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NBA NEWS - Josh Smith has been assured by his coach/general manager Stan Van Gundy that he will remain with the Detroit Pistons. So rather than worry about the trade talks, the veteran forward can now take care of mending his broken jumpshot.

All-Star power forward Kevin Love will ultimately wind up with the Cleveland Cavaliers, despite the signing of Andrew Wiggins to a rookie deal last Sunday, according to renowned ESPN NBA insider Marc Stein.

Jan Vesely of Czech Republic was touted as the next big European player. All hype and no game fit for the NBA, he’s moving on to European ballclub Fenerbahce Ulker based in Istanbul, Turkey.

NBA News - Kevin Love trade to the Cleveland Cavaliers should happen according to Mike Krzyzewski .

Milwaukee Bucks claimed Kendall Marshall off the waivers after being released by the Los Angeles Lakers, which preferred to re-sign free agents Nick Young and Jordan Hill, who previously agreed to verbal agreements to contracts worth $18 million and $21.5 million, respectively.

NBA NEWS - There will be no Kevin Love trade to the Cleveland Cavaliers—at least for the next 30 days or so as the LeBron James-led franchise will sign Andrew Wiggins to a deal anytime. The Cavs plan to sign the No. 1 overall pick Andrew Wiggins to a contract in the coming week.

LeBron James is torn on what number to use with his recent homecoming to the Cleveland Cavaliers after winning two championships coupled with four straight NBA Finals appearances with the Miami Heat. He is choosing between his high school and Cavaliers jersey number 23 or the number 6 he donned during his Heat days.

A move could cost Jeremy Lin his starting job with the Los Angeles Lakers-- LA interested in free agent Eric Bledsoe

Posting quotes on social media can be a way of reminiscing feelings for an ex-lover.

Iggy Azalea leads the nominations for the 2014 Video Music Awards (VMA). The Aussie-born singer-rapper who just celebrated her 24th birthday on June 7 is nominated for seven awards including Video of the Year, Best Female, and Best Pop.

Nick Young has broken his silence regarding the dispute which involves his girlfriend Aussie singer rapper Iggy Azalea and Nicki Minaj.

Rory McIlroy is known as one the best golfers in the world and is on the cusp of winning the 2014 British Open. His father, Gerry McIlroy believed his son could be the best ten years ago, putting a wager on Rory to win the The Open Championship before he turns 26 years old.

NBA TRADE NEWS - Already with the planet’s best player in LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers are now in overdrive in surrounding him with players that will seriously contend for the NBA title.

NBA NEWS - The Charlotte Hornets won’t be shut out in this free agency after signing free agent guard Lance Stephenson stealing him away from the East rivals Indiana Pacers.

Searching for the perfect guy can be a daunting task, but not for “Fancy” singer Iggy Azalea. The blonde flawless singer-rapper was recently spotted having a night out with her baller beau Nick Young.

NBA NEWS - Dirk Nowitzki has signed a relatively cheap $25 million three-year contract to stay with the Dallas Mavericks proving that even superstars can take a major pay cut to help their teams’ salary situation and help build a contending team. The 36-year-old German made the real sacrifice as opposed to the likes of 35-year-old Kobe Bryant and 30-year-old Carmelo Anthony, both of whom re-signed with their current teams for considerably larger deals.

World Cup of Basketball 2014 - For the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain in August, Team USA has identified a 19-player pool that will join the training camp leading up to the final selection for this year’s world championships.

The United States' top high school basketball prospect, Southern Methodist University Emmanuel Mudiay of Dallas, will skip college, hire an agent and take a job playing overseas

Ray Allen can’t seem to make a decision yet and by looks of things he’s considering returning to the Miami Heat or following LeBron James to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Another option for the veteran shooter is to call it quits and announce retirement from a colorful 18-year NBA career.

Dark clouds continue to loom over Lamar Odom’s career in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

NBA NEWS - Nikola Mirotic is finally moving to the NBA three years after he was selected in the NBA draft agreeing to a three-year contract valued at over $17 million with the Bulls.

NBA NEWS - This is not exactly what Pat Riley in mind before the offseason but he’s moving forward to try to salvage the next season for the Miami Heat. After extending star Chris Bosh to a max deal, the Riley and the Heat have now signed veteran forward Luol Deng to a $20 million contract for two years.

Paul Pierce and the Wizards agree upon a two-year deal roughly above the midlevel exception annually. The second year will be a player option for the all-star small forward.

NBA Australia - The danger of drafting Dante Exum of Australia was that he was too much of an unknown and his game was too much unfamiliar to the NBA scouts who have never seen him play in an actual high-competitive game against real high-quality opponents.

NBA NEWS - After missing out on Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh in free agency the Houston Rockets are settling for Trevor Ariza signing the 10-year veteran to a multi-year contract worth $32 million.

NBA NEWS - Pat Riley and the Heat fans are still seething about LeBron James’ decision so they decided to offer Chris Bosh the maximum salary worth $118 million over five years.

NBA NEWS - Pau Gasol has apparently made his choice and he wants to play with in Chicago where he’ll join Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose and the rest of the Bulls.

NBA TRADE - Thanks to LeBron James finally making and announcing his decision, the free agency dominos are starting to fall. The first major move is Jeremy Lin being traded by the Houston Rockets to the Los Angeles Lakers.

NBA TRADE NEWS - After the burning of jerseys four years ago, after incessant booing for four years, Ohio-kid LeBron James is back with the Cleveland Cavaliers. But what is next for the new (or old) team of the greatest player in the world today?