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Jokic is not enough
Good morning. The biggest lesson of these playoffs so far? A single, singular star is not an adequate response to a great team. That's been illustrated in both the Thunder's series against the Nuggets and the Pacers' 4-1 win over the Cavaliers. Let's
The No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft will go to the nihilists
Good morning. The Mavericks, Spurs and Sixers will get the top three picks in the 2025 NBA Draft. What the hell? What the hell. Also, Jayson Tatum might have torn his Achilles as the Knicks went up 3-1. Let's basketball. First Thing's First Sending prayers to
Cav-tastrophe
Good morning. The 64-win Cavaliers are in deep, deep trouble. Meanwhile, OKC is learning the recipes, the Celtics bounce back and the Wolves might be taking control. Let's basketball. Thunder 2, Nuggets 2 Oklahoma City didn't really sweat against the Grizzlies. The team is in a
The summer of all hell breaking loose
Good morning. The stricter salary cap rules and some possibly extremely wild outcomes this spring might lead to an unexpected enormous reshuffling this summer. Just consider it another unintended consequence of the NBA's internal architecture. Let's basketball. The NBA has a habit of making adjustments to