The Grizzlies were once an identity-driven organization surrounding their Grit & Grind, but are now the paradigm for an NBA franchise that has failed to conform to the ever-changing nature of the league. Read more »
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The Ground & Pound Offense In The Small Ball Era
The Wizards' Failed Attempt To Go Small
Unlike the Warriors, the Wizards have the disadvantages without the advantages of going small. They have their versions of Curry, Klay and Barnes but without anyone who can be like Draymond Green, it isn't going to work. Read more »
How The Hawks' Draft Decisions Are Undermining Their Run
The Spurs never forget the importance of the draft and never let competing for championships distract them from the task of building for the future. The same can't be said for the Hawks and that's where the real concern about the long-term success of the franchise comes in. Read more »
The Unique Shot Philadelphia Has Given To Jerami Grant
Jerami Grant embodies non-distilled upside. Is he a real NBA player or a Hinkie placeholder? This question currently lacks a definitive answer, but here's a look at what we know. Read more »
The Maximum Available 2016 Cap Space For All 30 NBA Teams
While there will be more cap space available than ever before in the 2016 offseason, there will still be the haves and have-nots when it comes to actual, workable cap space. Read more »
How Brad Stevens Brought Defense To Boston In Year 3
Along with the Warriors, the Celtics are showing us that it doesn't take intimidating rim protectors to build an elite defense. With a sound scheme, a focus on fundamentals and an enviable collection of perimeter defenders, the Celtics are third in the NBA in defense. Read more »
The Process Boxed In By Drafting Traditional Big Men
One of the most forward thinking GM's in the league might have been caught in an older paradigm of player value by drafting multiple bigs. You can fit a wing player into any system but a big man has to be built around, which is extra hard in the current era. Read more »
Rockets' Season Of Hell Still Has Plenty Reasons For Hope
The Rockets aren't good as people thought they would be coming into the season and they also aren't as bad as they have played in the first month. Here's 10 reasons why they should still be relevant in the playoffs. Read more »
Draymond Green's Extraordinary Set Of Tools Has But One Peer
LeBron James can do everything Draymond Green can do but better. If the Cavs are going to beat the Warriors, it will because they have unleashed LeBron as a point center and put four guys who can guard multiple positions and stretch the floor around him. Read more »
Free $275,000 Fantasy Basketball Contest
DraftKings is offering RealGM readers free access to a fantasy basketball contest on Friday night with $275,000 in prizes. Read more »
The Improved Offensive Execution Of The Magic
An offense that can understand what the defense is giving them -- or more importantly, taking away -- is one that is bound to be successful. And in this early part of the season, you are starting to see a Magic team transforming into an execution machine. Read more »
The Prosperous Nihilism Of The Lakers Keeping Kobe Bryant To The End
The Lakers have been rebuilding this entire time behind the veneer of keeping Kobe Bryant a "Laker for Life," which is a remarkable, unthinkable conclusion to his career. Read more »
Ten Takeaways From North Carolina-Maryland
On Melo Trimble, Marcus Paige, Justin Jackson, Robert Carter III as small-ball 5, Diamond Stone needing more time, Theo Pinson and more. Read more »
Shrewd Drafting Your Way Off The Mediocrity Treadmill
If you go back and look at the history of the draft, you can find good players available at almost any point. The key is being able to identify them and that's where the Nuggets front office has really stood out over the past few seasons. Read more »
Figuring Out What's Wrong With The Wizards
The Wizards' struggles shouldn't really be a surprise with how they've changed their system and personnel. The defense isn't as good and the offense isn't as efficient. Read more »
The Knicks' Franchise Player With Endless Compatibility
Kristaps Porzingis may never have Pau's post game or Dirk's face-up game, but he has the chance to be more mobile than Pau and more of a two-way player than Dirk. Read more »
The Spurs Are Growing While The Rest Of The NBA Shrinks
San Antonio is plodding up and down the court, hardly attacking in transition, entwining themselves with long twos and, most interestingly, refusing to go small. Read more »
Giving Emmanuel Mudiay The Keys To Everything
Getting minutes is the only surefire ingredient to successful player development. The Nuggets are doing that by giving Emmanuel Mudiay nearly complete freedom. Read more »
The Kristaps Porzingis Comparison Project
If Kristaps Porzingis can expand his game while maintaining his uncommon ability to hit threes and crash the offensive glass, the new golden boy of New York could chart his own path to success in the NBA. Read more »
Maximizing The Bucks
For a Bucks team that is built around length at all positions, challenging shots, and forcing turnovers, the struggles are alarming. Read more »
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