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AD’s contract situation, explained
Yesterday, Anthony Davis declined a mondo contract extension with the Lakers which would have given him $146 million over the next four...
Jan 8, 20201 min read
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The 2010s are still alive
In early-2010, Dwight Howard was on the Magic, Chris Paul was on the Hornets, Carmelo Anthony was on the Nuggets, and Derrick Rose was on...
Jan 8, 20201 min read
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Kevin Love is remorseful
Yesterday, we went in on Kevin Love for throwing numerous temper tantrums over the weekend, (and throughout the course of the season),...
Jan 7, 20201 min read
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Phoenix’s terrible recent draft history
Yesterday, forward Marquese Chriss was waived by the Warriors. Chriss is 22 and three and a half years removed from being the eighth...
Jan 7, 20201 min read
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Bojan Bogdanović’s remarkable Monday night
As an Ohio State walk-on from 2006 to 2010, Mark Titus coined and popularized the One Trillion Club. In other words, a statline like...
Jan 7, 20201 min read
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01/06/1951: A six-overtime slugfest
On this day 69 years ago, the Indianapolis Olympians (defunct since 1953) beat the Rochester Royals (now the Kings), 75-73, in a...
Jan 6, 20201 min read
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This sucks to say, but the Knicks under Mike Miller are only kinda bad
Under the adroit misguidance of clueless but sympathetic figure David Fizdale, the Knicks were 4-18, and perhaps on their way to a season...
Jan 6, 20201 min read
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Kevin Love, who willingly signed a $120 million contract, is acting like a hostage
You know what demographic of humans has it really bad? The Kevin Love demographic -- the rich 6-foot-10 handsome male sector of this...
Jan 6, 20202 min read
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1/2/20: By the numbers 📊
86 games Last night, Carmelo Anthony dropped 26 points in his return to Madison Square Garden. He also had zero assists, the 86th such...
Jan 2, 20201 min read
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1/2/20: Tankathon Update
The race for the top pick has taken an unlikely turn in the last two weeks. Awful teams have surged, previously only slightly awful teams...
Jan 2, 20201 min read
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The combative, sharp, accusatory, cranky, innovative, honest David Stern, 1942-2019
From the moment David Stern took over as NBA commissioner, in 1984, to the day he retired in 2014, his two goals were to grow the game of...
Jan 2, 20202 min read
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12/17/1991: An all-time beatdown
On this day 28 years ago, the Cavaliers beat the expansion Heat, 148-80, breaking the record for largest margin of victory in NBA...
Dec 17, 20191 min read
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Longest winning streaks, NBA history
The Luka-less Mavericks ended the Bucks’ 18-game winning streak last night with a 120-116 win in Milwaukee, which means the Bucks will...
Dec 17, 20191 min read
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All the money in the world can’t buy Chris Paul out of purgatory
Last night, during Oklahoma City’s comeback win from a 26-point deficit against the Bulls, Chris Paul had a classic Chris Paul game: 30...
Dec 17, 20192 min read
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12/16/19: By the numbers
2.9 assists The Cavs’ leader in assists this season is Darius Garland … with 2.9. Think Kevin Love is ready to get out of there? 42.8...
Dec 16, 20191 min read
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Without Kyrie Irving, Spencer Dinwiddie has saved the Nets’ season
Since Kyrie Irving’s shoulder injury, Brooklyn has gone from a lottery candidate at 4-7 to right in the middle of the Eastern Conference...
Dec 16, 20191 min read
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12/16/19: Three things from this weekend
1. The Bucks, man The last time the Bucks lost, on Nov. 8: We were a lowly thrice-weekly newsletter (we’re a big-boy daily now; nevermind...
Dec 16, 20192 min read
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The blocked shot is a lost art
It seems crazy, but people actually used to be known for their blocked shots. Dikembe Mutombo finger-wagged his way to a brand with...
Dec 12, 20191 min read
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One team’s scouting deficiency is another team’s draft come-up
The best thing in the NBA is to be young and good, or to at least be young and have the potential to be good. As a rebuilding piece, or...
Dec 12, 20192 min read
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12/11/1989-90: John Stockton ruled this day
On this day in 1989, John Stockton tallied 14 points, four rebounds and 22 assists in a loss to the Cavaliers. One calendar year later,...
Dec 11, 20191 min read
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