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You don't have to love or hate the NBA's Apron Era
The NBA has had a massive paradigm shift in the past few years, and it's impacting every team in the league and most players. It's led to increased parity and hope among the miserable, and it's breaking up fun teams. All things are true.
Superpowers are built with superstar discounts
Victor Wembanyama took a potential discount from the Spurs on his extension, mimicking two Thunder stars, the reigning Finals MVP and two older legends.
Is the Bucks' crooked Gary Trent Jr. contract punishment enough?
Milwaukee stuns everyone with a two years' late contract for Gary Trent. Plus: Bam Adebayo addresses Tyler Herro's apparent criticism.
Adam Silver fell out of the feckless tree and hit every branch
The Kawhi Leonard trade is on hold while the NBA sorts out the Aspiration fake-tree-and-fake-endorsement scandal. It's starting to feel like Adam Silver is way out of his depth.
Going for broke in Cleveland
Amid loud conversation about fear of the second apron, the only team over that threshold in 2025-26 signs up for potential further flirtation with it in the coming years. What are the Cavaliers cooking up?
The Celtics avoided the next Paul George contract by trading for the current one
"Optionality" is the word Brad Stevens used to explain the Jaylen Brown trade. He's talking about three years from now.
Congrats to the Sixers, who now need to figure some stuff out
Jaylen Brown replaces a high-frequency deep shooter. Does Tyrese Maxey end up in more of a spot-up role? Who's going to sacrifice here?
Jaylen Brown vs. adjusted plus-minus
Not all analytics dislike Jaylen Brown's performance. Just the adjusted plus-minus metrics currently in vogue.
Turn that Brown upside down
In a stunner, the Celtics trade Jaylen Brown to the Sixers for Paul George and draft equity. How did it come to this so quickly?
LeBron has to go back to Cleveland
Nothing else makes sense.
The Blazers won the Ja-uction ... or did they?
Portland stuns everyone by trading for Ja Morant. But why?
Is Kawhi Leonard going to make like a tree and leaf?
The Klaw may need to uproot his life in Los Angeles and get replanted back in the North. This is the newest development to chip away at his legacy. I may need to branch off into a different line of jokes.
The madman of Minnesota
The Timberwolves are never boring and never at rest under Tim Connelly.
What's driving the sudden LaMelo Ball rumors?
Charlotte's main character is suddenly apparently available. But why?
The Greek Freakout is over. Time for the Boston Brownout
One crisis resolved creates another. It's the only way in the NBA. Plus: the first round of the NBA Draft lacked intrigue, even if the players have it.
And then a g̶y̶r̶o̶ Herro comes along
The Bucks traded Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Heat. What now?
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.
You do not under any circumstances have to hand it to James Dolan
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.
The pressure of a 'can't miss' draft board
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.
Fake trees, fake salary cap
The Clippers await Adam Silver's judgment. More importantly, we await learning whether the salary cap is real or not.
The Spurs' next evolution
Does falling short in the NBA Finals mean this iteration of the Spurs has fallen short at all?
The Knicks broke all the rules and won everything
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.
It's all Greek to me
The Giannis Antetokounmpo saga is apparently coming to a close. But how? That remains a puzzle.