Looking ahead is a necessary exercise that front offices and teams constantly undertake. Teams must master the art of preparing their salary-cap situations and anticipate production from players whose contracts are expiring. The size of their next contract and value on the trade market is
When you see Aaron Gordon take off from the free-throw line, everything comes into focus. The athleticism. The air time. The body. The explosiveness. You can envision him taking the next step toward greatness. That step seemed to be taking place during the gripping
When future generations of basketball fans look back upon the NBA offseason of 2017, they will see a frenzy of player movement and shifting dynamics in a league attempting to find a solution to their Golden State Warriors problem. However, diving down another layer will
Last season, there was an NBA player who had: More points than sharp-shooting Stephen Curry More rebounds than motor-man Amir Johnson More assists than offensive-initiator Tony Parker More steals than defensive force Andre Iguodala This sounds like the perfect player, right? A jack of all
A career resurgence has been quietly hidden in the depressing chasm that’s crept over Brooklyn the past few seasons. Brook Lopez has added a three-point shot. He made 134 of them last year while first-year head coach Kenny Atkinson’s offense teetered on D’Antonian levels of
The Houston Rockets went through a massive roster overhaul this summer. Gone are the likes of Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams, Montrezl Harrell, Sam Dekker, Kyle Wiltjer, DeAndre Liggins, Darrun Hilliard and a 2018 first-round pick, but in their place stands Chris Paul (added via sign and trade
The last time the San Antonio Spurs didn’t win 50 games in an NBA season—excluding lockout-shortened campaigns—came back in 1996-97. The Oklahoma City Thunder were still the Seattle SuperSonics. Karl Malone was the league MVP. Lonzo Ball wasn’t even born yet. And the newest Spur,
We are in the golden age of point guards. No longer are the duties of the position restricted to getting everyone involved and looking to score in opportunistic situations. Along with initiating the offense, lead guards in today’s NBA are tasked with putting up large