The Finals are an ode to total pains in the ass
Good morning. Indiana continues its incredible, improbable run to go up 2-1 in the Finals by matching Oklahoma City's energy as absolutely pests. Let's basketball.
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Why the Sixers should keep the No. 3 pick
Good morning. What happens in Philadelphia next is so unpredictable that building an escape hatch seems the best path. That means drafting another young asset and watching how things unfold. Let's basketball.
How much time do the Mavericks have?
Good morning. With Cooper Flagg weeks away from becoming a Maverick, let's look at how this could go for Dallas over the next few years. Let's basketball.
The steady, smooth magic of Shai
Good morning. The Thunder clap back in Game 2 behind another perfectly normal, perfectly great performance by the MVP. Let's basketball.
Presenting the inexplicable Indiana Pacers
Good morning. THE INDIANA PACERS ARE UP 1-0 IN THE NBA FINALS. Is this happening? Are the Pacers potentially going to win a championship? Let's basketball.
Will this Thunder era be different?
Good morning. As the NBA Finals begin, we look at whether Oklahoma City is capable this time of establishing a dynasty with their young core. Plus: Mat Ishbia says now he's taking control. Let's basketball.
There's no such thing as a championship coach
Good morning. Tom Thibodeau has been fired by the Knicks after the most successful season in a quarter-century for the franchise. Whether it was merited or not, the idea that a team with Thibodeau as head coach could never win a title is absurd. Plus: we have some links
The thin line the Joshes Hart of the league walk
Good morning. Today we're looking at the Josh Hart genotype in the NBA, and the conditions needed to make it useful for a team. Let's basketball.
The impossible what-ifs of the Phoenix Suns
Good morning. We begin Finals Week with a ... meditation on what the Suns, who are not in the Finals, could have done differently in 2023 when they traded for Kevin Durant and then Bradley Beal. Let's basketball.
The Pacers are a miracle
Good morning. The Indiana Pacers are back in the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000. Their style, their construction, their path: it's all a miracle. Let's basketball.
The difference between Brunson and Haliburton
Good morning. The Knicks survive by ramping up the defense just enough to give Indiana some problems to close out Renoir Week in the newsletter. Let's basketball.
Don't take it personal
Good morning. Today we have an argument that the Minnesota Timberwolves shouldn't take special exception to the fact that the Oklahoma City Thunder embarrassed them on live television to eject them from the playoffs. It happens. Let's basketball.