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NBA Draft Report: Donovan Clingan Of UConn
Donovan Clingan is one of the safest picks in the draft as a surefire starting center with the potential to have an All-Defensive team type of impact. Read more »
Ten-Year NBA Net Rating Rankings (Infographics For All 30 Teams)
The Celtics finished in the top spot in Net Rating for the second straight season, while the Thunder jumped up from 28th to 14th to second. Read more »
The Malaise And Potency Of The Phoenix Suns
Because of the staggering expectations they set for themselves by loading so much neon into their superstar billboard, they inspire more malaise than optimism. That might be changing, though. Read more »
NBA Draft Report: Kyle Filipowski Of Duke
Kyle Filipowski will immediately offer his team size and shooting. But Filipowski also has a lot of room for development, making him one of the few high-floor, high-upside players in the class. Read more »
The NBA Is Sweating Through Its Gambling Era
The NBA will now be weathering various strange controversies as a part of what is maybe a process toward better future health. And it will take some much bigger blow-ups before anything is seriously done about the situation. Read more »
The Biggest X-Factors Of The 2024 NBA Playoffs
Some names are bigger than others, but from Jaylen Brown and Luka Doncic to Donte DiVincenzo and Chet Holmgren, here are the 10 biggest playoff X-factors. Read more »
The Changing (Podcast) Face Of NBA Retirement
The likes of Gilbert Arenas, Jeff Teague and Kwame Brown have shown us that the option to be a professional vibesmith is larger than ever, and the blueprint for a post-playing career is forever changed. Read more »
NBA Draft Report: Jared McCain Of Duke
Jared McCain is a knock down shooter with enough off the bounce and defensively where he will more than likely outperform his draft slot. There's also the added benefit of him becoming one of the NBA's most entertaining personalities. Read more »
Nikola Jokic's Zen Mind
Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets are favorites to repeat while playing a style that is largely at odds with the modern NBA as it favors genius passing, post play and the mid-range. Read more »
The Pelicans Are In Unfamiliar, Promising Territory
Zion Williamson is still 23, but he is now a layup artist, getting on the scoreboard in decidedly less pyrotechnic ways than before. He's stayed healthy this season and the Pelicans figure to enter the playoffs more formidable than ever. Read more »
NBA Draft Report: Dalton Knecht Of Tennessee
Dalton Knecht is one of the best shooters in college basketball with just enough in-between game to make him an extremely tough cover. While he has a lower ceiling, he should be a rotation player immediately. Read more »
The Orlando Magic Have That Dawg In Them (It's Jalen Suggs)
The ahead of schedule Magic play like a Jalen Suggs team- they want to outwork you, perhaps bruise you and definitely mean-mug you. Read more »
Anthony Edwards Has Answered The NBA's Hardest Question
Despite the injury to Karl-Anthony Towns and their looming salary cap concerns, Anthony Edwards has crystalized this season that the Wolves have the most valuable and rare thing in the NBA. Read more »
NBA Draft Report: Rob Dillingham Of Kentucky
Rob Dillingham has the floor of an instant-offense type off the bench, but he can be more than that if he ends up with the right franchise and also if he remains willing to compete on defense. Read more »
The Nuggets' Confident Collective Prodigy
The Nuggets won't rack up a lot of blowouts, but they don't have to fret much to win games, either. Pressure, for them, is a bathhouse; the heat of it relaxes them. Read more »
The Warriors Aren't Dead Yet, The NBA Regular Season Is Just A (Too) Long Slog
One of the main culprits of the Warriors' uneven season might be unreasonable expectations, thanks to the NBA's half-year long slog, and its associated, exponentially-growing media ecosystem, microscope and storyline/podcast quotas. Read more »
NBA Draft Report: Reed Sheppard Of Kentucky
Reed Sheppard is one of the most impressive shooters to come out of the draft in years and has a high floor as a role player and his ceiling could be incredible if he ends up on a team beside a bigger primary playmaker. Read more »
The Inherent Professional Advantage Of Deandre Ayton
Deandre Ayton's ceiling is somewhat fixed, due to work ethic, disposition, or the fact that his skills are more alluring than applicable. Read more »
One Potentially Fatal Flaw For Every NBA Title Contender
Depending on who you ask, there are between 10 and 14 contenders this season. We dive into what could be each team's undoing to prevent them from hoisting the Larry OB in June. Read more »
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