On the offseason moves by the Hawks, Wizards, Magic, Heat and Hornets. Read more »
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2018 NBA Offseason Review: Southeast Division
Thirty Futures: Aaron Gordon
Aaron Gordon is entering his fifth season with the Magic, and like with Victor Oladipo before him, we're not sure what he is, despite having spent quite a bit of time with him. Read more »
The Maximum Available 2019 Cap Space For All 30 NBA Teams
The NBA cap will jump by $7 million while some of the bad contracts of 2016 will come off the books, which means an abundance of cap space again. Read more »
The Magic Want To Brew Something BIG
The Magic are bucking the trend by cementing their foundation with bigs in Jonathan Isaac, Aaron Gordon and Mohamed Bamba. Read more »
The Improbable Yet Predictable Stardom Of Victor Oladipo
Similar to Donovan Mitchell with the Jazz and James Harden leaving the Ginobili role behind in OKC, fit, freedom and usage play a critical part in raising the ceiling of shooting guards like Victor Oladipo. Read more »
2018 Eastern Conference Summer League Notes
Keith Smith emptied his notebook after speaking to players, coaches, front office personnel and agents with all 15 Eastern Conference teams. Read more »
Leroux's 2018 NBA Draft Review
On how all 30 teams fared in the 2018 NBA Draft. Read more »
Dwight Howard's Long, Multi-Stop Journey Into Irrelevance
Dwight Howard's personal peevishness and immaturity aside, the back half of his career has been a long, agonizing decline for someone who was a bona fide star not so long ago. Read more »
Projected 2018 Cap Space For All 30 NBA Teams, Version 2.0
The Lakers, Pacers, Hawks and 76ers enter the offseason with the most project cap space. Read more »
Ten-Year Net Rating Rankings (Infographics For All 30 Teams)
We look at the trajectory of every team in the NBA in terms of how they rank in the category. Read more »
Julius Randle, Aaron Gordon, Jabari Parker Are Adding Layers To The Power Forward Position
This trio from the 2014 draft class came into the league as the evolution of that position, until Draymond Green and the Warriors interrupted that evolution. Read more »
Projected 2018 Cap Space For All 30 NBA Teams
Approximately 80 percent of the league will be over the cap. The cap spike that caused multiple teams to have copious amounts of cap space each summer from 2015 through 2017 has now flattened out Read more »
Grading The Deal: Elfrid Payton Gets Fresh Start With Suns
The Suns will get 25 games of Elfrid Payton to evaluate up close before he becomes a restricted free agent. Read more »
Eastern Conference Buyers & Sellers At The Trade Deadline
With the Trade Deadline just a few days away, it is time to look at which teams are Buyers, Sellers, Either or Neither. Read more »
The Cautionary Tale Of The Magic
The Magic still don't find themselves on the right trajectory six years into their rebuild. But in this setback lies the opportunity for the team to come away with a better understanding of what they are. Read more »
2017 Year-End NBA Team Portfolio Rankings
The Warriors, Rockets, Cavaliers, Celtics and 76ers enter 2018 as the top-5 teams in terms of players and assets. Read more »
Are The Magic For Real?
For too long the Magic weren't only bad, they were forgettable. Here's how they've turned it around. Read more »
Elfrid Payton, Aaron Gordon Need To Bring The Best Out Of Each Other
Orlando's future and present are tied to two players in Aaron Gordon and Elfrid Payton, who aren't currently good and don't have long to prove they're not bad. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Orlando Magic
Let's imagine Orlando's quite good rotation players on other teams. Read more »
Southeast Division Offseason Review
A rare trade between division rivals, the Heat re-signing their core, the Magic keeping it small and the Wizards matching Otto Porter's offer sheet. Read more »
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