Good morning, Chandler Parsons is basically Texas’ Helen of Troy

Good morning. Let’s basketball.

YUP: The union’s new boss says players will consider opting out of the labor deal in 2017.

LET’S CAV: Paul Flannery and I tried to make sense of the Cavaliers, their expectations and their potential for fun. Meanwhile, Dan Rubenstein investigates the keys to Clevelan’d season on The Daily Win.

TEXAS TRIANGLE: Tremendous play-by-play of Chandler Parsons’ free agency and the new feud between the Rockets and Mavericks by the only guy who could do it justice, Marc Stein.

ROVING MASTER: Flannery argues that Paul Pierce has turned into Caine from Kung Fu, a nomadic warrior sharing his gifts and japes with the basketball world.

NBA BLOG PREVIEWS: At The Hive has your Hornets preview. The Dream Shake has the Rockets covered.

INTERESTING: Why are the top NBA players focused on getting slimmer?

EDIT: Kenneth Faried will sign a four-year, $50 million deal with the Nuggets because the original deal was, uh, not legal under NBA cap rules. Kudos to Dan Feldman for being the first to publicly point that out on Monday.

[INSERT VICTORIAN MOTTO MEME]: The Bulls announcers are not Pinterest users. They are missing out on awesome DIY wedding ideas and the perfect French toast recipe, IMHO.

YEP: Kobe lashes out at NBA franchisees over the pressure for stars to take less while teams rake in dough.

TRUER WORDS NEVER SPOKEN: Zach LaVine is a great dunker. Kyrylo Fesenko is not.

WELCOME TO WELPVILLE, POPULATION WOLVES: Ricky Rubio has reported turned down a 4-year, $48 million offer.

WELL, OK: NBA 2K15’s face scan tech is better at getting dogs into games than some humans and all produce.

MEANWHILE, IN COLLEGE ... Swish Appeal’s coverage of the Daisha Simmons transfer saga has been spectacular.It looks like Alabama *may* end up doing the right thing after being pressured.

GOOD QUESTION: Is there an art to rebuilding?

ALL EXCLAMATION MARKS EVERYTHING: The Bulls’ pronunciation guide insists you yell Pau Gasol’s first name.

Happy Wednesday. See you next time.