“NEWBIE GANG!” Maxey said on a quote tweet of New Balance’s announcement. The announcement doesn’t necessarily come as a surprise. All season long, Maxey’s been wearing New Balance whenever he takes the court for the Sixers. Therefore, it wasn ...

Even on a struggling Kings squad, LaVine is putting up 19.8 points on nearly 49% from the field and 30.8% from three, which immediately makes him the most explosive scorer the Clippers would have outside of their stars. For a team stuck in the bottom third of the league in transition scoring, LaVine’s athleticism alone fills a glaring hole.

Not to mention the Clippers are 6-16 and 13th in the Western Conference, a disastrous start given a welcome respite by Wednesday's blowout victory over the Atlanta Hawks. LA's spot in the standings has already led to some leaguewide angst.

The NBA world received some unexpected trade news on Friday evening when Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that four-time NBA All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns had been dealt from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the New York Knicks. This trade came just days ...