Friday highlights & links
Sixers need not apply.
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The pressure of a 'can't miss' draft board
If the four top prospects are all expected to be good to great NBA players, how do front office slice the information to make the right pick? Shadows of 2022 spread.
Fake trees, fake salary cap
The Clippers await Adam Silver's judgment. More importantly, we await learning whether the salary cap is real or not.
The Spurs' next evolution
Does falling short in the NBA Finals mean this iteration of the Spurs has fallen short at all?
The Knicks broke all the rules and won everything
With a small guard as their best player, a flighty center anchoring a still impressive defense and a thin bench, the Knicks beat everyone to bring a championship back to New York.