When should OKC invest in stars?
By Devin Zanskas Sam Presti, the Thunder’s general manager for the past 16 years, has clearly done an outstanding job rebuilding the franchise, not only with their Big 3 from the last decade, but also in this [...]
Draft Pick Analysis: Relative Performance and Payroll Efficiency
Colin Maher, Salary Cap Specialist and Contributor to No Trade Clause For this research project, I answered two questions: How often does a Draft Pick outperform the average production of picks higher in the draft? and How [...]
There’s a new king in Houston
By Devin Zanskas Over the prior two drafts, the Rockets have selected five first round picks combined, but in the 2024 draft, they will only keep their pick if they earn a top four pick again. After [...]
NBA Expansion Candidates: Looking at NBA History to Find the Next 2 Cities
By Avi Tyagi We begin this exercise with Seattle. This is the obvious first pick. There are far too many factors that suggest that Seattle is a ready-made medium-large market, ready to bring the Supersonics back [...]
A TLDR; Miami Heat Review: Notes From the Playoffs
By Avi Tyagi To recap the Miami Heat’s playoffs to date, I would like to first establish a few contentious rulings. Over the course of the last year, I meticulously created my own version of All-Star teams [...]
What to do with the third pick
By Devin Zanskas In the CJ McCollum trade, the Trail Blazers only received one first round pick back, and it didn’t even convey last season like it could’ve. According to ESPN’s Andrew Lopez, the Pelicans’ draft pick [...]
Draft Pick Winners/Losers: What draft pick protections hit big and who were the big losers?
By Colin Maher, Salary Cap Specialist and contributor to No Trade Clause As every NBA fan knows, with pick protections it becomes rocket science trying to track a team’s actual draft picks. Not only do you [...]
Denver Nuggets – Best in the West
By Avi Tyagi Jan 6, 2023; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) and guard Jamal Murray (27) during the second half at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Over the [...]
Speed Ball is the New Small Ball
By Avi Tyagi The Kings Emerge as Contenders in a Muddled Western Conference Since the analytics movement era entered the national spotlight, the NBA landscape has shifted every season due to at least one major schematic shift [...]
NOP Vs OKC Play-In Preview
By Avi Tyagi New Orleans Pelicans: 9th in West My 2022-23 All Star: Zion Williamson Play-In Depth Chart: Point Wing Wing Forward Big CJ McCollum Trey Murphy III Herb Jones Brandon Ingram Jonas Valančiūnas Josh Richardson Naji [...]