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 [...]
How to build around Zion
By Devin Zanskas While it’s important to acknowledge how different the outcomes could’ve been if everyone were healthy, trading for CJ McCollum instead of re-signing Lonzo Ball has worked out great for the Pelicans. Although Ball is [...]
A Full Season Rookie Report on Avi’s 2022 NBA Draft Big Board: Prospects 13-20
By Avi Tyagi Due to sample size concerns for many of the prospects within this sector of the list, I decided to hold off on publishing this piece until the full season mark. In the meantime, several [...]