For most NBA teams, one or two players possess the ability to initiate offense or create in a way that crucially threatens the defense from the wing. Think John Wall and Bradley Beal on the Washington Wizards. However, the number of individuals who can consistently
Amidst all the turmoil and controversy that is the New York Knicks organization, one not-so-small component has slipped into the shadows—sometimes, at least. That afterthought is none other than the original unicorn, Kristaps Porzingis. Forgetting about Porzingis is far easier after all the Carmelo Anthony
Do you remember the NBA in 2011? LeBron James was dominating the league, the San Antonio Spurs won 61 games and Chris Paul lost in the first round of the playoffs. All these story lines could apply to both the 2010-11 and 2016-17 seasons, yet
Shooting and defense. The NBA is consumed with acquiring players who can prevent points on one end of the floor while stretching their game out past the three-point line on the other. Teams want contributors who can do both, and if you can’t, you better
Remember when centers ruled the NBA? The position has produced so many awe-inspiring talents, ranging from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the Association moved into the modern era to the David Robinson/Hakeem Olajuwon battles of the early-1990s to Shaquille O’Neal’s unrelenting combination of physicality and finesse as
Perception is reality. Players who produce a lot of points are sometimes misidentified as someone you should want on your NBA team. And by comparison, those who don’t are susceptible to being overlooked. Last season, some foolishly debated whether Draymond Green deserved a spot on
iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) Kyrie Irving has requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers. So…now what? There are a lot of layers to this story. Where might Kyre Irving end up? Which types of trades are most appealing to the Cavaliers? Who should they
Read any sophisticated basketball article these days and you’ll see variations of the same thing: Big guys have to do more than just be big in the modern NBA. Consider last year’s draft class. One rookie big put up per-36-minute averages of 15.6 points, 7.2