Is the NBA's designated rookie rule working as designed?
The league invented some rules to minimize the power of superteams. This one is having an impact, but maybe not in the way the NBA franchisees envisioned.
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Extensions, meet the apron era
The future is built in the present moment for four more players who landed what appear to be team-friendly extensions in recent days. We run through them.
Breakthrough or break-up in Orlando
This could be the end of Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner as Magic co-stars. How should the franchise approach a break-up?
Tiers of the East, 2026-27 Edition
This still isn't a preview; these still aren't predictions. Is there any way to make sense of and group the Eastern Conference teams before the season?
Green flag in Raptorland
The Kawhi Leonard trade has gone through. How seriously should we take Toronto?