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Being merely good in Indy won't be good enough for the Knicks.

DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki has half-joked that his German blood makes him pretty pessimistic by nature, but he's preparing to play the salesman role this summer. Nowitzki has a month and a half to perfect his sales pitch for Chris Paul and/or Dwight ...

Those expecting a major upheaval from the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason are likely to be disappointed. Unless Dwight Howard bolts in free agency or Pau Gasol is traded, the primary cast of this season's underachieving squad is all but certain ...

Dirk Nowitzki's intention to take a "significant pay cut" next summer will be part of the Dallas Mavericks' sales pitch in July as they attempt to sign a superstar in free agency.

One of the silliest things you'll hear this summer is that free agents don't want to come to Dallas. That's become a meme that's often repeated in discussions about Mark Cuban's bold plan to create ample salary cap space by stripping down the 2011...

For the Mavericks to make the Chris Paul/Dwight Howard combo pipedream a reality, they'd have to hire a hypnotist. How else would they be able to convince Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak to agree to a sign-and-trade deal that would ship Howar...

With Larry Drew likely done as head coach of the Atlanta Hawks, general manager Danny Ferry has made Stan Van Gundy his top target to take over the team, Yahoo! Sports reported on Friday.

At a certain point, a Band Aid is not sufficient. Sometimes surgery is required in order to fix the bigger problem. The Lakers have applied a series of Band Aids since their title run in 2010. In 2013-14, they can only do more of the same. But...

• Basketball Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing dishes on Pacers-Knicks, LeBron James' dominance, Dwight Howard's future, why he hasn't become a head coach in the NBA and more. Ewing • Basketball Hall of Famer David Robinson discusses the lack...

For the better part of the past two seasons, Dwight Howard's future defined his present. Where he wanted to play became as important as where he was playing. Who he wanted to play with became more important than who he was currently playing with. ...

The Knicks head into Indianapolis with one swingman lost and one found.

Dwight Howard and Chris Paul aren't rushing to decide their futures.

All indications continue to suggest that Dwight Howard is far more likely to give serious thought to leaving Hollywood than Chris Paul. One source close to the situation said this week that there are just "too many positives" for CP3 in L.A. even...

Let's focus on the long shots and forget about the miracles for now. In other words, stop dreaming about the Mavs signing Chris Paul and Dwight Howard this summer. That isn't happening unless one or both of them agree to take much, much, much less...

For a franchise that has won 16 titles, any Los Angeles Lakers season that doesn't end with a championship is considered a failure. But rather than just dole out a blanket "F" for the Lakers' disappointing 2012-13 season, we're going to break down ea...

The Mavericks will have to overcome a money mountain to convince Chris Paul or Dwight Howard to come to Dallas. The collective bargaining agreement gives their current teams a tremendous financial edge this summer, allowing them to offer five-year...