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Five storylines that could define the season
Nearly a quarter of the way through the year, here are five things to keep an eye on
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Uh-oh. Paul George is the Clippers' best player.
Last night, the Clippers lost to a Nuggets team missing its three best players playing on a road back-to-back, and it reinforced what I’ve been thinking…
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Stop Caveating Greatness
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19 unlikely -- but plausible! -- predictions for the 2023-24 NBA season
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Chet Holmgren isn't Victor Wembanyama
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9 Players With A Surprising Skill
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The 12 most and least consistent NBA stars of the 2023 season
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Watch carefully: the Orlando Magic's defense makes opposing offenses disappear!
[Editor’s note: Happy Thanksgiving for those who celebrate! Basketball Poetry is off Friday for the holiday.] The Orlando Magic’s elite defense is a bit…
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Why you should care about the In-Season Tournament
For one, the players and coaches sure do
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Is the Knicks' RJ Barrett tricking us again?
Grumpy Gus and Hopeful Hal debate
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Five* role players having an outsized impact
*Plus one more I just want to talk about
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Chet Holmgren isn't Victor Wembanyama
The Chet Holmgren/Victor Wembanyama comparisons are inevitable, boring, and wrong. Both are rookies. Both are tall and so thin as to be two-dimensional…
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Wembanyama, Zion, blocks, and other things
We look at some early-season trends to see what's real and what's ethereal dust
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No James Harden, no problem: Tyrese Maxey is a one-cut running back
If Maxey can pick up James Harden's workload, the 76ers' outlook changes dramatically
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