Getting the Celtics to a higher level of play this season will be largely based on the progression of Marcus Smart and how Stevens can put him in the right spots on offense. Read more »
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Marcus Smart And Boston's Playoff Chances This Season
Rick Carlisle's Adaptability Amid Annual Overhauls
How exactly does Rick Carlisle continue to keep the Mavericks competitive despite the annual overhauls? Well this year, one set run for one of his new additions perfectly encapsulates Carlisle's underrated brilliance. Read more »
The World Of Possibilities Of Karl-Anthony Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns is the first player since LeBron who could theoretically do all five things from all five positions. His ceiling is KG with the ability to play center full-time and knock down 3's at a high volume. He has no ceiling. Read more »
Fred Hoiberg And The Bulls' Price For Workplace Harmony
Gar Forman wanted to install a head coach who was, like him, respectful of the chain of command. He wanted a Reinsdorfian philosophy of compliance to permeate the franchise. Read more »
Minnesota's Dry Run
The dry run concept acknowledges that Minnesota's path to long-term success runs through Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins. As such, their primary focus the rest of the season should be to prepare those talents for their eventual role in situations that resemble their future in terms of opposition and surrounding talent. Read more »
Learning To Love J.J. Redick
Perpetually overlooked as the necessary yet replaceable starter on a team that features two HOF-caliber talents, J.J. Redick now moonlights as his team's second best player, and the Clippers are seemingly as potent as ever. Read more »
College Basketball Finding Parity Without Elite Big Men
There's a reason there's less excitement about the draft in NBA front offices than there has been in some time and it's tied directly to parity. There aren't any great big men out there and the returns on this year's lottery don'tt project to be nearly as high as they were a year ago. Read more »
Thankfully Boston Has The Brooklyn Lifeline
The Celtics are trying to make the jump from good to great - the hardest leap to make in the NBA - without any of the pieces on the roster necessary to make that possible. You can't follow the Hawks' blueprint without having the Hawks' big men. Read more »
The Blazers' Unusual Rebuild
Portland correctly read the market quicker than most and focused on what would eventually be considered good deals. Read more »
The Strange Path Of C.J. Miles
A shooting guard first and small forward second throughout his career, Frank Vogel has asked C.J. Miles to man the four at times as the Pacers play small. Read more »
The Mystery Boxes Of Highly Rated Draft Prospects With Limited Minutes
At this point, NBA people would probably prefer if Cheikh Diallo and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk go back to school, but a weak draft means they might still be able to secure first-round contracts worth millions of dollars without ever getting much playing time at Kansas. Read more »
Rolling Back The Kevin Love Trade For Cleveland
There's just not a lot of room for what Kevin Love brings to the table when the Cavs are playing the best teams in the league and what they could really use is another 6'7+ wing defender who could slide between the 3 and 4 positions and push LeBron down to the 4 and the 5 more often. Read more »
A Five-Step Plan To Fix The Nets
With limited draft assets, a middling roster without much upside and no vision for the future, it's hard to imagine the Nets becoming relevant anytime in the near future. Read more »
CBA Encyclopedia: Disabled Player Exception
The DPE stands out among the CBA exceptions because teams have to apply for it, leading to one of the more interesting processes with an NBA-appointed doctor to make the ruling. Read more »
Mavericks' Future Revolves Around Maximizing Chandler Parsons
If the Mavericks want to get the most out of Chandler Parsons they should be targeting another 3-and-D player at SF and a better version of JaVale McGee at center. Read more »
Figuring Out What Happened To The Bucks' Defense
The Bucks remain extremely talented, but when Jabari Parker and Greg Monroe are manning your front-line, playing a super-aggressive defense is probably not ideal. Read more »
Draft Kings' RealGM Fantasy Basketball Contest
All RealGM readers are invited to play in an exclusive RealGM fantasy basketball contest on Friday night. Prove your basketball knowledge against other RealGM fans and writers. Read more »
How Is Will Barton Happening?
In December, Will Barton averaged 20.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. Zero starts. How did a 25-year-old blade of grass become one of the NBA's most terrifying threats off the bench? Read more »
Cal's Talent, Cal's Issues
With a lack of three-point shooting and their coach's desire to play a low-possession game and you have the formula for a team that plays down to their competition, one that can beat anyone and lose to almost anyone. Read more »
The Kings' Best Playoff Shot In Years
The Kings have all the pieces to make a playoff run: an All-NBA big man, a stretch 4, a ball-dominant wing, a PG who can control tempo and run the offense and two wings who can be serviceable as 3-and-D players. Read more »
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