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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'
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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
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Rolling thoughts on deals big and small
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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
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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
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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
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Hit the jump for the Game 5 edition of Three Things, starring Jalen Williams, T.J. McConnell, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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
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What's in store for Season 15
From the basketball mind of Jared Dubin
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.
Let's talk about the NBA Finals
See you next year
We had another team eliminated from the playoffs on Wednesday as the Minnesota Timberwolves were sent packing by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Here, we bid the Wolves adieu and take a look at some of the things that will define their offseason.
Hit the jump for a Conference Finals edition of Three Things, starring lower pick-up points, Anthony Edwards, and Deuce McBride.
I don't have the time to do a full Film Findings today but I do want to quickly highlight a few things I saw from Oklahoma City's offense in Game 2. (And yes the title of this post is a reference to the very bad movie,
What to look out for at the Knicks take on the Pacers
What to watch out for as the Thunder take on the Timberwolves