— Written by David Aldridge, James Edwards III and Josh Robbins The 2022-23 NBA Defensive Player of the Year race has plenty of deserving candidates. With only four weeks remaining in the regular season, who are the favorites for the award? To answer that question, The Athletic has assembled three of its writers who voted …
March is here and the madness isn’t only taking place in the college game. Was that a corny bar? Indeed, but a true one nonetheless. A simple observation of the four national television games this past Sunday, decided by an average of five points, should be enough to discredit any arguments against that statement. With …
The Eastern Conference can be split into three groups fairly easily. There are the top four seeds, all of whom have used much of their draft capital to improve their roster, who are trying to win at a high level right now: Milwaukee, Boston, Philadelphia and Cleveland. There are the bottom four seeds, teams with …
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The 2022-23 NBA Sixth Man of the Year almost certainly will be someone who has never won the award before. Jordan Clarkson and Tyler Herro, the two most recent winners, are now entrenched as starters for their respective teams. So who leads this year’s race? To answer that question, The Athletic turned to three of …
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There’s really just one reason I first started watching basketball: it was fun. That has colored why I kept watching the sport for the last [redacted] years — because it remained fun. Even now, while covering the NBA, it remains a driving ethos. So, this month, as everyone threw out their All-Star teams and snubs …
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SALT LAKE CITY — The NBA season is too long. League officials point to team medical data that shows it is unsafe for most players to play all 82 games. But should there be incentives to entice starters and stars to suit up more often? Those were two major takeaways from the All-Star weekend that …
Want this content directly to your inbox every day for free? Sign up here. My basketball heart is ready to be broken! All of a sudden, the Clippers look dangerous As we head into the Clippers’ final game before the All-Star break, it’s time to start taking them seriously again. I know, I know. It’s …
Want this content directly to your inbox every day for free? Sign up here. How many games should you have to play to win MVP? Let’s discuss. Zombie Celtics Compete Down four starters, Celtics almost beat Bucks We spent all day yesterday at The Bounce hyping the Bucks and the Celtics battling for East supremacy. …
With the 2023 trade deadline having come and gone, more than enough articles are out debating the winners and losers while providing evaluations for each transaction. I’m not here to add to that. Instead, here’s a quick breakdown of how trades impacted some teams’ title odds at BetMGM, which will be followed by some betting …
After a thrilling and tumultuous NBA trade deadline, the league, roster-wise, enters a state of comparative calm, so the 2023 offseason looks significantly clearer. In the future, we’ll detail the free agents who will shape the summer, but the best place to start is going team-by-team to lay out their situations and what variables can …
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