The three ways this can go for the Cavaliers

Good morning. It's mid-August, so let's talk about the 2025 NBA postseason's biggest disappointment: the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The NBA Cup has another Group of Death

Good morning. The NBA Cup groups were revealed. Yes, there is a Group of Death. It seems unavoidable. How will Amazon Prime change the NBA Cup broadcast, though? Let's basketball.

The next domino of the NBA's extension era

Good morning. As contract extensions become the best way to secure long-term security in the NBA, let's look at how unrestricted free agency will be impacted.

International summer basketball is here. It means (almost) nothing

Good morning. Get the stick, it's time to beat a dead horse again. Figuratively. Plus: we're going to look ahead to Christmas. Let's basketball.

Adam Silver's European vacation

Good morning. We're taking a diversion to Europe. Not physically. Unfortunately. Let's basketball.

The Spurs hear echoes

Good morning. De'Aaron Fox signed a max extension with San Antonio, setting up a run with Victor Wembanyama as Dylan Harper develops. This is an interesting paradigm. Let's basketball.

The Knicks are set

Good morning. Mikal Bridges inked an extension, enuring the key Bockers will be around as long as it makes sense to keep them around. Let's basketball.

Jonathan Kuminga's Golden State handcuffs

Good morning. Let's look at what the Warriors are really trying to do with Jonathan Kuminga.

Are the Bulls happy with themselves?

Good morning. Billy Donovan lands an extension and the front office appears to be around for the long haul. Why? Let's basketball.

Who are the tankers?

Good morning. Every season, a couple of teams enter trying not to win too much. The candidates for 2025-26 have already became clear.

There's a 1-word answer for why the NBA is slow-walking expansion: greed

Good morning. Expansion will likely not happen this decade because some of the richest humans in the nation don't want to share. Let's basketball.

Yes, even the Hornets

Good morning. Every franchise can rise quickly. Every franchise. But there's a psychic albatross that needs to be cut loose. Let's basketball.

Dame's strange legacy

Good morning. Let's start the week with some quick-hitters on Damian Lillard's return to the Blazers, Bradley Beal and Marcus Smart landing in L.A. and the Hornets winning a championship of some sort. Let's basketball.

Nikola Jokic remains the Consensus Best Player Alive ... barely

Good morning. Here's our annual update on the Consensus BPA metric, which has has Shai Gilgeous-Alexander closing the gap but not yet catching Jokic. Let's basketball.

Revisiting Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns trade

Good morning. Minnesota said it swapped Karl-Anthony Towns for Julius Randle to maximize its flexibility. A year later, does that appear true? Let's basketball.

Dusk of the legends

Good morning. Let's talk about where LeBron, Steph and KD are and where they are headed. Let's basketball.

We should have taken Austin Ainge more literally

Good morning. The new Jazz GM said the team wasn't doing "tanking" any more. Correct! Let's basketball.

Why would you stretch Bradley Beal?

Good morning. We have some quick-hitters on a Monday. Let's basketball.

Jonathan Kuminga needs to simmer

Good morning. On Independence Day, a brief take on where Jonathan Kuminga should land. Let's basketball.

Deandre Ayton has a chance to do the funniest thing

Good morning. DominElAyton time. Plus some notes on Mike Brown to New York. Let's basketball.

The Bucks will never give up

Good morning. Milwaukee signed Myles Turner to a long-term deal ... but had to waive and stretch Damian Lillard to do it. What's this mean for the future of the club? Let's basketball.

Denver goes long

Good morning. The Nuggets make a huge, splashy deal as free agency opens. Will it work? Let's basketball.

Power outage in Toronto

Good morning. Masai Ujiri, the fourth longest tenured front office leader in the league, is out in Toronto. What's it really take to become an institution? Let's basketball.

A draft crisis that (probably) isn't

Good morning. Ace Bailey hasn't reported to the Jazz yet and his camp reportedly told one team not to select him. Uh oh? Let's basketball.