There's an outside chance Donovan Mitchell really will best Ben Simmons, in the long run, but he's going to have to actually make it happen. Nobody's going to grant him greatness on a technicality. Read more »
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Thirty Futures: Donovan Mitchell
Thirty Futures: Frank Kaminsky
Frank Kaminsky types are esoteric and small and, in relation to their best colleagues, not all that good at the thing they're supposedly good at. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Wayne Ellington
Wayne Ellington is about as workaday as NBA players get, but there is, beneath his anonymity, a sort of hero's journey to track. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Danilo Gallinari
His playing days aren't over yet, but we can safely designate Danilo Gallinari as an all-time Chimeric Euro. Read more »
2018 NBA Offseason Review: Pacific Division
On the offseason moves by the Warriors, Lakers, Kings, Suns and Clippers. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Aaron Gordon
Aaron Gordon is entering his fifth season with the Magic, and like with Victor Oladipo before him, we're not sure what he is, despite having spent quite a bit of time with him. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Kawhi Leonard
A player we previously understood as a robotic extension of Gregg Popovich's will has become complicated. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Ben McLemore
To believe in Ben McLemore at this point is to have blind faith that there's some mysterious power within him he hasn't yet revealed. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Mike Conley
Mike Conley has been known as Greg Oden's Buckeye running mate, a mild disappointment, an underrated star, and finally himself: steady and serene, with magnificent hair. Except he wasn't around last season. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Joakim Noah
At his peak, Joakim Noah was an inordinately accessible star, both fun to watch and not impossible to relate to. Read more »
Dirk Nowitzki Passes The Burden Of Offensive Spacing
In his 21st season, Dirk Nowitzki could finally become the beneficiary of space instead of the creator. Read more »
2018 NBA Offseason Review: Atlantic Division
Breaking down the offseason moves from the Raptors, Celtics, 76ers, Knicks and Nets. Read more »
Prospect Report: Jontay Porter Of Missouri
Jontay Porter is six-foot-11 stretch big who really impressed with his skill and intelligence at such a young age. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Kenneth Faried
Kenneth Faried would be very much at home in the NBA circa 1994, or- just barely- 2011, the year he was drafted. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Trae Young
Trae Young is already in possession of immense gifts: limitless range, a sharp handle, and (probably) better vision than he was able to show off at Oklahoma. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Blake Griffin
Blake Griffin was a trebuchet full of barbells; he was a cast iron space shuttle. He ran through whoever didn't run away from him. Read more »
The Knicks Are Finding Direction And Identity In A 'Lost' Year
The Kristaps Porzingis injury has provided the Knicks with a much needed, long overdue buffer to enact a patient plan. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Devin Booker
There's an underdetermined quality to good young players on bad teams. We know they can do some stuff but we don't know how applicable their skills are because they're so rarely truly applied. Read more »
What Will A Rajon Rondo Mentorship Mean For Lonzo Ball?
Lonzo Ball doesn't need to be the next Rajon Rondo because the Lakers barely need the current Rondo. They have LeBron James. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Paul George
Obsessing over the pointless is part of the joy of following sports, but coverage of the Paul George saga poses a depressing question: do we like the noise more than the signal? Read more »
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