On the Celtics retooling with Kemba Walker, Brooklyn getting a pair of superstars, the Knicks' Plan B, Philadelphia supersizing their roster, and the Raptors keeping the title momentum going without Kawhi Leonard. Read more »

Where others saw rigid schematics, or a problem to be solved, a young Jason Williams saw a blank space in which to express himself. Read more »

While the Nuggets, Jazz and Blazers all try to climb to the elusive level of true contender, the Thunder begin their rebuild and the Wolves try to rebound from a lost season. Read more »

The maturity that Brandon Roy displayed upon his NBA arrival was even more hard-won than it seemed, as he entered the league with a clock ticking over his head. Read more »

The Hawks didn't do poorly during the Steve Belkin and Bruce Levenson era. They put together a few decent seasons. But there was a ricketiness to the entire enterprise and the on-court product was steeped, somehow almost immediately, in sour, doomed competence. Read more »

Nobody did right by Darius Miles, and he didn't know how to do right on his own. So of course he ended up struggling, foundering, and eventually fading away. Read more »

Rasheed Wallace and his Detroit teammates found each other at just the right time in 2004. It is the kind of Perfect Deal you dream about. Read more »

Vince Carter wasn't everything Toronto wanted him to be, but he was its first love. Like a lot of first loves, he was both singular and not enough, an unclipsable unit of measurement unto himself. Read more »

The Nuggets gave us a glimpse of what Carmelo Anthony could have been, and then he decided to become something else. Read more »

The real reason League Pass works in China but not in the USA is because the NBA moved to China a long time ago. The response to Daryl Morey's Tweet simply makes it unmistakable. Read more »

The Bulls drafted two potential star big men in 2001 and both of them were gone by 2006. A magnificent gamble didn't pay off at all. Read more »

At its root, the story of Latrell Sprewell and P.J. Carlesimo is of two cantankerous men getting in each other's way. Read more »

Most of the things Antawn Jamison did occurred only in the imagination, or in the box score's sophistic columns, while you weren't paying proper attention. Read more »

It all seemed premature and reckless when Gregg Popovich controversially fired Bob Hill in 96-97 and became head coach of the Spurs, until it was proven to be ingenious. Read more »

Ja Morant was picked No. 2 overall in 2019, but not so long ago was accidentally found by a mid-major program. What might that mean for his NBA career? Read more »

There were many junctures at which franchise and franchise player could have quit on each other- they even tried to, on a couple occasions- but in keeping the relationship intact, both eventually realized their aspirations. Read more »

Andrew Wiggins' game could be described as 'Kawhi Leonard trying to play through mono,' but he doesn't have to spend his whole career being disappointing. Read more »

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It is difficult to describe the immensity of a young Larry Johnson. Because even he didn't get a firm handle on it, to use his blazing ability the way he might have if he had possessed it for a little longer. Read more »

It's impossible to tell at this point whether players such as Spencer Dinwiddie are establishing a new way of handling money that will become a more widespread trend, or if investing in tech is just the late 2010s version of starting a record label, a misguided indulgence that will pass and become a cautionary tale for future generations of NBA stars. Read more »