DeMar DeRozan has come into his power like the sun showing up in the eye of a hurricane, there all along but waiting, patiently, for the circle of fortune to form up around him. Read more »
Katie Heindl - Basketball Analysis
DeMar DeRozan's Deliverance
Marc Gasol, Weather Maker
Marc Gasol offers the Lakers much needed equilibrium. A cool counterweight to the occasionally overwhelming aesthetics of tell-don't-show Laker grandiosity. Read more »
Nobody's Supposed To Be Here
Championship teams come apart. Kevin Love and the Cavs both went on grasping at the pieces that were better off burning up in a return to the atmospheric realities of a league that, healthy or not, never stops. Read more »
The Business Of Being Kyle Lowry
Kyle Lowry has shown that it is possible to elevate all the right aspects in the business of putting a player's career first without sacrificing loyalty and contribution to the team. Read more »
The NBA's Coaching Renaissance
What the NBA advocates for off the court matters just as much as what they're enforcing on it, and changing coaching styles contributes to accelerating the overall progression of the league in real time, literally on the clock. Read more »
Free Agency In The New Player Narrative Driven NBA
Free agency has moved beyond money, on-court fit and location to mirror the personality-driven direction the NBA is moving in. Read more »