Damian Lillard positioned himself for years as a small-market loyalty warrior; the last true gun-slinging, ruggedly individualistic cowboy in a bloodless modern world of globalist business mergers otherwise known as "superteams." Read more »

James Harden's options are trying to win a title with the Sixers or semi-retirement back in Houston. It's assumed the former path will be roughly as consequential as the former. Read more »

Bruce Brown was arguably the most important free agent addition in the entire NBA last summer. Here are five role player free agents who could swing the championship next season. Read more »

On Cason Wallace, Keyonte George, pairs of picks from the Mavs and Lakers, Jaime Jaquez Jr. and more. Read more »

Taylor Hendricks has a great combination of star potential and pro-ready tools that makes him one of the most compelling prospects in the draft. Read more »

Despite all the instant glory, there is a stressful cloud of beleaguerment around both Zion Williamson and Ja Morant. It has been a while since fresh superstars stumbled in this way. Read more »

Gradey Dick is an elite shooter who also projects to be a very functional team defender with enough size and quickness to be switchable. Read more »

The Nuggets, Heat and Kings were three of the most surprising teams of the 22-23 season with each of them built around playmaking centers that accentuated the strengths of their perimeter scorers and presented riddles that opposing defenses mostly failed to solve. Read more »

Jeff Green has made the transformations to survive, and to turn what is often career limbo into career equilibrium instead. After playing a key role for the Nuggets, he now has a ring. Read more »

The contrast of Nikola Jokic's monastic approach in an over-sauced landscape of media narratives, financial incentives, and performed virtue reached hilarious new heights with Denver winning the NBA championship. Read more »

Anthony Black is the type of player that will have his fingerprints all over games, and he'll do so on both ends of the floor. How his jumper develops will be the difference between whether he's a high-level role player or an All-STar-level talent. Read more »

It was not foreseeable Miami would defeat the most talented teams in the sport, flaring an unusual ability to find and corner the frightened child within some of the NBA's biggest stars. Read more »

Cason Wallace is a plus defender with an NBA ready jumper that can immediately help a lot of basketball teams, and he's going to be a chameleon in the league when it comes to fit. Read more »

Your life is certainly better if you don't make yourself think like a media executive, but the exercise may be useful to those acting confused about why a business-first basketball team with minimal mainstream history and no loud characters has been under-publicized. Read more »

You wonder if, given the choice, LeBron James would transform into his younger self. It would improve his championship odds, but his total understanding of the sport would diminish.  Read more »

With Boston on the verge of getting summarily swept, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Co. are getting plenty of criticism for their ineffectual play, but it's Joe Mazzulla who's become the lead character in this disappointment. Read more »

In the current NBA landscape, teams can never have enough wings. Cam Whitmore provides tremendous upside at the position, but also a very high floor. Read more »

Since their meeting in the 2020 bubble, the Lakers and Nuggets had two seasons lost due to key injuries. Denver is now a little older and at their competitive zenith while LeBron and A.D. may not have this good of a chance together again. Read more »

On Victor Wembanyama entering the NBA with some of the highest expectations we've ever seen and now joining a franchise perfectly suited to realize it, plus a look at whether the Hornets will choose Brandon Miller or Scoot Henderson. Read more »

Ausar Thompson feels somewhat underappreciated at this point due to the presence of his brother, but a good case can be made that he's the best wing prospect in the class. Read more »