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Big men are back in style in the NBA
The 1995-96 season was the end of the golden era for big men in the NBA. Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, and Shaquille O’Neal were stuffing opponents into lockers with their unstoppable back-to-the-basket games. They were the superstars in the paint, but Alonzo Mourning, Rik Smits, a...
Daryl Morey is Oppenheimer for the NBA’s nuclear offensive age
It’s Oscars Week, which feels like as good a time as any to draw up the NBA storylines and characters which could double as Oscar nominees. ...
Adam Silver is finally realizing that G League Ignite was always doomed to fail
You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take. But the only way to improve your jump shot is through shot correction. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is realizing that a shot his league took a few years ago — that many thought looked good when it came off their hands — was always going to be an airb...
Who is Mr. Franchise for each NBA team in the 21st century?
Michael Jordan will always be synonymous with the Chicago Bulls. Same thing for Magic Johnson with the Los Angeles Lakers and Larry Bird with the Boston Celtics. But since the turn of the 21st Century, some teams have gone a decade without a face of the franchise (think the Detroit Pistons and Orlan...
Alperen Şengün has a chance to be as good as Nikola Jokić
Every other generation, a player changes how his position is taught, scouted and played. For the current generation of players entering their prime years, that dude is Nikola Jokić. The “Joker” has taken the passing acumen of former bigs Vlade Divac, Yao Ming, Bill Walton and Arvydas Sabonis and com...
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Chris Mortensen, Carl Weathers and the sports figures we've lost in 2024

Chris Mortensen, Carl Weathers and the sports figures we've lost in 2024

Thu Mar 07 2024
Ime Udoka was wrong to go at LeBron James

Ime Udoka was wrong to go at LeBron James

Tue Dec 05 2023
Hate James Harden all you want, but the Clippers are actually good

Hate James Harden all you want, but the Clippers are actually good

Thu Nov 30 2023
These are the all-time NBA starting fives

These are the all-time NBA starting fives

Fri Nov 24 2023
The Beard's ego has him stuck between a Rock(et) and a Harden place

The Beard's ego has him stuck between a Rock(et) and a Harden place

Thu Oct 05 2023
The NBA script is already rolling as the writers’ strike ends

The NBA script is already rolling as the writers’ strike ends

Thu Sep 28 2023
Hakeem Olajuwon charges $50K to teach what cannot be taught — good for him

Hakeem Olajuwon charges $50K to teach what cannot be taught — good for him

Fri Sep 22 2023
Houston Rockets abandoning decency by trying to trade Kevin Porter Jr.

Houston Rockets abandoning decency by trying to trade Kevin Porter Jr.

Thu Sep 14 2023
Kevin Porter Jr. dodged accountability for far too long

Kevin Porter Jr. dodged accountability for far too long

Thu Sep 14 2023
The bubble is bursting on NBA draft picks

The bubble is bursting on NBA draft picks

Sat Aug 19 2023
James Harden's Daryl Morey comments will cost him $100k [Updated]

James Harden's Daryl Morey comments will cost him $100k [Updated]

Tue Aug 22 2023
NBA needs to up the ante with its international game slate

NBA needs to up the ante with its international game slate

Fri Jul 28 2023
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