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2025-26 Second Quarter NBA Awards

Imaginary hardware for arbitrarily-defined time sequences

Jan 13 • Mike Shearer

"Yer a Wizard, Trae" -- Trade Grades for Hawks/Wizards

Who won the Trae Young/CJ McCollum/Corey Kispert swap?

Jan 8 • Mike Shearer

The Suns aren't who we thought they were

Thank the basketball gods for that

Jan 6 • Mike Shearer

Zone Defense in the NBA, 2025-26 edition

Is zone on the rise? How much zone is played in the NBA?

Jan 2 • Mike Shearer

Every contender's greatest weakness

A rundown of what the best of the best do worst

Dec 30, 2025 • Mike Shearer

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