Incredibly, there are now just 60 days until the start of the 2025-26 season, when the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder will hilariously host Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets on Ring Night before we once again watch LeBron James and Stephen Curry do battle in the late game. (I
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First off, I want to thank you all for bearing with me these last few weeks of low posting volume. I've had some personal things going on and just haven't been able to do the stuff I'd usually be doing here around this time
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Last week, we saw each of Billy Donovan, Mikal Bridges, and Luka Doncic receive contract extensions from their respective teams. Let's run through some thoughts on each of them, in the order they were handed down. Subscribe Now Billy the Bull You can consider this section something of
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In the series finale of one of my favorite TV shows of all time, the network that airs the fictional TV show "Sports Night" is being sold to an unknown bidder. At the same time, the show's executive producer has been drinking in a bar and
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Some thoughts on the Clippers and other old teams
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In the series finale of one of my favorite TV shows of all time, the network that airs the fictional TV show "Sports Night" is being sold to an unknown bidder. At the same time, the show's executive producer has been drinking in a bar and
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In the series finale of one of my favorite TV shows of all time, the network that airs the fictional TV show "Sports Night" is being sold to an unknown bidder. At the same time, the show's executive producer has been drinking in a bar and
I just… wow. * Lakers receive: Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber, Markieff Morris * Mavericks receive: Anthony Davis, Max Christie, 2029 1st * Jazz receive: Jalen Hood-Schifino, 2025 2nd, 2025 2nd The NBA trade deadline is next week, so I’m offering a 25% discount on paid subscriptions. 25% trade deadline discount A paid
Subscribe now A few weeks back, I wrote extensively about the idea that everyone in the NBA is playing offense the same way, and how — this is a technical term — it’s a bunch of bullshit. I’ve been thinking about a way to explain and visualize the same concept
And if you think they are, you're not paying attention to the right things
What's in store for Season 15
From the basketball mind of Jared Dubin
The Southeast Division has been an epic disaster for quite some time now. This past season might have been the nadir of its existence (which is really saying something, considering I wrote this story six years ago), as not a single team in it finished above .500. But I'
I've got some things on my mind today that don't necessarily merit full posts on their own but if I combine them into one, then Before we get started, here's a reminder that I am offering a 25% discount on the first year of
Rolling thoughts on deals big and small
Please excuse the stream-of-consciousness rant here... Were it any other day, I probably would have just let the incredibly silly and misguided quote from Nuggets owner Josh Kroenke pass by without comment. But when it was followed hours later by the Celtics continuing to dismantle the team that won them
The Oklahoma City Thunder are your NBA champions. Let's run through 13 thoughts about the team, the season, and the future. Subscribe Now * This really feels like the beginning of something, rather than the end of a journey. I've said it all year, but this team
Hit the jump for the Game 6 edition of Three Things, starring the Pacers doing almost everything right and the Thunder doing almost everything wrong. Subscribe Now Pascal Siakam, back door I love a good baseline out of bounds set, and I especially love when you have to pursue a
Hit the jump for the Game 5 edition of Three Things, starring Jalen Williams, T.J. McConnell, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Shams broke the news on Father's Day morning: * Magic receive: Desmond Bane * Grizzlies receive: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, 2025 ORL 1st (N0. 16), 2026 PHX 1st (very weirdly protected and swapped), 2028 ORL 1st, 2029 ORL 1st (swap), 2030 ORL 1st Let's break things down by
Hit the jump for the Game 4 edition of Three Things, starring pick and rolls, offensive "rebounds," and scoop shots. Subscribe Now SGA, screen-and-switch The Thunder went to the same action over and over again down the stretch of the game: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander screening for Jalen Williams in
Hit the jump for the Game 3 edition of Three Things I Noticed, starring perfect passes, run-outs, and lefty drives. Tyrese Haliburton, one perfect pass It almost feels like the series has been building to this pass. 0:00 /0:09 1× Especially during this game, the Thunder bigs were
Hit the jump for the Game 2 edition of Three Things, starring super-high ball screens, pump fakes, and dribble hand-offs.
Hit the jump for the Game 1 edition of Three Things I Noticed, starring switch-posting, crushing screens, and miscommunications in the corner.