Serge Ibaka has all the tools to be the perfect complementary big man for the modern NBA with his floor spacing on offense and shotblocking on defense, but his game has fallen off even if he remains a productive starter. Read more »
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Grading The Deal: Serge Ibaka Stays With Raptors For $65M Over Three Years
Grading The Deals: Warriors Re-Sign Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston
With an assist from Kevin Durant, the Warriors were able to keep their veteran depth by re-signing Andre Iguodala to a three-year, $48M contract and Shaun Livingston to a three-year, $24M deal. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Joe Ingles Becomes A Very Rich, Late Career 3&D Star
With a dearth of capable defenders against small forwards who can spread the floor as well as he can, Joe Ingles was always going to receive significant interest in free agency, even restricted free agent. Read more »
Grading The Deal: J.J. Redick Joins The Process On One-Year, $23M Contract
J.J. Redick will help the 76ers spread the floor for Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz while providing a veteran presence in the locker room. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Tony Snell, Bucks Quickly Agree Upon Four-Year $46M Deal
Tony Snell is a perfect example of how a wing with switchability and the ability to hit open three-pointers has never been more valuable and now he's signed a deal that's below average for a starter. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Pelicans Re-Sign Jrue Holiday On Five-Year, $126M Contract
Entering a critical season figuring out the Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins partnership, the Pelicans couldn't afford not to pay Jrue Holiday. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Wolves Sign Jeff Teague To Three-Year, $57M Deal
Jeff Teague is basically your league average point guard in 2017 but he conceptually fits what the Wolves need at point guard. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Stephen Curry Re-Signs With Warriors For $201M
Stephen Curry now comes off the greatest contract of the salary cap era, which also served as ballast for Warriors as we now know them, and immediately signs the richest contract in NBA history. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Paul George Traded To Thunder On Low Cost Gamble
Even if Paul George becomes a one-year rental for the Thunder, the cost of acquisition is way too low to pass up. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Clippers Hand Over Franchise To Blake Griffin With $173M Contract
The Clippers always felt like they were one player away during the Lob City era, but now they are in for a minor reset going all-in with Blake Griffin and a restructured supporting cast. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Jazz Trade For Ricky Rubio As Wolves Make Way For New Point Guard
While the Jazz now have insurance against George Hill leaving, the Wolves can target a free agent point guard that fits their roster composition. Read more »
CBA Encyclopedia: Tampering
Tampering can take many forms both publicly and privately. It is believed that the most egregious forms of tampering are never discovered and are in a gray area of league rules, making it difficult to interpret let alone punish. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Rockets Trade For Chris Paul
The Warriors still appear to be an immovable, unbreakable force, but the Rockets have taken their high variance three-pointers and layup strategy and plunked Chris Paul down right in the middle of it. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Wolves Acquire Jimmy Butler From Bulls In Lopsided Trade
The Wolves pair Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins with a true superstar in his prime without giving up anything at all of consequence. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Hornets Trade For Dwight Howard
The long, arduous decline of Dwight Howard continued with the Hawks trading him to the Hornets, which wasn't even one of the 10 biggest NBA stories of the day. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Nets Acquire D'Angelo Russell As Lakers Dump Salary
While the Lakers did well to clear salary for 2018, the Nets used their unique financial position to buy low on a point guard who can shoot well, pass well and may still become an All-Star. Read more »
Grading The Deal: 76ers Acquire No. 1 Overall Pick From Celtics
If there's any two teams most likely to meet in multiple Eastern Conference Finals over the next decade, it's the Celtics and 76ers, and that potential rivalry becomes intertwined with the biggest draft week trade since the early nineties. Read more »
Ten-Year Net Rating Rankings (Infographics For All 30 Teams)
Beyond strictly looking at wins and losses, net rating gives a clear picture of team performance. The following infographics show the trajectory of every team in the NBA in terms of how they rank in the category. Read more »
Notes From The 2017 Nike Hoop Summit
While it was largely the Michael Porter Jr. show this week, Wendell Carter Jr., Mohamed Bamba, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Collin Sexton had notable showings. Read more »
League Pass Games Of The Week: Feb. 23-26
DeMarcus Cousins gets to play three games in four days with his new team post-deadline. Read more »
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