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Michael Shearer

Michael Shearer is an NBA obsessive who writes to answer the questions he has about the league. You can follow him @bballispoetry. He also is a contributing writer for Fansided at Hoops Habit and writes a free NBA analytical newsletter at basketballpoetry.com that goes out every Tuesday and Friday.
Jaden McDaniels, Minnesota Timerwolves
Articles Minnesota Timberwolves NBA

The Jaden McDaniels Roadmap

Michael Shearer September 13, 2023 Jaden McDaniels

I’ve written plenty about how much I love Jaden McDaniels’ defense. He’s a legitimate menace on that end, and I put him third on my…

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Zach Collins of the San Antonio Spurs, and Lu Dort of the Oklahoma City Thunder
Articles NBA

6 Players With Surprising Skills

Michael Shearer September 5, 2023 Buddy HieldJimmy ButlerJose AlvaradoLu Dort

Today, we’re going to do something a little different. I’ve gathered an assortment of oddballs — guys who are better at something than they should…

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Isaiah Stewart & Jalen Duren of the Detroit Pistons
Articles Detroit Pistons NBA

Can the Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart-Jalen Duren pairing work?

Michael Shearer September 3, 2023 Isaiah StewartJalen Duren

The Pistons are unique. They’ve amassed a vast collection of young talent without regard for the trivial things, like “positional overlap,” or “fit,” or “shooting,”…

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Articles NBA

4 players I like, but I’m worried about

Michael Shearer August 27, 2023

It’s back-to-school season, and I have a toddler about to start preschool. I’m excited for him but also fretting about how he’ll adjust. Will he…

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Josh Giddy and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Articles NBA Oklahoma City Thunder

Josh Giddey can unlock the Thunder, but he has to be better

Michael Shearer August 16, 2023 Josh GiddeyShai Gilgeous-Alexander

The Thunder are weird. Their ostensible point guard and alpha dog, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, scored more than 30 points per game by dancing through and around…

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Articles Boston Celtics NBA

How Will The Celtics Change?

Michael Shearer August 4, 2023

The Celtics have been good enough to win the Finals for the last half-decade, but they’ve never won the prize. Brad Stevens decided that major…

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Articles NBA

Something Positive About Every NBA Team, Part III

Michael Shearer August 1, 2023

By now, you know the drill. I’m here to say something nice about the final 10 teams. Don’t forget to check out Part I and…

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Articles

Something Positive About Every NBA Team, Part II

Michael Shearer July 26, 2023

Don’t forget to check out Part I here.  Charlotte Hornets — Mark Williams, free at last It took nearly the entirety of his rookie year,…

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Articles NBA

Reasons for every team to feel optimistic, Part I (Pacific and Southwest Divisions)

Michael Shearer July 23, 2023

We’re entering the dog days of the NBA offseason, that too-long period between the end of Summer League and free agency and the start of…

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Articles NBA

Revisiting 2022-23 NBA Preseason Predictions

Michael Shearer July 21, 2023

Before the 2022-23 season began, I made 20 wild predictions. I didn’t expect most of them to pan out. Instead, I wanted those to be…

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Articles NBA

NBA Summer League Diaries 2023

Michael Shearer July 12, 2023

I decided to take in the second Victor Wembanyama game from the Thomas and Mack Center’s upper deck to give myself a little more room…

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Articles NBA

Five Thoughts Before Free Agency and Summer League

Michael Shearer June 30, 2023

As recently as *checks Far Side calendar* two days ago, it was widely assumed that most of the NBA’s star free agents were staying put.…

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Articles NBA

The Winningest 2023 NBA Free Agents Available

Michael Shearer June 27, 2023

When it comes to player acquisition, free agency has become, if not an afterthought, a clear third oboe to the circus of the NBA Draft…

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Articles NBA Washington Wizards

Bradley Beal’s no-trade clause doesn’t matter

Michael Shearer June 17, 2023

Let’s be Swarovski-clear: Bradley Beal is an outstanding basketball player in a vacuum who will help teams win games, maybe important ones. That little nugget…

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Articles Denver Nuggets NBA

The Nuggets prove that any teambuilding philosophy is valid

Michael Shearer June 15, 2023

The 2023 Finals concluded with a fittingly hideous, appropriately frantic Game 5 Monday night. The Denver Nuggets clinched their first-ever NBA championship, fighting off a…

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Articles Denver Nuggets Miami Heat NBA

3 stats proving that Denver isn’t playing anywhere near its peak… and why it doesn’t matter

Michael Shearer June 9, 2023 NBA Finals

Writing about the NBA Finals isn’t easy. Every schmuck with a laptop is watching the same games, hitting on the same stories, and covering the…

View More 3 stats proving that Denver isn’t playing anywhere near its peak… and why it doesn’t matter
Articles Denver Nuggets Miami Heat NBA

Three Questions Before Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals

Michael Shearer June 1, 2023 NBA Finals

The Finals are here, and they will be glorious. In one corner, we have the eighth-seeded, scrappy try-hards in Miami trying to make history. In…

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Articles Boston Celtics Miami Heat NBA

4 Winners and a Loser of Boston-Miami Game 7

Michael Shearer May 30, 2023

Winner: NBA teams hoping to upgrade The Jaylen Brown situation is very, very complicated. Brown nabbed a Second Team All-NBA spot this year (although he…

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Articles Miami Heat NBA

The Heat can’t dribble

Michael Shearer May 27, 2023

Imagine driving a car with no steering wheel. Imagine barbequing without sauce. Imagin typing on a kyboard without th lttr aftr “d.” That is what…

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Articles Miami Heat NBA

People don’t know the name of the Heat’s third-best player

Michael Shearer May 23, 2023 Caleb Martin

Caleb Martin has been the third-best player on the team that’s poised to win the Eastern Conference, and announcers still can’t get his name right.…

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