Once the Pacers get opponents to play their style, the bet is that they'll be better at playing that way. This is partly because of the hours of logged practice time, but mostly because they have Tyrese Haliburton. Read more »
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Tyrese Haliburton And The Pacers Really Want To Go Fast
NBA Draft Report: Alexandre Sarr Of Perth
In a draft that doesn't have any clear future franchise players, Alexandre Sarr's ability to play the defensive end, combined with all the tools he has to work with offensively, makes him a swing worth taking. Read more »
Golden State's Draft Misses Have Added Up
The Warriors famously built their dynasty through the draft, but the franchise has had very little success selecting players over the past decade. Read more »
The NBA's Most Decorated Bully Has No Reason To Change
Draymond Green appears to believe that his whole act is a net positive. He's probably right about that, but it's been a point of debate not just in the press over the years but within the Warriors organization. Read more »
Small Sample Size Notebook
On Jalen Suggs, Jamahl Mosley, Tyrese Haliburton, De'Aaron Fox, plus notes on the Thunder, Clippers and Pelicans. Read more »
Copying And Pasting Denver's Two-Man Game For Embiid And Maxey
Nick Nurse has pulled pages out of Denver's playbook, remaking Philadelphia's offense in the image of last year's champs. Like any sport, the NBA is a copycat league. Read more »
The Bulls And Zach LaVine Are Breaking Up
The relationship between Zach LaVine and the Bulls has seemed to always be about business rather than preference. Read more »
The Bucks Are A Reckless, Glorious Drama In Giannis' Image
This season the Bucks have been reckless, questionable, and stressful, which also describes Giannis. This squad is now more like him than any Bucks assemblage before it. Read more »
Scottie Barnes Is Making Everything Happen Right Now
In the grand scheme, a Scottie Barnes ascent changes everything. It's a worthwhile exercise to make everything about him this year, to see if he can be this guy for real and The Guy of their future. Read more »
Victor Wembanyama Is Something Entirely New
Victor Wembanyama is not a remixed version of another player, nor is he a combination of previously seen skills coming together in one person. He is something entirely new. Read more »
The Thunder Look Beyond Youth
Expectations are high for Oklahoma City in the tuned-in hoops dork demographic, with some predicting a premature competitive uptick drastic enough to take them deep into the postseason. Read more »
Chris Paul's Shameless And Brave Time With Golden State
It still feels strange that Chris Paul has allowed himself to choose the Warriors. It speaks to both to his desperation and his competitiveness. Read more »
Waiting For Zion
How does one project the Pelicans season with any sense of certainty? They are either a team with one of the brightest futures in the league or a team bound to be mired in mediocrity, taunted by unfulfilled hope and the too-frequent absence of its best player and cornerstone. Read more »
The Pattern Of NBA Coaching Hires
Teams tend to replace coaches with an opposite type with tacticians and motivators being the broad categories. Read more »
The Art Of Going For It
Getting a player who can open the championship window is what all the draft-pick hoarding, roster shuffling and salary cap finagling is for. Then, it's about knowing when to take the next step in the team-building life cycle. Read more »
The Only Way NBA's Small Market Teams Succeed Is To Never Fail
The Heat felt like they deserved Damian Lillard; the Bucks acted like they needed him. Is there really any harm in borrowing against your future when the alternative is having no future? Read more »
The Dual Vortex Dynamic Of Dame And Giannis
In terms of raw court dynamics, we haven't seen such a complementary rim-plus-arc pairing such as Dame and Giannis since the days of Shaq and Kobe, of T-Mac and Yao. Read more »
The NBPA's Supine Pose In A Time Where The Labor Movement Is Coming Back
Executives and owners exert near-total control over younger players, and mature stars exert near-total control over teams. Read more »
James Harden's Golden Handcuffs
When James Harden opted in, he trusted the only thing he knew for certain: His proven ability to get what he wants. Read more »
NBA's Top Wing Trios Ranked
We've ranked every team's wing corps from 1 to 30 based on the top three wings' production, upside and versatility. Read more »
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