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James Herbert

CBS Sports Writer /

Knicks miss out on potential key coaching addition as Pelicans reportedly keep James Borrego

The Knicks were interested in having Borrego join Mike Brown's staff

How did Jayson Tatum injury affect Celtics' offseason? Brad Stevens says 'hard decisions' were coming anyway

Boston needed to cut costs regardless, but Tatum's ruptured Achilles simplified the situation

Rockets GM explains Kevin Durant trade, aggressive offseason: 'We're not a developmental team anymore'

In his first public comments since the trade, GM Rafael Stone said Houston's goal is to win a title

Jrue Holiday trade revised as Celtics won't get draft picks from Blazers after reported review of medicals

Portland was initially supposed to send Boston two second-rounders along with Anfernee Simons in the deal

Norman Powell trade grades: Heat get scoring punch, Clippers add John Collins from Jazz in win-win-win deal

The 32-year-old guard is taking his talents to South Beach after the best season of his 10-year career

How Mike Brown can make Knicks fans get over Tom Thibodeau firing by revamping New York's approach

Brown is reportedly on the verge of being named New York's next coach

How the Nuggets reloaded and escaped salary-cap hell in the first 24 hours of NBA free agency

Denver is looking much deeper around Nikola Jokić going into the 2025-26 season

Explaining the Bucks' bold decision to use the stretch provision on Damian Lillard and sign Myles Turner

Milwaukee got creative on Tuesday, but did it get much better?

Michael Porter Jr. trade grades: Nuggets, Nets accomplish divergent goals in win-win deal

Brooklyn got an unprotected 2032 pick from Denver in the swap

Thunder GM Sam Presti says NBA can't put 'head in the sand' about injuries: 'It's almost insulting'

Presti said that playing one NBA game today is almost like playing two a decade ago

Masai Ujiri knew he was out as Raptors president in early June, led draft process anyway, MLSE CEO says

Ujiri worked through the NBA Draft knowing that he wouldn't be back next season

Derik Queen might be a star, but the path Joe Dumars and the Pelicans took to get him was a reckless gamble

New Orleans gave up a valuable 2026 pick in order to acquire the big man out of Maryland

Houston and Detroit knew when to go for it. These 3 NBA teams should be next to make the lottery leap

Houston and Detroit made 30-game leaps look easy. Who's next?

The Thunder can't be duplicated, but opposing teams would be foolish not to emulate NBA champs

What can the rest of the league learn from Oklahoma City's title run?

Kevin Durant trade shows just how far Rockets have risen, Suns have fallen

In the last four years, Houston and Phoenix have effectively switched places

James Herbert is somewhat fond of basketball, feature writing and understatements. A former season-ticket holder for the expansion Toronto Raptors, Herbert does not think the NBA was better back in the days of hand checking and illegal defense. He joined CBS Sports in 2014 and lives in Brooklyn.

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