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Is a small-market, slow-build dynasty even possible in this era of basketball?
A single championship does not a dynasty make, despite Kevin Durantâs comment this summer that the Bucks were âforming somewhat of a dynasty.â ...

Kyle Lowryâs leadership will be key to Heatâs success this season
Miami guard Kyle Lowryâs value to his new team is already being realized, just a couple of games into the season. After blowing out the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks, the Heat suffered their first loss against the Indiana Pacers in overtime, 102-91, without Lowry....

Bucks/Nets is still NBAâs best David vs. Goliath storyline these days⊠only David has a ring now
It was dĂ©jĂ vu in Milwaukee last night as the Bucks took on the Brooklyn Nets in their season opener â a team they had last faced in a Game 7 overtime thriller in the Eastern Conference Semifinals just a few months earlier. In that one, memorably, the Bucks were saved from a loss by none other than ...

2021 NBA Central Division Preview: Woe is the Cleveland Cavaliers
This is a hard division to diagnose. But I believe of all the possible letdowns in the Central, the Cavaliers are most likely to disappoint....

If Giannis did what I think he just did, the rest of the NBA is in trouble, with or without Kyrie
When we last left two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo he was ordering a cheat meal fit for a champion: 50 (not 51, not 49) chicken minis from Chick-Fil-A, with a large Sprite/lemonade. This was a month after narrowly defeating the Brooklyn Nets while we all complained about his jump shot holding ...

A nod to Toni KukoÄ and all of the 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame inductees getting their dues today
Weâve feted Paul Pierce, Ben Wallace, Bill Russell, Rick Adelman, Jay Wright, Lauren Jackson, Yolanda Griffith, Chris Bosh, and Chris Webber this week for their induction into the hoops Hall of Fame....

CP3 opens up on regrets during time in Houston
Itâs been a hellacious two-year run for Chris Paul since being traded away from the Houston Rockets because of behind-the-scenes tension between CP3 and James Harden. ...

This NBA Season is going to be lit, and thatâs good because itâs already here
It still feels like the 2020-21 NBA season just ended. Wait, it did. And then the draft and Olympics happened almost immediately....

Bring back Lance Stephenson, we donât care where
Can you believe Lance Stephenson is only 30 years old?...

Yes, it's a gold medal for Team USA, but what does that mean?
Nobody is going to argue that this was the best menâs basketball team the United States has sent to the Olympics. Theyâre gold medalists today thanks largely to Kevin Durant â throughout the tournament and including the title game against France; deciding that play time was over, and proceeding to w...

Deadspin fixes NBA free agency, Part IV: Power Forwards
Charles Barkley once said, âWhat do you call a power forward that only averages six rebounds per game?â Someone said, âwhat?â And the answer was, âA small forward.â That was funny as shit....

Salute to Brandon Jennings, Bobby Portis, and everything Bucks
Remember Brandon Jennings? ...

Giannis' NBA title and KDâs big toe are latest examples of mediaâs âWinner Mythâ fallacy
Giannis Antetokounmpoâs performance in the NBA Finals to beat the Phoenix Suns was epic. ...

Deadspin waffles: Why the Suns will win Game 6... <i>aaand</i> why they wonât
The balls on Jrue Holiday to throw that alley-oop....

Deadspin waffles: Why the Bucks will win Game 6⊠aaand why they wonât
Jeff Teague is on the verge of winning a championship. ...

Giannis breaks down his block ⊠and his bathroom breaks
âBlocked by Antetokounmpoâ doesnât quite have the same ring to it as âBlocked by James,â but the play itself mightâve been just as good. ...

The Bucksâ championship hopes rest in Holidayâs hands
If the Bucks want to win an NBA championship, Jrue Holiday is going to have to play like an All-Star....

How Giannis is making the game easier for himself and his teammates
Halfback dives....

The Bucks bench is in a tough spot
Because the Milwaukee Bucks arenât getting the necessary consistency from Giannis Antetokoumnpoâs co-stars, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday, their bench has been unfairly forced to overcompensate, and they havenât....
