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Power Rankings - 2/26 By: Devin Zanskas Phoenix Suns Phil Jackson said that a team that reaches 40 wins before 20 losses can win a championship. Does losing less than 10 games before winning 40 mean one [...]

Trade Deadline Big Picture Takeaways - Eastern Conference By: Avi Tyagi As before, I’ll split this column into multiple categories. The Harden trade and the two teams making it get their own piece. The Kings are not [...]

Trade Deadline Big Picture Takeaways - Western Conference By: Avi Tyagi I’ll split this column into 4 categories. No proclamations of winners or losers, that’s pretty bold to make when half these deals are playoff oriented. The [...]

Second Draft Trade Candidates By: Avi Tyagi Most of the trade deadline chatter is often about the biggest stars, as it rightfully should be. These are often players that can quickly change a team’s playoff fortunes and [...]

  By: Devin Zanskas Earning homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs was a massive victory for a franchise that hadn’t even been there in seven seasons. To put that into perspective, their number one [...]

Are the Warriors Contenders Again? By: Devin Zanskas The first team to more than eight wins in this NBA season was the Golden State Warriors with a 10-1 record. Their sole loss came against the Memphis Grizzlies [...]

Power Rankings - 11/01 By: Devin Zanskas 1. Utah Jazz: Per Nekias Duncan, through 4 games the Jazz had a league leading 114.1 offensive rating. They also were shooting the highest frequency of corner three pointers in [...]

The Evolution of Julius Randle Devin Zanskas Julius Randle recently won the NBA Most Improved Player trophy for the 2020-2021 season, by averaging 24.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, and six assists per game. When fans consider this award, [...]

The Inaugural Play-In Tournament By: Devin Zanskas In response to the pandemic, the NBA’s execution of the Orlando Bubble is an accomplishment to be proud of. Under those terrible circumstances, the association was forced to be creative. [...]