NBA defenses can’t keep up with the highest-scoring offenses
Complaints about NBA defensive intensity have littered sports debate television, podcasts, and columns all season. As of Tuesday, the top five teams in offensive rating […]
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Who is Mr. Franchise for each NBA team in the 21st century?
Photo: Getty Images This one wasn’t even close. No player comes close to Howard’s impact or resonance with the Magic. It seems like every decade […]
It appears as if Kyle Kuzma has lost his mind
Kyle Kuzma has been seduced by the power of being the No. 1 option on an NBA team. As the leading scorer for the Washington […]
The Dallas Mavericks just went all-in on the wrong players
The NBA trade deadline was unsurprisingly mundane except for one team: the Dallas Mavericks. Sitting at 29-23, good for eighth in the West, GM Nico […]
NBA trade deadline winners and losers
Photo: Getty Images The Knicks were one backup playmaker away from real championship contention. They reached contender status by acquiring Alec Burks and Bojan Bogdanović […]
It’s time for the Mavericks to fire Jason Kidd, Nico Harrison
No team in recent memory has failed to build around a generational superstar more than the Dallas Mavericks have with Luka Dončić. We are not […]
Jalen Brunson is the best point guard in the NBA
At his introductory press conference on Sept. 22, 2022, Jalen Brunson sat at a podium, decked out in a crisp number 11 New York Knick […]
The case for — and against — Joel Embiid for MVP
Joel Embiid, the world’s best regular-season player, is closing in on his second consecutive MVP if he remains upright. When active, Embiid is a force […]
Joel Embiid and each NBA team’s leading single-game scorer
Photo: Getty Images Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns both made history last night. The reigning MVP and KAT set the record for most points scored […]
Ranking the NBA’s newest superstars
Photo: Getty Images There is no greater conduit for NBA hyperbole than the conversation around “superstars.” To have a rational, substantive debate, there must first […]