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Is Sam Cassell the heir apparent in Boston?Sam Cassell’s been the heir apparent for multiple head coaching jobs over 15 years. It’s an inescapable cycle for one of the NBA’s most recognizable names. Next season, Cassell will join the Celtics bench as an assistant to 34-year-old Boston head coach Joe Mazzulla. That feels backwards. If these t...

If Daryl Morey hires Mike D’Antoni, he’s not serious about winning a title in PhillyPhiladelphia 76ers head honcho Daryl Morey has some big decisions ahead of him this offseason. After another disappointing second-round exit in the postseason, the Sixers parted ways with former head coach Doc Rivers after three years. In three years, Rivers couldn’t help the Sixers advance any furt...

The NBA’s poverty franchisesThe competitive lifespan of an NBA franchise is delicate. A team’s championship relevance depends on many factors, including the front office’s competence, coaching staff, and the totality of star power on the court. “Poverty” in the NBA sense can be defined by the corrosion of the team’s ethics and...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar should be upset with Kyrie Irving — but where was this energy for Jim Brown?

Kyrie Irving’s antics are infuriating. But, so were Jim Brown’s. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar seems only to be irritated by one of them. And that’s the problem....

Is Karl-Anthony Towns still ‘the man’ in Minnesota?

After three pitiful playoff games, on Saturday Karl-Anthony Towns put together the best game of his brief playoff career, finishing with 33 points and 14 rebounds on 47 percent shooting. And wouldn’t you know it, the Timberwolves won the game, tying the series at 2-2. Much has been written about Tow...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s take on the Will Smith/Chris Rock situation is an outdated view of progress

Sometimes, even the NBA’s all-time leading scorer misses an easy one....

What in the name of Sam Cassell is with these Big Balls Dance fines?

At least the NBA is consistent?...

It's not a good look for the NBA when Kevin Garnett can't get a stake in Timberwolves ownership

If there’s any former player who deserves an ownership stake in a franchise he helped build, it’s Kevin Garnett. But unfortunately, the Minnesota Timberwolves don’t see it that way....