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Trade grades for the Lakers and Nets: D'Angelo Russell and Dorian Finney-Smith swapped

Christmas Day stat extravaganza!

Unreasonable Ideas To Reduce NBA Three-Pointers

If John Collins has a 50/40/90 season in Utah, does it make a sound?

An NBA Cup Championship Preview: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Milwaukee Bucks

Cade Cunningham is a star. To become a superstar, he'll have to fix two problems

The 2024-25 NBA Cup Preview

The Hawks are exactly where we expected but look nothing like we thought

First Quarter Awards for the 2024-25 NBA Season

Six things I'm thankful for

The alien's right-hand man: How Stephon Castle is turning into the perfect Wembanyama sidekick

How differently do NBA teams play today?

Four peculiar storylines worth watching

The press defense is back, the Boston Celtics' rebounding woes, and more

A rundown of the NBA's most important injuries

Bradley Beal is playing the best defense of his life

4 fast starts people aren't talking about

Jersey Shore, Kenny Atkinson, and Evan Mobley: How the Cleveland Cavaliers have changed for the better

An ode to Memphis Grizzlies' super-subs Jay Huff and Scotty Pippen Jr.

One takeaway from every team's opening game(s)

Rookie Extension Extravaganza!

2024-25 NBA Western Conference Preview Haikus

2024-25 Eastern Conference Preview Haikus

The Suns, glowing up

19 unlikely-but-plausible predictions for the 2024-25 NBA Season

Deciphering the Denver Nuggets' bench

"You sound scared" -- Power-ranking Media Day quotes

Karl-Anthony Towns/Julius Randle trade grades

2024-25 NBA League Pass Rankings

For Jalen Suggs' next trick...

Which new NBA head coach is best set up for success?

Jonathan Kuminga, human onomatopoeia

NBA salary distributions

Shrinking your gift: the curious case of Brandon Ingram's threes

Four players who could change NBA history

10 NBA players with a surprising skill

Reasons for optimism for every NBA team, Part III

Amen Thompson and fitting star-shaped pegs into round holes

Reasons for optimism for every NBA team, part II

The 13 most and least consistent NBA stars of the 2024 season

Takeaways from Team USA -- Serbia, and the exhilaration of escaping annihilation

Is Donte DiVincenzo the second-best shooter in the NBA?

Reasons for optimism for every NBA Team, Part I

Who are the best NBA dunkers? Who are the "worst" dunkers?

The 7 worst and/or most perplexing offseason moves

The six best under-the-radar offseason moves

Grading my 2024 unlikely-but-plausible predictions

Summer League Diaries 2024

What's wrong with the Sacramento Kings trading for DeMar DeRozan?

Thoughts on Paul George, Klay Thompson, the Pelicans, the Lakers, and more

Isaiah Hartenstein is the big news; Paul George and Klay Thompson can wait

A tentative Free Agency Day 1

Deni Avdija trade grades and some draft thoughts

Mikal Bridges/Almost Everything The Knicks Have/Houston Rockets Stuff Too trade grades

The best moments of the 2023-24 NBA Season

Alex Caruso/Josh Giddey Trade Grades

Ranking the Finals' 11 Most Important Celtics

Luka will live and learn

"I'm just not as good as the other people" -- Power ranking the postgame quotes

Seven Takes: Are the NBA Finals Over?

8 things you might have missed from Game 1 of the NBA Finals

The Celtics can't stop Doncic. Does it matter? And three more burning Finals questions

Luka Doncic and the Lobgoblins

2 stats explaining both Conference Finals

The other Celtics dimmed so Derrick White could shine

12 thoughts and numbers from two wild Game 1s

Pacers/Celtics and Mavericks/Timberwolves: A Conference Finals Preview

The Book of Brunson: Breaking down his two-point bag

1 stat explaining every second-round NBA playoff series

Anthony Edwards, fire, and rebirth

The remaining NBA Round 2 previews: a question and an X-Factor

Timberwolves/Nuggets Preview: 5 Questions for the Titan-Battle

1 stat explaining every first-round series

12 takeaways from Cavaliers-Magic Game 4

10 takeaways from Celtics-Heat Game 2

A silver lining for every NBA Playoff loser

2024 NBA Playoffs First Round Mega Preview

HIGH STAKES: NBA Superstars & Teams with the Most to Gain — and Lose — This Week

Play-in Tourney Preview: Big Names and Big Questions

The most deserving 2023-24 All-NBA teams

NBA Awards, Part II: 2023-24 Executive of the Year!

2023-24 NBA Awards, Part 1: DPOY, COY, MIP, and ROY

What We've Hated This NBA Season

Picking Three* All-Rookie Teams for the 2023-24 NBA season

March Heroes: Which NBA risers are for real?

Three* NBA 2023-24 All-Defensive Teams

Paolo Banchero is a dynamite Napoleon

The 2024 NBA season's happiest surprises

Has Doc Rivers saved the Bucks?

The Wizards' Deni Avdija has found himself

Predictions! 13 Writers on a Boston vs. Denver NBA Finals

Six reasons to watch the NBA's dregs

Third Quarter Awards for the 2024 NBA Season

Seven* numbers to watch down the stretch

The MOST IMPORTANT THINGS in the NBA — For All 30 Teams

Evan Mobley and the quiet agony of small improvements

Keegan Murray, Wembanyama's supporting cast, and more

Amen Thompson, the Clippers' big problem, the Cavs, and more

NBA All-Star Weekend has outgrown its purpose, but that doesn't mean it can't be saved

15 Takes: The NBA's Spectacular Rookie Class

Got burning NBA questions? Ask Basketball Poetry!

Brandon Miller will be a winner. (Don't hold the Hornets' record against him.)

Every contender's biggest flaw

Holy mother of trade grades

He won't win it. But should Victor Wembanyama be Defensive Player of the Year?

Re-grading the 2023 NBA Trade Deadline

Lauri Markkanen is making history

The true and deserving 2024 Western Conference All-Stars

Grading the Terry Rozier trade with far too much detail

The true and deserving 2024 Eastern Conference All-Stars

Toronto Raptors - Indiana Pacers Trade Grades

Second Quarter Awards for the 2023-24 NBA Season

Updated League Pass Rankings for the 2024 NBA Season

The indecisive flamingo has arrived: Alperen Şengün's substance has caught up to his style

The NBA's top assist duo for 2023-24 isn't who you'd expect