Hoops Rumors Chats

4:04pm: We hosted the weekly live chat.

3:00pm: The holiday season coincides with the start of trade season around the NBA, with names like Jamal Crawford, David Lee, Ty Lawson, Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson in rumors within the past week. Coaching news has also crept into the picture, with Jason Kidd out an estimated four to six weeks because of hip surgery and Mike D’Antoni back on the sidelines as the new top assistant for the Sixers. Even some free agency scuttlebutt has emerged, with Carlos Boozer having reportedly met with Kidd and Bucks GM John Hammond recently.

4:02pm: We hosted the weekly live chat.

3:00pm: Trade talk, as expected, has picked up across the league, with Tuesday the day that most (but not all) offseason signees became eligible to be dealt. A pair of the most significant stories from the past week nonetheless involved stability, as the Sixers and coach Brett Brown struck a deal on an extension to keep him under contract through 2018/19, while Andrew Bogut told USA Today’s Sam Amick that he and the Warriors are planning to talk extension in the offseason. Still, if the moves of the past year are any indication, it won’t be long until some players start changing teams.

4:03pm: We hosted the weekly live chat.

3:00pm: No one saw it coming when the Sixers hired Jerry Colangelo to their front office with a desire to hasten their way along their winding path back to relevance, but it’s no shock to see Markieff Morris trade rumors resurface after his offseason trade demand, despite his more team-friendly rhetoric of late. The unofficial start of trade season less than a week away, so storylines both familiar and new figure to come to the forefront soon. We can talk about what’s to come and much more in today’s chat.

4:04pm: We hosted the weekly live chat.

3:00pm: Kobe Bryant confirmed Sunday what long seem to be the most likely outcome, revealing his decision that this season will be his last. He’s set to exit as a legendary, if complicated, figure in NBA history, and quite possibly the most beloved Laker ever. An odd coda to his career is likely coming in July, when the Lakers will probably renounce his rights so they can remove his maximum-salary cap hold and pave the way for the acquisition of a player they surely hope is the next great Laker. In the meantime, teams across the league are preparing for December 15th, the date when most offseason signees become eligible to be traded. We can talk about all this and more in today’s chat.

4:00pm: We hosted the weekly live chat.

3:00pm: We’re barely four weeks into the NBA season, and only seven teams are more than five games above or below .500. Still, the Hornets and Rockets seem to have already drawn some significant conclusions. Charlotte, at 8-6, agreed to an extension with Steve Clifford a week after the Rockets, then 4-7, fired Kevin McHale. The Mavs also signed their coach to an extension at the beginning of the month, though that was no surprise, as Rick Carlisle had built a reputation as one of the league’s elite coaches in his time with Dallas, and before that with the Pistons and Pacers. Clifford has a sub-.500 record with the Hornets, and McHale was fresh off a Western Conference Finals appearance with the Rockets, so it would appear this season’s results played much more heavily into those moves. It’s fodder for discussion in today’s chat.

4:04pm: We hosted the weekly live chat.

3:00pm: All five Southwest Division teams made the playoffs last season, but three of them have strugged so far this year. The Grizzlies, at 6-6, have already pulled off a trade and the Rockets have fired coach Kevin McHale less than a month into the season. Yet the 1-10 Pelicans, who have the league’s worst record aside from the winless Sixers, haven’t given into panic, with a hardship signing of Jimmer Fredette the team’s only November transaction. The question is just how long they can keep losing without making a bold move.

4:30pm: We hosted the weekly live chat.

3:30pm: Rumors are swirling around the Kings again, the Grizzlies and Heat pulled off a trade amid concerns about Dave Joerger’s future in Memphis, and Jimmer Fredette is back in the NBA. It’s only the second full week of the regular season, but the pressure to make moves is already mounting.

That gives us lots to talk about in this week’s chat.

4:04pm: We hosted the weekly live chat.

3:00pm: The season is barely a week old, but already a fairly significant trade rumor has landed, with the Grizzlies reportedly having talked about acquiring Mario Chalmers from the Heat. It came after Memphis suffered a 50-point loss to the Warriors, who haven’t broken stride even as they failed to reach an extension with either Harrison Barnes or Festus Ezeli. Nearly two-thirds of the players eligible for rookie scale extensions didn’t end up with one, but the Raptors and Hornets doubled up, adding extensions for Terrence Ross and Jeremy Lamb, respectively, after having extended Jonas Valanciunas and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist over the summer.

4:03pm: We hosted the weekly live chat.

3:00pm: The regular season is underway, but a few offseason matters remain. Monday is the deadline for rookie scale extensions, and while major names like Harrison Barnes and Andre Drummond have stopped extension talks, several players are still eligible. No deadline looms over the Mavericks and Rick Carlisle as they reportedly move close to an extension of their own. We can talk about extensions, signings, rosters and more in this week’s chat.

4:05pm: We hosted the weekly live chat.

3:00pm: Preseason cuts are starting to come at a fast rate, and teams are casting some prominent names aside. None has caused as much of a ripple as San Antonio’s decision to release Jimmer Fredette today, but Ben Gordon and intriguing prospect Robert Upshaw have also hit waivers within the past week. More are surely to follow, with Saturday looming as the final day for teams to waive summer contracts without them counting against the cap, and Monday the deadline for teams to set opening night rosters. We can talk about that and more during this week’s chat.