Despite the 2000s acting as a nadir for the NBA due to low-scoring games and iso-centric ugliness dominating most offenses, the 2010s have brought the game to a new plateau. Gone are the puny point totals of yesteryears, replaced by record-shattering offensive ratings and historically
Once upon a time, there were five positions on a basketball court at a time: point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center. Now, the game has evolved to a point of positional fluidity where individual players don’t align perfectly with their archetypal
While the 1990s were a sort of zenith for the NBA—both in terms of popularity and on-court product—the 2000s couldn’t keep the good times rolling. Struggling to find a face of the league post Michael Jordan, the NBA became even more hyper-focused on iso-ball. And
In late April, Doc Rivers could be seen walking out of the Staples Center for the last time of the 2016-17 NBA season. For the sixth year in a row, the Los Angeles Clippers had been eliminated early from the playoffs. For most organizations, this
Nerlens Noel is good…right? Of course! He’s a 23-year-old former top-10 pick who has bounced back from missing his first season with a torn ACL to become a budding defensive force in the NBA. Not really. He can’t stay on the court consistently enough and
You either love him or you hate him. You either know him best as a ball-hogging, team-chemistry destroyer or as one of the most unstoppable scorers to play the game. You either think he’s still a star or an aging, below-average contributor. So that begs
Seventeen. Seventeen minutes is all Dwight Howard could conjure during fourth quarters of a six-game postseason series against the Washington Wizards this spring. Seventy-two minutes possible, 17 played. Two games saw him not even make a final-period appearance for the Atlanta Hawks during their first-round
Fans of the NBA have become numb to LeBron James’ greatness. We no longer see his historic accomplishments for what they truly are. We overlook him at every turn. Last year, for instance, he became just the fifth player in NBA history to average more