Canada is set in the backcourt. The real question is what happens upfront, as they have a huge number of fringe NBA big men who are all trying to figure out who they are at the next level and what type of players they will become. Read more »

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Evan Fournier has a great combination of size and athleticism for a plus shooter and he can comfortably slide between either wing position, but he still might be victim of a number's game with the Magic. Read more »

The Bi-annual Exception is a nice source for teams to find low rotation players worth more than their minimum. Read more »

For more than a generation, NBA teams were drafting international 7-footers with a pulse and a jumper because of Dirk and Pau. More than 15 years later, as the two wind down their careers and play in their final EuroBasket, the league still hasn't found anyone who can fill their shoes. Read more »

Unlike some previous offseasons, all of the Knicks' transactions made sense. Efforts to pair Carmelo Anthony with another superstar have fallen short in the past and this offseason showed a different path. Read more »

The NCAA is a point guard's game so the big story this season in the ACC should be the trio of upperclassmen PG's with tons of experience and a legit shot at making the NBA, which is not a combination you see all that often. Marcus Paige (UNC), Demetrius Jackson (Notre Dame) and Anthony Barber (NC State) are all playing their NBA lives and their teams will go as far as they take them this season. Read more »

While Bird rights carry the heavy lifting for teams looking to retain their own free agents, the Mid-Level Exception is often the most powerful tool over the cap teams have to add new talent. Read more »

What Danuel House and Dorian Finney-Smith have in common are physical tools and a skill-set that could allow them to carve out a long career in the NBA as 3-and-D wings. Read more »

You have to throw out the stats and focus on skill-set with a player like A.J. Hammons, who is too good of an interior defender and too good of an offensive player to not have a 10+ year career in the NBA. Read more »

The Big 12 had just two players drafted in 2015, but there's a lot of depth returning with the likes of Wayne Selden, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, Taurean Waller-Prince, Prince Ibeh and more. Read more »

The Hornets have questions marks all over their roster and there was a significant opportunity cost of not accepting Boston's offer on draft night along with dealing away Noah Vonleh. Read more »

A popular and frequently used piece of both of the last two CBA's, the amnesty provision has outlived its usefulness in the current agreement. It appears likely that it will be a part of the next Collective Bargaining Agreement (likely coming in 2017) in some form. Read more »

By removing some of their big salaries and replacing them with far smaller deals, the Nets should be able to get under the Luxury Tax. A year after paying over $90 million in tax payments, that is no small accomplishment. To have done it without significantly weakening the team is an even bigger accomplishment. Read more »

Overall the Celtics had a nice offseason, but this roster is far from complete. They have a lot of players who are best served to be somewhere from the 3rd to 8th best player on a contender. Read more »

In an NBA where half of the rosters turn over every season, the Jazz will have a huge edge in continuity and culture. They dont need to wait until declining players hit the open market because they are getting improving players right when they come into the NBA. Read more »

The Suns are going to have to depend on internal improvement to take the next step, but a lot of their young core is blocked in terms of potential playing time in the near future. T.J. Warren is their one young guy with the chance to take a step forward and vault them into the Top 8 out West. Read more »

The Hawks basically had to choose between re-signing Paul Millsap and DeMarre Carroll. The difference in the roster from last season is Splitter in and Carroll out, which makes them bigger but less versatile. Read more »

The Ty Lawson trade fits Daryl Morey's modus operandi perfectly; he's taking a chance on a guy based on his basketball skills and figuring everything else will take care of itself. Read more »

Dante Exum still shows all the signs of becoming a really good player in the NBA for a long time to come, which makes the Jazz dangerous with all of their overwhelming length and talent. Read more »