Rotoworld Podcasts: Olympic Basketball Preview Friday, August 05, 2016 You know all about the USA players, but what about the international studs? There are a lot out there this time around for a lot of different countries. Dario Saric is right at the top of the list for players to watch this month. We'll talk about his stats, how he'll be used in Brazil, and what the 76ers want from him next … [Read more...]

Brook Lopez praises the rebuilding Nets' 'abnormal' offseason Brook Lopez has seen some stuff. He also hasn’t seen some stuff. (Getty Images) Even when the Brooklyn Nets go normal, they’re far from normal. When they do the right things, make the smart moves, play the personnel game the right way, things aren’t normal. Not just because we’re comparing these Nets to the absolutely … [Read more...]

Celtics Summer Forecast: Which young player will have a leap year? Second-year point guard Terry Rozier seems primed for a much bigger impact on this season's Celtics team as a second-unit ball-handler and playmaker.  7:09 AM ET While the Boston Celtics added an All-Star this offseason in veteran big man Al Horford, the team will likely need help from some of its younger players if it hopes to … [Read more...]

Ranking every Olympic men's basketball team 11:58 AM ET RIO DE JANEIRO -- If it's an Olympic year, there are at least two slam dunks in the world of men's basketball ‎that should reflexively pop into your head. The first, of course, is that Team USA will open the tournament as an embarrassingly huge favorite to scoop up all the gold medals. And then there's the follow-up lock: ESPN.com's … [Read more...]

The NBPA has released its second-annual 'Players Voice Awards' Stephen Curry clears some space between him and his contemporaries (Getty Images) It wasn’t televised on cable this year, not because nobody, not even us NBA dorks few watched BET’s airing of the first National Basketball Players Association’s Players Voice Awards ceremony last summer, but because many NBA stars were hard … [Read more...]

Westbrook on Durant's exit: Found out 'like y'all' 7:58 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY -- Russell Westbrook on Tuesday said he found out about Kevin Durant's departure from the Oklahoma City Thunder "like y'all found out." Where do the Thunder go from here? Will they be West contenders again? Any big trades in their future? Kevin Pelton breaks down the significance of the Russell … [Read more...]

Westbrook signs OKC deal: 'No need to wait' 6:00 PM ET ESPN.com news services Russell Westbrook signed a contract extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, ending speculation that has run rampant since Kevin Durant departed for the Golden State Warriors. The team did not disclose terms of the deal, but sources told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne and Chris Broussard that the new … [Read more...]

Blake Griffin is pretty darn good at stand-up comedy (Video) Blake Griffin takes the mic. (Getty Images) In the few minutes he spent talking to the press after his first and only “official” workout with the Los Angeles Clippers back in 2009, it was obvious that Blake Griffin was blessed with a dry and formidable sense of humor. He’s acknowledged as much by acting as an intern at Funny Or Die … [Read more...]

Russell Westbrook is about to set the NBA on fire Russell Westbrook has just one thing to say to all the speculation about how much he wants to skip town now that Kevin Durant has left the Oklahoma City Thunder: [Follow Dunks Don’t Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Yep, Russ will be staying put and laughing all the way to the bank, after word came down Wednesday night … [Read more...]

Enes Kanter celebrates Westbrook extension by trolling Lakers fans Enes Kanter celebrates with Thunder teammate Russell Westbrook during Game 6 of the 2016 Western Conference Semifinals. (AP/Alonzo Adams) Despite striking out in free agency for the fourth straight summer, the Los Angeles Lakers reportedly thought they had a shot at signing Russell Westbrook after this season. As we learned … [Read more...]