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Some fresh dribbles of chatter from the NBA's coaching and personnel grapevines: Phil Jackson is obviously taking him time weighing overtures from the Toronto Raptors and the other interested (but still unidentified) teams that have reached out to...

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...

Five dribbles of fresh chatter from the NBA's coaching and personnel grapevines: The consistent word in coaching circles is that the Clippers want to go "big" with their forthcoming coaching hire after what insiders continue to describe as the ine...

Of the first 14 teams reached by ESPN.com in an anonymous survey, six said they expect to see Jason Collins in the NBA next season in the wake of his revelation Monday that he is gay. The other eight teams that expressed some measure of doubt all ...

The Atlanta Hawks inched closer to Thursday's 3 p.m. trade deadline more determined than ever to trade Josh Smith, according to sources with knowledge of the Hawks' thinking. They still have to find a suitable trade partner, though. The consist...

The Milwaukee Bucks continue to discuss Josh Smith trade scenarios with the Atlanta Hawks in advance of Thursday's 3 p.m. trade deadline, according to sources with knowledge of the talks. But those discussions, sources say, also serve as a strong ...

Elsa/Getty Images You don't have to listen too closely to hear trade chatter about Kevin Garnett and Josh Smith.It didn't take long, coming out of All-Star Weekend, from the trade chatter to crank back up again. Some fresh dribbles of that chatte...

In Marc Stein's Power Rankings, our TrueHoop Network bloggers weigh in on each team after the break.

Joe Murphy/NBAE/Getty ImagesAre the Grizzlies considering moving Rudy Gay? RENO, Nev. -- The Memphis Grizzlies have not made an iron-clad decision about trading swingman Rudy Gay before the league's Feb. 21 buzzer for deals, according to NBA front-o...

Soccer-loving NBA fans know exactly what it means when you hear soccer folks talking about an "international break." NBA fans who aren't familiar with the term will start to hear it more and more as we inch toward 2017. FIBA announced this we...

DALLAS -- You already know by now that Royce White is a candid young man. If he's proven anything in his first few weeks as a Houston Rockets rookie -- here and here, for example -- it's that White's willingness and openness in talking about his b...

Important update to our weekend report regarding the prospect of a return to the Los Angeles Lakers for veteran guard Derek Fisher. Sources briefed on the discussions told ESPN.com on Monday that Fisher has, indeed, been verified by the league off...

No less an authority than Kobe Bryant announced this week that he's convinced longtime teammate Derek Fisher will not have to wait forever to remove himself from the list of free agents still looking for work. "I'm pretty confident," Kobe says, "h...

A new name has emerged in the race to become Israel's second-ever NBA player alongside Cleveland's Omri Casspi. Point guard Gal Mekel impressed the Utah Jazz in a recent audition to such a degree that the Jazz, according to sources close to the s...

L.A. native Gilbert Arenas was playing pickup ball in the Lakers' practice facility as recently as Thursday, but Arenas has yet to secure a training camp invite for the coming season. Not from the Lakers or the Clippers, his two preferred destinat...

DALLAS -- Tired? Why would Kevin Durant be tired? So what if he had to rush from the NBA Finals to Team USA training camp in Las Vegas less than two weeks later and then start promoting his new movie almost immediately after returning from a mo...