The price of Giannis is upsetting the status quo
That's not a problem for Miami, lords of the play-in. It's a different story for Boston.
That's not a problem for Miami, lords of the play-in. It's a different story for Boston.
Sure, his team won a championship ... 26 years after he took over management and only after he reigned over one of the most deliriously stupid eras for any franchise in memory. The Knicks won in spite of James Dolan.
If the four top prospects are all expected to be good to great NBA players, how do front office slice the information to make the right pick? Shadows of 2022 spread.
The Clippers await Adam Silver's judgment. More importantly, we await learning whether the salary cap is real or not.
Does falling short in the NBA Finals mean this iteration of the Spurs has fallen short at all?
With a small guard as their best player, a flighty center anchoring a still impressive defense and a thin bench, the Knicks beat everyone to bring a championship back to New York.
The Giannis Antetokounmpo saga is apparently coming to a close. But how? That remains a puzzle.
Daily notes on the profound and profane in the NBA.
And/or inexperience is finally catching up to the Spurs.
A few more developments can turn Wembanyama into the best player on Earth and an all-timer.
What appears to be turning into an incredible Finals series receives a jolt of new energy.
Game 3 of the NBA Finals in Madison Square Garden with the Knicks up 2-0 should be a celebration. It's set up to be something much different.
San Antonio rages back in an ultra-physical game, have a chance to win and don't.
We have seen all-timers early in their careers follow different paths from their first Finals appearances. Where will these Spurs go?
The Knicks pressured Victor Wembanyama and made him uncomfortable, and he couldn't make them pay. Meanwhile, Jalen Brunson took his time and figured out how to do what he does.
Rhyming the deep past (1999) and the recent past (December).
Tanking hasn't been destroyed, just changed. But how will the policy change how teams see themselves and build their rosters?
We're down to the final (and most important) 0.5% of the 2025-26 season, and we've learned so much.
Good evening. Let's basketball.
The pendulum swing series goes to seven.