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NBA play-in tournament day 2: Wednesday’s games highlight some of the league’s burgeoning young starsDay two of the play-in tournament features the 9 and 10 seeds from each conference. These games haven’t been talked about as much as the day one games, but could be even more exciting. One of them will be a showdown between two of the hottest young guards in the league, and the other features a play...

Rudy Gobert going all DraymondRudy Gobert is one of the better defenders of his era and, depending on what region of the country you live in, could be one of the all-time greats on the defensive end of the court. He’s a three-time Defensive Player of the Year award winner (tied for second most all-time) and gets treated like a c...

Mark Cuban gets sonned by college student over Seth Curry tradeDallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been pretty successful during his tenure as shot-caller in Big D, winning an NBA championship in 2011 and appearing in another Finals in 2006. Cuban is also a successful businessman and has even become a bit of a television star on the back of his reality tv sho...

Chris Bosh brought evolution to the game, but was robbed of seeing it through

There’s a chance Chris Bosh could still be an active NBA player right now....

Deadspin Waffles: Should the Bulls trade or keep Lauri Markkanen?

Over a week into free agency, Lauri Markkanen is still looking for his moment of clarity....

The Miami Heat are going for it again, and whether or not you think it’ll work doesn’t matter

It’s the annual time of year where people get instantly overly fixated on whether or not things will work well before they even happen. For example, the day before NBA free agency began, reports surfaced about Kyle Lowry being signed and traded from the Toronto Raptors to the Miami Heat as soon as i...

Deadspin fixes NBA free agency, Part III: Small Forwards

Again, if you see a dude here that you label a shooting guard, then whatever. Think of this more as “Swingmen II.” If your favorite swingman wasn’t mentioned on either, then perhaps they’ll make the sleepers for Saturday, Saturday Sleepers, whatever the editors call ‘em. If he is a part of none of t...

Jason Kidd's hiring in Dallas totally won’t backfire

What has Jason Kidd done to earn a third opportunity as head coach of an NBA franchise? I’m legitimately curious. All he did in his one year with the Nets and three and a half with Milwaukee was win one playoff series while consistently underperforming and failing to win a single division title. The...