One of the frustrating things about the margin-of-victory rankings this time of year is that they try to rank all the teams. Segmenting out teams based on opponent quality is helpful. Read more »
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How James Johnson Resurrected His NBA Career, Choosing D-League Instead Of Overseas
From out of the NBA and nearly overseas, to becoming a top contributor with the Grizzlies last season and a guaranteed $5 million deal now with Toronto, James Johnson is the best case going of career resurgence. Read more »
Waiting On Al Horford
Al Horford is the glue that makes everyone around him better, an extremely versatile big man with a complete skill-set who can impact the game on offense and defense. This makes it easy to put a team around him. Read more »
DraftKings' $200,000 Christmas Day Fantasy Basketball Contest
DraftKings is offering RealGM readers a great opportunity to win a share of $200,000 by picking a fantasy basketball team for the NBA games on Christmas Day. Read more »
Non-National NBA Games Of The Week (Dec. 22-Dec. 28)
Even with a national holiday full of national TV games, we have an excellent week of matchups on League Pass. Read more »
Coach's Corner: Rondo's Debut, Spurs' Zone, Sluggish Boris
Rajon Rondo's debut with the Mavericks gave us a look on how Rick Carlisle may use him, as well as the Spurs' zone and a sluggish Boris Diaw. Read more »
The Inadvertent Contenders
The Raptors have the best record in the Eastern Conference, but would be in the middle of a rebuild if not for the Knicks having too much respect for Masai Ujiri's GM jumper. Read more »
Six College Basketball Choices
On how Duke, Kentucky, Michigan, SMU, Ole Miss, Oregon State, South Carolina, Penn State, Colorado State, Wyoming, Dayton and Marquette have begun their seasons. Read more »
The Long Rajon Rondo Goodbye
Now that Danny Ainge has finally let go of the past, the Celtics can begin an uninhibited rebuilding process. Rajon Rondo may have been part of the present for too long in Boston, but at least now we know he’s no longer the future. Read more »
Danny Goes To Market: Is Rondo In Tow?
The Celtics are being rebuilt, so marshalling assets, managing the salary cap, and accruing young talent and future no. 1 picks is the name of the game. Danny Ainge's decision on Rajon Rondo remains the defining issue. Read more »
How Nicolas Batum Continues Evolution Of His Game, Mindset
All around the Blazers, they’re pushing Nicolas Batum to be more assertive, to find the next echelon, and he promises one thing on his health and his game. “It’s coming.” Read more »
Coach's Corner: Can The Nets Be Fixed?
So is this middling squad what Brooklyn really is? Or can they find a panacea -- via trades or internal adjustments -- to regain their competitive footing? Read more »
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