Draymond Green appears to believe that his whole act is a net positive. He's probably right about that, but it's been a point of debate not just in the press over the years but within the Warriors organization. Read more »

On Jalen Suggs, Jamahl Mosley, Tyrese Haliburton, De'Aaron Fox, plus notes on the Thunder, Clippers and Pelicans. Read more »

Nick Nurse has pulled pages out of Denver's playbook, remaking Philadelphia's offense in the image of last year's champs. Like any sport, the NBA is a copycat league. Read more »

The relationship between Zach LaVine and the Bulls has seemed to always be about business rather than preference. Read more »

This season the Bucks have been reckless, questionable, and stressful, which also describes Giannis. This squad is now more like him than any Bucks assemblage before it. Read more »

In the grand scheme, a Scottie Barnes ascent changes everything. It's a worthwhile exercise to make everything about him this year, to see if he can be this guy for real and The Guy of their future. Read more »

Victor Wembanyama is not a remixed version of another player, nor is he a combination of previously seen skills coming together in one person. He is something entirely new.  Read more »

Expectations are high for Oklahoma City in the tuned-in hoops dork demographic, with some predicting a premature competitive uptick drastic enough to take them deep into the postseason. Read more »

It still feels strange that Chris Paul has allowed himself to choose the Warriors. It speaks to both to his desperation and his competitiveness. Read more »

How does one project the Pelicans season with any sense of certainty? They are either a team with one of the brightest futures in the league or a team bound to be mired in mediocrity, taunted by unfulfilled hope and the too-frequent absence of its best player and cornerstone. Read more »

Teams tend to replace coaches with an opposite type with tacticians and motivators being the broad categories. Read more »

Getting a player who can open the championship window is what all the draft-pick hoarding, roster shuffling and salary cap finagling is for. Then, it's about knowing when to take the next step in the team-building life cycle. Read more »

The Heat felt like they deserved Damian Lillard; the Bucks acted like they needed him. Is there really any harm in borrowing against your future when the alternative is having no future? Read more »

In terms of raw court dynamics, we haven't seen such a complementary rim-plus-arc pairing such as Dame and Giannis since the days of Shaq and Kobe, of T-Mac and Yao. Read more »

Executives and owners exert near-total control over younger players, and mature stars exert near-total control over teams. Read more »

When James Harden opted in, he trusted the only thing he knew for certain: His proven ability to get what he wants.  Read more »

We've ranked every team's wing corps from 1 to 30 based on the top three wings' production, upside and versatility. Read more »

The Draymond Green torrent has always gone on, forward, away from pause or introspection. The reckless, universal-beef warpath is inseparable from all the championship qualities he brings to the Warriors. Read more »

Michael Jordan seemed to regard the Hornets as a kind of investment or endorsement deal, lending your clout to a line a workout equipment you don't use. Read more »

No one, save for maybe Karl Malone, has ever won MVP while also taking such a deep reputational hit. There's a whole lot that needs to happen in Philly for Embiid to embark on the Hero's Journey narrative that NBA fans are so unforgiving about seeing.  Read more »