By Avi Tyagi I can’t believe how capable the OKC Thunder already are. It feels like an impossible task. In the summer of 2016, their best player walked for nothing. And now, the second youngest team by [...]
THE NTC PODCAST: EPISODE 62 Highlighting the Eastern Conference Playoff Race We move on to the Western Conference in this second installment of our playoff race series to [...]
By Devin Zanskas Ever since Dwight Howard left the franchise after the 2011-2012 season, the Magic never completely dug themselves out of their rebuild. Of the many players that were involved in the Dwight Howard trade, Nikola [...]
THE NTC PODCAST: EPISODE 61 Western Conference Seeding Jumble, MVP Check-in The race for playoff positioning is far from over in the Western conference, even as we close [...]
THE NTC PODCAST: EPISODE 60 Early Look at 2023 Free Agency, Current Buyout Market Aaron and Colin of NTC are joined by Yossi Gozland of HoopsHype to take [...]
THE NTC PODCAST: EPISODE 59 Trade Deadline Recap Following a record breaking trade deadline, Colin and Aaron of the NTC team discuss the implications of the KD blockbuster, [...]
By Avi Tyagi So… things have changed since part 1. The Nets were cut down and Phoenix rose from the muddled West. With Zion down, the Pelicans sputtered their way out of the 3 seed and [...]
By Avi Tyagi This is an excellent case study on rejiggering a roster at the trade deadline. Here was the Lakers’ depth chart before the Rui Hachimura trade: Primary rotation: (Must average > 18 minutes per [...]
By Devin Zanskas With 17 championships, the Lakers are tied for the most rings in NBA history, and they reside in the second-most populous city in the U.S. Although the Lakers’ first five titles were won while [...]
THE NTC PODCAST: EPISODE 58 A Basketball & Financial Breakdown of the Kyrie Irving Blockbuster In the aftermath of the Kyrie trade to Dallas, the NTC team takes [...]
