The Celtics participated in the Western Conference arms race by dealing away Brandan Wright and Jeff Green. Here's how those trades will impact the Suns and Grizzlies. Read more »

Another quality week for the NBA but one lacking somewhat in high-quality Western Conference matchups. We will instead get to see some quality tests for East threats Atlanta, Toronto and Chicago. Read more »

If you didn’t appreciate NC State’s upset of Duke, Virginia’s thrilling road win at Notre Dame, and North Carolina’s last second victory against Louisville, you just don’t love basketball. Read more »

In moving Brandan Wright and Jeff Green in separate deals, Danny Ainge continued to accumulate future draft picks in rebuilding the Celtics. Read more »

What is happening with the Pistons is a lot bigger than Josh Smith. This is the triumph of four-out basketball in action, a team being radically transformed from one of the worst teams in the NBA to one of the best merely by doing a better job of spacing the floor. Read more »

As a former first round pick that’s still just 25 years old, Elliot Williams is a good prospect to take a chance on. He averaged 21.3 points per game for Santa Cruz and is effective in transition. Read more »

After being around the organization for practically the entire offseason, Langston Galloway will have a good understanding of the system. If he can shoot it well enough and defend at a high level, Galloway could find a niche with the Knicks. Read more »

DraftKings is offering RealGM readers a great opportunity to win a share of $60,000 by picking a fantasy basketball team for Wednesday's games. The top-3 finishers also get a RealGM t-shirt. Read more »

If Elijah Millsap shoots it well enough from deep, he could be another “3-and-D” prospect in the making. Read more »

The Bucks, Pacers, Pistons and Celtics have the potential to be dangerous first round opponents for several of the best teams in the East depending on the matchup. Read more »

There have been several freshmen who were not consensus elite recruits, but have had a big impact from the start anyhow. Read more »

The Hawks make multiple appearances on the list this week, including the Game of the Week against the Wizards. Read more »

When it comes to long-term potential, it doesn’t really matter how much better Nikola Mirotic is right now than guys like Exum, LaVine and Caboclo. Mirotic is the same age as Tobias Harris, who has the better shot of being a combo forward star. Read more »

As the Top-16 phrase of 2014-15 Euroleague season begins, here are 16 important questions. Read more »

Brandan Wright has gone from a team with title aspirations to one that will likely take part in the lottery, while remaining the subject of trade rumors. Read more »

Checking in on Mark Turgeon and Maryland, Green Bay's defense, Jacob Kurtz of Florida and how Missouri's loss to Oklahoma State was a microcosm of their season. Read more »

Jabari Parker’s early success has a self-described facial coding expert taking a victory lap, but the the biggest market inefficiency was Dante Exum falling to No. 5, especially considering how well he'd fit with the Bucks. Read more »

Russell Westbrook belongs to the cadre of lead guard superstars that play under the ethos of “live fast, die young and have a good-looking corpse.” Their runs are short-lived and aren’t judged in rings as much as how they play as an artifact of the zeitgeist. Read more »

As we finish off 2014 and begin 2015, a lack of national games means more quality matchups for League Pass with quite a few notable games this week. Read more »

Ten years ago, if you had told Josh Smith and Dwight Howard they would wind up on the same NBA team, they probably would have figured they would win a title. They would have no reason not to. Read more »