nuggets’ Russell Westbr...2025
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• Russell Westbrook To Undergo Surgery To Repair Two Fractures In Right Hand
Russell Westbrook is set to undergo surgery on his right hand to repair two fractures the occurred during the season. Westbrook averaged 13.3 points on 44.9% shooting, 6.1 assists and 4.9 rebounds in 27.9 minutes over 75 games for the Denver Nuggets this season. "I'm grateful for everyone's support all year and I can't wait to be back out there at 100% soon," Westbrook said in his Word of Westbroo...2025
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• Nuggets’ Russell Westbrook Undergoing Surgery On Broken Hand; Future Murky

Nuggets veteran and former NBA MVP Russell Westbrook is undergoing surgery on his right hand to repair a pair of breaks, he announced in his Word of Westbrook newsletter. Westbrook, 36, said he intends to be back “soon,” though he offered no specific details beyond that. For the record, he also offered no specifics on […] The post Nuggets’ Russell Westbrook Undergoing Surge...2025

• NBA mock draft 2025: Instant projection after Mavs win Cooper Flagg sweepstakes

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images The 2025 NBA draft lottery is settled. Here’s our instant mock draft. The 2025 NBA Draft lottery was always going to be one of the most meaningful of the 21st century. Teams at the bottom of the standings wrestled for position all season to increase their odds at landing the No. 1 overall pick and the rights to Duke super freshman Cooper Flagg. We now ...2025
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• NBA Playoffs teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Ranking every 2025 NBA Playoffs team by their chances to win it all The 2025 NBA Playoffs are here with three big favorites and a pool of contenders ready to play the spoiler. The Boston Celtics are trying to become the league’s first back-to-back champion since the 2017-2018 Golden State Warriors. Boston ran over the league on their way t...2025
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• Kobe's Unforgettable Finale a Perfectly Drawn Portrait of a Unique NBA Career
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• Why Oklahoma City Thunder Are the NBA's Most Unsolvable Puzzle
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• Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Keep Evolving Together in Order to Breed Success
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• An Icon at 40: The Untold Story of Allen Iverson
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• Clippers Defensive Anchor DeAndre Jordan Breaks Down the Art of Shot Blocking
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"Russell Westbrook is perhaps the NBA's most polarizing player."

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"Nikola Jokic's latest triple-double accomplishment puts him in a club with LeBron James and Russell Westbrook"

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"Russell Westbrook shot 3-of-19 from the floor, scoring nine points, but recorded eight assists, 10 rebounds, two steals and three blocks."

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"Lakers' Russell Westbrook has first game without a turnover since 2016 in win over Kings"

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"The Lakers are nearing a deal with the Wizards to acquire Russell Westbrook in exchange for Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and a 2021 first-round pick, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski."

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"Rockets star Russell Westbrook says he tested positive for the coronavirus and is in quarantine."

2019
"Russell Westbrook is exactly who everybody -- except for the Houston Rockets -- thought he was"

2018
"A heated Russell Westbrook went off on Zaza Pachulia on Saturday night, accusing the Warriors center of intentionally falling on his leg and trying to hurt him late in the third quarter of a game Golden State won 112-80."

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"The post WATCH: All-Stars Celebrate After Kevin Durant Alley-Oop To Russell Westbrook appeared first on SLAMonline."

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"Look, I understand this isn't about money, because people like LeBron, Durant, Russell Westbrook and the retired Kobe Bryant make more money through their shoe contracts than they do on the court."

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"Russell Westbrook has been a beast this season."

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"Often criticized for his shot selection, Thunder guard Russell Westbrook conceded Monday that he needs to cut back on the number of 3-pointers he attempts."

• Cap Observations: KD Trade, Valanciunas, Kings, H. Gonzalez
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• Report: Kings ‘unlikely' to sign Russell Westbrook after not trading Malik Monk
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• Damian Lillard’s 7 best NBA free agency landing spots, ranked by fit
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• NBA’s 10 best free agents still available on 2025 market, ranked
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• Kings Rumors: Sacramento Remains Interested In Russell Westbrook
The Sacramento Kings are still entertaining the prospect of signing free agent veteran guard Russell Westbrook, and New York is reportedly “no longer regarded as a viable destination for the nine-time NBA All-Star,” according to NBA insider Marc Stein. Kings Want Another Veteran Guard Alongside Dennis Schroder The Kings’ top priority this offseason is to […] The post Kings ...2025
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• Knicks Interested In Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook has emerged as a potential free agent target for the New York Knicks. Westbrook spent last season with the Denver Nuggets. Westbrook, who is represented by Jeff Schwartz, averaged 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 6.1 assists and a PER of 14.1 last season. Westbrook would give the Knicks added backcourt depth, which was an issue for them last season. The Knicks potentially would have...2025
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• Kings Expected To Sign Dennis Schroder, Could Sign Another Veteran Point Guard

The Sacramento Kings are expected to sign Dennis Schroder to a two-year, $30 million contract, sources told Marc Stein of The Stein Line and Jake Fischer of The People's Insider. Sources add that the Kings could look to add another veteran point guard like Russell Westbrook or Malcolm Brogdon even if they sign Schroder. Brogdon is also a target for the Mavs. The Kings picked up their team option...2025
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• NBA trade rumors: Kings interested in Russell Westbrook; Bulls may look to unload Coby White, Lonzo Ball

A look at the latest trade rumors around the league with the NBA Draft underway...2025
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• The NBA Playoffs are a different sport. This is how to win
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• NBA’s 10 best free agents still available on 2025 market, ranked
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• Russell Westbrook Unlikely To Sign With Knicks Or Kings
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• Knicks Interested In Russell Westbrook
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• 'New-Age Scottie' Jalen Williams Draws Ultimate Praise From Pippen Amid Finals Run

Jalen Williams has earned comparisons to Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen following his breakout NBA Finals performance for the Oklahoma City Thunder against the Indiana Pacers. Williams scored a playoff-career-high 40 points in Game 5, helping put the Thunder one win away from their first championship. Pippen told ESPN that Williams reminds him of his own playing style and development path. Both play...2025
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• The best NBA Draft hauls in history, now including Thunder’s epic 2022 class
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• Russell Westbrook To Decline $3.4M Player Option With Nuggets
Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook will decline his $3.4 million player option for next season and will opt for free agency. Westbrook signed a two-year, veteran minimum contract with the Nuggets last season, which included a player option for the 2025-26 season. In 75 games (36 starts), the veteran point guard averaged 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Westbrook ...2025
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• How OKC Thunder GM Sam Presti became the best executive in sports

Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images Sam Presti is the GM every fan wishes they could have, or even be. Sam Presti has nothing left to prove. But his team might do some proving anyway. General Manager of the Oklahoma City Thunder; the 2025 NBA Executive of the Year; drafter of Tony Parker, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden; traded for Paul George when the team was flo...2025
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• NBA Finals 2025 schedule, dates, TV times with Oklahoma City Thunder as the favorite

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The schedule for the 2025 NBA Finals is set. Here’s how you can watch it. The Oklahoma City Thunder are back in the NBA Finals for the first time since a young Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden were in town. OKC has a new ‘big three’ this time, and it’s ready to lead the franchise to its first ever NBA championship. Maybe Shai Gilgeous...2025
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• NBA’s 10 best free agents still available on 2025 market, ranked
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• Russell Westbrook Unlikely To Sign With Knicks Or Kings
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• WATCH: Best Moments From Thunder Championship Parade
A moment 17 years in the making finally happened on Tuesday as the Oklahoma City Thunder held their championship parade. The agony and misery of falling short in the Kevin Durant-Russell Westbrook era is now replaced with the pure ecstasy of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren leading the Thunder to the promised land. […] The post WATCH: Best Moments From Thunder Champi...2025
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• OKC Reacts to First Conference Finals Berth Since 2016
The OKC Thunder have reached the Western Conference Finals for the first time since the Russell Westbrook-Kevin Durant era and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the man of the moment. Despite his calm demeanour, SGA was anxious during his side’s dominant Game 7 125-93 victory. “I was nervous, to be honest,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “Just knowing what was […] The post OKC Re...2025
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• Russell Westbrook’s Wife Slams Reporter Who ‘Spread So Many Lies’
Russell Westbrook’s wife has called an ESPN reporter for their words about her husband. ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne published an article on Tuesday titled “Why the Nuggets’ title hopes might hinge on the most volatile player in the NBA” which has led his wife Nina Westbrook to call her out publicly for the ‘lies’ it contains. […] The post Russell Westbro...2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Instant projection after Mavs win Cooper Flagg sweepstakes
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• NBA Playoffs’ final 8 teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances

Let’s rank the last eight teams standing in the 2025 NBA Playoffs by their chances of winning it all. The first-round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs proved the difference between the regular season and the postseason. The games were slower and more physical, with offensive rebounding and the turnover battle often being spotlighted as possessions came at a premium. Depth and youth also reigned supreme, w...2025
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• Nuggets Credit Coaching Change With Beating Clippers In First Round Series

After the Denver Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 120-101 in Game 7 of their first round series, there appeared to be a sense that the abrupt dismissals of Michael Malone as head coach and Calvin Booth as general manager contributed to the result. The Nuggets were floundering towards the start of the playoffs and appeared to rally around interim head coach David Adelman. "I think the owne...2025
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• The WNBA Draft is officially bigger than 2 major men’s sports leagues

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Yes, more people tuned into the WNBA Draft when Caitlin Clark was in it. But what stands out most was that Monday’s viewership numbers topped both the NHL’s and MLB’s Draft numbers. NEW YORK CITY — Cameras surrounded Paige Bueckers as she made her way into the WNBA Draft on Monday. Bueckers, the inevitable No. 1 pick in the draft, was already one of women’s bask...2025
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• Russell Westbrook Gives Single Mom the Car He Won at the All-Star Game
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• Lakers moving toward deal for Russ, sources say

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• Allen Iverson Says He Would Go ’82-0′ Playing With Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal
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• Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Praises Kawhi Leonard's 'Bored to Death' Demeanor
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• Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Keep Evolving Together in Order to Breed Success
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• Allen Iverson: ‘I’m the Biggest Russell Westbrook Fan There Is’ (VIDEO)
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• Michael Jordan Can't Determine Who Gets Shoe Deals Due to NBA Salary-Cap Rules
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• An Icon at 40: The Untold Story of Allen Iverson
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• Fantasy Basketball Trade Tips: Sell High on Westbrook, Markkanen
Russell Westbrook has played great lately. Is now the time to deal him? RotoWire expert Mike Barner analyzes potential fantasy trade situations around the NBA....2025
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• Is Kevin Durant Bound for Golden State? Not If He Remains True to Himself
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• Russell Westbrook Records 10th Triple-Double of Season: Highlights and Reaction
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• Damian Lillard’s 7 best NBA free agency landing spots, ranked by fit
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• NBA’s 10 best free agents still available on 2025 market, ranked
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• Knicks Interested In Russell Westbrook
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• Kings Interested In Jonathan Kuminga, Russell Westbrook, Tre Jones In Free Agency

The Sacramento Kings have interest in a wide range of possible players this offseason as they look to upgrade their roster after missing the playoffs for the past two seasons. The Kings will monitor the potential availability of Jonathan Kuminga as he enters restricted free agency. The Golden State Warriors have signaled they intend to either ultimately retain Kuminga or participate in a sign-and-...2025
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• The Thunder’s dynasty potential can break the NBA’s parity era
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• 'New-Age Scottie' Jalen Williams Draws Ultimate Praise From Pippen Amid Finals Run
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• The best NBA Draft hauls in history, now including Thunder’s epic 2022 class
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• Heat Are Favorites To Sign Russell Westbrook Over Mavs, Kings
The Miami Heat are the favorites to sign veteran guard Russell Westbrook, who declined his $3.46 million player option for next season with the Denver Nuggets to become an unrestricted free agent. Miami Heat Can Afford Russell Westbrook According to Bovada, the Heat have the best odds (+260) to add Westbrook this offseason, followed by […] The post Heat Are Favorites To Sign Russell Westbroo...2025
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• Russell Westbrook Declining 2025-26 Player Option With Nuggets
According to Marc Stein of The Stein Line, Russell Westbrook is declining his 2025-26 player option with the Denver Nuggets. Westbrook will become an unrestricted free agent this offseason. The Nuggets lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round of this year’s playoffs in seven games. Westbrook signed with Denver last offseason. A […] The post Russell Westbr...2025
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• NBA’s 10 best free agents still available on 2025 market, ranked
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• Knicks Insider Pours Cold Water on Russell Westbrook-New York Free Agency Rumors for 1 Major Reason
While Russell Westbrook was linked to the New York Knicks entering free agency, one team insider pumped the brakes on the speculation....2025
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• The Thunder’s dynasty potential can break the NBA’s parity era
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• International Notes: Micic, Westbrook, Jokubaitis, Valanciunas, Theis
Hapoel Tel Aviv general manager George Hinas tells Vuk-Milos Petrovic of Basketball Sphere that his team remains in contention to sign Vasilije Micic, but he dismissed speculation about Russell Westbrook. Micic is still under contract with the Suns, but they’re expected to decline their $8.1MM team option for next season, making him a free agent […]...2025
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• ‘His World Tour Continues’ — NBA Fans React To Russell Westbrook Declining His Player Option With Nuggets
Russell Westbrook declined his $3.5M Nuggets option, becoming a free agent. Fans are buzzing online, wondering where the nine-time All-Star will land next....2025
• Thunder-Timberwolves ending had NBA fans screaming for a rule change

Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images Many NBA fans are sick of watching teams foul up three in the final seconds, and they want a rule change. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves produced an incredibly high-level basketball game for the first 47 minutes of Game 4 in the Western Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs. The final minute was set for a thrilling fi...2025
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• Should the Warriors, Celtics, Cavs and Nuggets blow it up? Or continue to build?

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images. Graphic by Anton Tabuena Let’s chart the biggest issues and likely next steps for the NBA teams that faced an early exit in the 2025 Playoffs. The last three teams to win NBA championships have all been eliminated early in the 2025 Playoffs. Joining them is a top-seeded title favorite, who despite their improvements and massive spending, only managed one w...2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Instant projection after Mavs win Cooper Flagg sweepstakes
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• Rockets Declare Amen Thompson Untouchable In Trade Discussions

The Houston Rockets have informed rival front offices that second-year forward Amen Thompson is untouchable in potential trade discussions despite the team's interest in acquiring a star player, sources told ESPN. Thompson, the No. 4 pick in the 2023 NBA draft, finished fifth in Defensive Player of the Year voting this season. Thompson's scoring average jumped from 9.5 points as a rookie to 14.1 p...2025
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• Aaron Gordon On Game-Winning Dunk: 'I'm Just Trying To Clean Up Everything'

Aaron Gordon recorded the first buzzer-beating, game-winning dunk in playoff history as the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 101-99 in Game 4 to even the series. "I'm just trying to clean up everything on the glass," said Gordon about the play. Officials took several minutes to review the play of Gordon catching Nikola Jokic's air ball for a dunk. Referee Zach Zarba reported afterwards...2025
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