As somebody who only pays attention to college basketball when March Madness is on, I’m always excited for Summer League. I have zero preconceived notions…
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Summer League Diaries
I’ve got two quick stories to share that perfectly encapsulate the NBA Summer League experience. The first involves former NBA sharpshooter Mike Miller, who was…
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Keegan Murray, Chet Holmgren, and why being Prisoner Of The Moment ain’t so bad
Programming note: Basketball Poetry is going to Summer League! I’ll be absorbing as many games as one human can without exploding, and I hope to…
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Why The Gobert Trade Is Better Than Twitter Thinks
Let’s start with this: regardless of your feelings on Gobert and the price paid, this trade makes the Timberwolves arguably the most interesting team in…
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Dejounte Murray and the Trap of Hope
We have our first real blockbuster trade of the offseason. The San Antonio Spurs sent newly anointed All-Star Dejounte Murray to the Atlanta Hawks for…
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Something Positive About Every NBA Team, Part II
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Something Positive About Every NBA Team, Part I
The 2021-2022 NBA season was a fantastically fun affair, for the most part. We saw huge dunks, insane game-winners, older stars retake their throne, young…
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Addressing The Latest Bulls’ Rumors
As the draft and free agency gets closer, the rumors tend to start to heat up. As I wrote about last week, the Bulls have…
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What This Finals Means For Everyone
Not all championships are created equal. A first-time championship is a skeleton key for superstars. It lets them breathe rarefied air that only the best…
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Six Trade Ideas to start the 2022 NBA offseason
By Leon Collington With the NBA draft around the corner, the NBA offseason is not too far off. With the offseason comes trades, and with…
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Jayson Tatum Can’t Score Twos. Here’s Why.
The Boston offense has been a problem for much of this series, and a big part of the blame falls on Jayson Tatum. When a…
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5 Best Defensive Players of The 2021-2022 NBA Season
The 2021-22 NBA season was so amazing, that we are getting impatient waiting for the next season to start. There are still a few NBA…
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Robert Williams Is Everything
Talking heads say a lot of things are important in the NBA Finals. You’ve probably heard that the Celtics’ turnover habits are key; that Draymond…
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Reasons For Optimism Before Game 3 of the 2022 NBA Finals
Boston: They snagged home court advantage despite Tatum, not because of him — and he’ll play better Although the Game 2 blowout loss has left…
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Pressing Questions About the Bulls’ Offseason
The Chicago Bulls are in an interesting spot this offseason. After an eventful offseason last year, most people still had the Bulls pegged for the…
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Pre-Draft Workouts Show a Common Theme for the Utah Jazz
When you take a seat on your couch and tune in to the NBA Finals, what jumps out at you? To me, it’s the championship…
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2022 Dallas Mavericks NBA Draft Guide
The Mavericks under Donnie Nelson’s leadership have never valued the draft like they should, despite finding their entire starting backcourt in the same draft. It’s…
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Two NBA Finals Questions (Plus Some Thoughts)
Programming Note: I was a guest on the podcast Charity Stripe Commentary with Trey Hill. We gave some quick NBA Finals preview thoughts in the…
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Butler’s Game-Winner That Wasn’t
The bruised, battered, and exhausted Heat were on the verge of completing an incredible comeback against an almost equally bruised, battered, and exhausted Celtics squad.…
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Report Card for the 2021-2022 Dallas Mavericks
This season was absolutely a success. I had two goals for the season. Firstly, make it past the First round of the playoffs. Secondly, figure…
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