The case for the Lakers
Luka Doncic is one of the best players in the world, Austin Reaves is a brilliant No. 2 scorer, LeBron has seen everything twice and the defense is perking up. There's a path.
Philly has a Jared McCain problem
Daryl Morey could be correct about McCain having no future with the Sixers, leading to his trade. The problem is everything else the team did betrays the real motive here.
It's Trae Young time
The Wizards' would-be star will suit up and will probably sign an extension. Good and good.
The Thunder are collecting enemies
Lu Dort tripped Nikola Jokic and drew the eyes and ire of a dozen fandoms. Are the Thunder villains? Maybe, maybe not. But they are picking up enemies.
Unfortunately, Deandre Ayton is indeed 'not no Clint Capela'
In building a case for his own prominence and pre-eminence, Deandre Ayton shows he has no clue what the Lakers need or how he could rescue his career.
The '40 before 20' rule is silly
Teams with great regular season records are likely to win the title, news at 11.
Rick Carlisle is right and wrong
The Pacers coach went after the NBA for fining them for tanking-related reasons. He has a point, but not all the points.
How to replace the NBA Draft
Convincing the league to pull the trigger seems like a longshot. But there's a solid path to a viable system if the NBA is bold enough to decouple losing and elite prospect acquisition.
How high can you fly?
The Pistons and Spurs, two title contenders who were awful as recently as two years ago, face off Monday. Is there a recent precedent for a team to make a deep run without any recent playoff series victories?
The real KD Files are a bunch of clips of Kevin Durant hitting silky jumpers
NBA basketball has returned. Let us dispense with all the nonsense!
The fathers of the Pistons' success
It's more complicated than you think.
Sorting all 30 teams ahead of the stretch run
We have five tiers to sort teams into with a third of the regular season remaining. Who makes the cut as a title contender? What do the playoff and play-in races look like?
The broken windows theory of tanking
Has purposeful losing become a contagion? Can targeted punishment deter the most anti-competitive behaviors until meaningful reform is achieved, or will it prevent meaningful reform?