The prototype that Monta Ellis typifies is in imminent danger of extinction, the (undersized) ball-dominant slashing guard who doesn't reliably punish you from range. Read more »
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The Extinction Of Monta Ellis
Thirty Futures: Sacramento Kings
Vince Carter was a god and now he's just an employee. He's improbably cool with it in a way few moderately washed up former stars have ever been. Read more »
Northwest Division Offseason Review
Breaking down the offseasons of the Thunder, Jazz, Wolves, Blazers and Nuggets. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Brooklyn Nets
Whether Sean Marks is genuinely gifted at this is still theoretical, but that's not his fault: everything about the Nets is theoretical, and it will remain so until the summer of 2019. Read more »
Prospect Report: Robert Williams III Of Texas A&M
Robert Williams III could be the perfect modern center who can space the floor out to the three-point line on offense and protect the rim on defense. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Indiana Pacers
The Pacers have planted themselves in a no man's land between being somewhat competitive and bottoming out. They've adhered too closely to unexamined conventional wisdom. Read more »
Harrison Barnes Isn't Reliably Boring, He's Boringly Reliable
In general terms, Harrison Barnes is a high floor/low ceiling player, and naturally, that's a relatively boring thing to be. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Chicago Bulls
What the Bulls are right now is what they deserve to be. It's effect catching up with cause. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Oklahoma City Thunder
The bootleg superteam is the form we're perfecting these days: the squad that has some names, and a not inconsiderable amount of talent that is also thoroughly doomed. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Thunder Acquire Carmelo Anthony
The only way a team can hope to beat Golden State is by reasonably matching their versatility. Before this trade, the Thunder couldn't do that. Maybe they can now Read more »
Thirty Futures: Los Angeles Lakers
If some of the Lakers' plans break good, it will help them get to where they always want to be and feel they belong, which is playing every fourth game on national television and competing for titles. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Boston Celtics
This is the beginning of Kyrie Irving as his own thing, walking around with the giant trademark attached to his name. Read more »
Atlantic Division Offseason Review
Breaking down the short-term and long-term grades for the offseason moves of the Celtics, Knicks, Nets, 76ers and Raptors. Read more »
Thirty Futures: New York Knicks
Kristaps Porzingis is only 22, and too skilled not be an impactful player, but he might be the last of a breed of stretch fives that barely existed in the first place. Read more »
The Extra Humanity Of Kevin Durant, Who Is Mad Online
Despite his ascendancy to the throne, Kevin Durant is clearly unsatisfied enough by the notion of people being wrong about him on the internet that he pretends to be other people to combat them. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Los Angeles Clippers
It's understandable that the Clippers, given their dismal institutional history and their little brother relationship with the Lakers, would cling to success, not take winning seasons for granted, and do everything possible to remain competitive. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Minnesota Timberwolves
This is the season we find out how whether the Wolves are going to lean into or turn away from Tom Thibodeau's madness, if they can see the reward in the struggle. Read more »
Thirty Futures: New Orleans Pelicans
You could call Boogie salvageable, or you could, perhaps more honestly, call him hypothetical, even at age 27. We only sort of know what he's capable of. Read more »
The Maximum Available 2018 Cap Space For All 30 NBA Teams
The Pacers, Bulls, Lakers and Mavericks have the most projected cap space for the 2018 offseason. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Golden State Warriors
What the Warriors create is an NBA drenched in this ennui. The league doesn't lack intrigue altogether, but it's rendered second-class by the Golden State's unimpeachable greatness. Read more »
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