NBA Rumors: Latest Buzz on J.R. Smith, Kenneth Faried and More

With just a few weeks left until the NBA regular season tips off Oct. 25, we still have rumors that check three major boxes: free agency, trades and injuries.

The J.R. Smith holdout, much like last year’s negotiations between Tristan Thompson and the Cleveland Cavaliers, has drawn free agency into the middle of October. Generally, end-of-the-bench guys are all that’s left at this point.

On the trade front, one that’s almost never without some action, Denver Nuggets power forward Kenneth Faried could be available to the highest bidder.

And the injury bug has already bitten a number of teams in the preseason, including the Detroit Pistons, who lost starting point guard Reggie Jackson to a knee injury.

Celtics Interested in J.R. Smith?

When the long, strange trip that was Thompson’s free agency concluded last year, few imagined the Cavs would be in the same position with another key player in 2016.

Heck, even LeBron James didn’t imagine it. He seems to suggest as much in this video, courtesy of Fox Sports Ohio’s Spencer Davies (Warning: NSFW language):

LeBron says he hasn’t been a part of JR Smith negotiations, wants him back soon. #Cavs pic.twitter.com/fnzl2rRIL8

— Spencer Davies (@SpinDavies) September 30, 2016

As both sides continue to drag their feet (or perhaps dig their heels in), president of basketball operations Danny Ainge and the Boston Celtics are reportedly preparing to crash the unhappy party.

According to Frank Isola of …

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