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The final Brick for Vic stock report: NBA Draft Lottery edition
Stand on your head for one night because this is when everything gets flipped upside down so the NBA bottom feeders can plant the flag on a summit. Tuesdayâs NBA Draft lottery is an especially important inflection point in NBA history. There wonât be any wavering over who will be the top pick in nex...

These are the top 10 young cores in the NBA right now
The âmiddle classâ of the NBA is slowly eroding. Surprisingly, itâs not totally a bad thing. Almost every team has a talented young core with potential, raising parity within the NBA. Even the teams at the bottom of the standings have enough young players to have something to look forward to in two ...

The James Harden and Houston Rockets reunion is a pie-in-the-sky dream
James Harden is a deeply unserious franchise cornerstone. However, in the midst of a pivotal, legacy-defining season for his career, Harden may be eyeing a return in free agency to the Rockets franchise he forced his way out of two years ago, according to a report from ESPNâs Adrian Wojnarowski. ...

10 NBA storylines that deserve more love
It feels like weâre already in midseason form. Truth is, weâre barely a month in....

'Brick for Vic' Stock Report
Victor Wembanyama is out of sight, but never out of mind. Heâs still crushing it across the Atlantic, but one month into the NBA season, itâs time to take stock of which âBrick for Vicâ NBA candidates are closest to completing their Wembanyama-sized mansion. For the franchise that wins the lottery, ...

Some day, not now, Jabari Smith Jr. will know what itâs like to have a true point guard
For as much tanking and general thirst that the top three picks of the 2022 NBA Draft garnered, they havenât merited that attention quite yet. In Chet Holmgrenâs case, itâs impossible because heâs out for the season. Paolo Banchero is going to win Rookie of the Year, and little else on an Orlando Ma...

The NBAâs tanking problem is more perception than reality, and a relegation system wonât fix that
During NBA Commish Adam Silverâs apology tour session with beleaguered Phoenix Suns employees this weekend, he was confronted with another concern. In addition to apologizing for suspended team Governor Robert Sarver and his decades of misconduct, Silver was also besieged by a flood of questions abo...

10 NBA preseason takeaways that provide insight into the regular season
The NBA will give everyone their first real look at the leagueâs rapidly transforming landscape and its latest rookie class when the regular season tips off on Tuesday, but the preseason is a window into what to expect from certain teams. Wins and losses are mostly meaningless, so donât read into th...

If Iâm Victor Wembanyama, Iâm all good on being called a unicorn
Now that Aleksej PokuĆĄevski and Franz Wagner have understudies and Jabari Smith Jr. has a couple more guards who wonât pass him the ball, itâs time to peek inside the 2023 NBA Draft. And if youâve done that, youâve no doubt come across the name Victor Wembanyama. The French big man has a frame simil...

Jolly St. Perk, fashion faux pas, and more from NBA Draft night
I had the ESPN broadcast of last nightâs NBA Draft on while cooking dinner, and even with my hands occupied by a pot of mac and a large spoon instead of my phone and internet, I knew Kendrick Perkins was going to get broiled over hot Twitter embers....

The 2022 NBA Draftâs top five picks felt like a sidekick draft
The 2022 NBA Draftâs starting lineup is exactly what we thought it would be with a zesty twist.Paolo Banchero, Jabari Smith, Chet Holmgren, Jaden Ivey, and Keegan Murray flew off the shelf to kick off the evening. After reports emerged earlier in the day that the Orlando Magic were sinking their hoo...

Riding the Chet Holmgren overhype train
The 2022 NBA Draft is just hours away, and the top three seem to be locked among Chet Holmgren (Gonzaga), Jabari Smith (Auburn), and Paolo Banchero (Duke). Some talking heads and experts think itâs a toss-up as to which player will be selected No. 1. I donât think itâs even close. Holmgren is pullin...
