J.R. SMITH RUMORS & GOSSIP

During the summer, NBA players have commonly found time to participate in numerous pickup games to keep themselves better prepared heading into the following season. In light of that, Oklahoma City Thunder veteran big man Enes Kanter recently told Bleacher Report that he believes Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith is the best pickup basketball player that he’s ever seen. �...

39 rookies were surveyed by NBA.com at the Rookie Photo Shoot at the Knicks practice facility earlier this month, and a majority of them think former NC State point guard Dennis Smith Jr is the one most likely to win the Rookie of the Year award, collecting 25.7 percent of the votes. The rest of his peers also thought that he was the most athletic of the bunch, collecting 46.2% of...

Guard Continues Savage Attacks on Rims Everywhere In what seems like it may have been a bad idea in hindsight, Dennis Smith Jr. played one of the most mismatched games of one on one ever seen with a fan. Probably not a good idea to clap on defense against a lottery pick, and soon to be NBA Rookie of the Year, that kind of thing can come back around on you. In this case it results...

The NBA Draft Class of 2017 has spoken, and the majority predict that Dennis Smith Jr. will be the 2018 NBA Rookie of the Year. 

Much has been said about the recent fiasco in Charlottesville, VA. White nationalist protesters decided it was time to take the streets and voice their frustrations with their country. Unfortunately, the protests got out of hand, even resulting in the death of an innocent bystander. Now about a week removed from the incident, the entire United States has been up in arms about the...

The New York Knicks took some heat for passing on explosive guard Dennis Smith Jr. in this year’s draft, but Smith himself is probably glad that they did.In an interview with Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News that was published on Friday, Smith revealed that the Knicks and president Phil Jackson encouraged him to try a bizarre food during a pre-draft meeting.“We went out...

One year ago, who would have guessed the 2016-17 NBA Rookie of the Year would be awarded to Malcolm Brogdon?The Bucks swingman had a nice career at Virginia, of course, but the odds were stacked against him. He was the 36th pick in the draft, and the award traditionally goes to a top pick. Additionally, Brogdon isn’t a flashy offensive player, and he doesn’t put up jaw-dropping...

JR Smith’s nickname is “Swish,” but he thinks that Tracy McGrady’s recent comments about the Hall of Fame were a lot closer to an airball.McGrady, who will officially be inducted into the Hall in September, made some interesting remarks on Friday about the honor.“Social media can give a lot of people voices these days, and the first thing they say is ‘No rings, no rings...

The social media gods continue to clown Cleveland Cavaliers guard JR Smith.A mysterious message appeared Wednesday on Smith’s verified Facebook account and was quickly deleted. Predictably, the post caused a mini-stir, but Smith promptly took to Twitter to set the record straight himself. If this storyline sounds familiar for Smith, it's because a similar incident happened to Smith...

The Cleveland Cavaliers need to do everything possible to avoid a 3-0 series hole against the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the Finals Wednesday evening.Losing by a combined 41 points in the first two games has placed Cleveland behind the proverbial eight-ball. Not only is this team in a major hole, it really has not been competitive as of yet. It’s also led to speculation...