We complain sometimes when the NBA is too much of a top-heavy league, like when the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers met in the finals four straight times. Even last season’s unexpected postseason contention relied in part on players who since have been traded to further that rebuild, and the Jazz are sitting on a pile of picks and …
For those of you who missed the drama late on Wednesday, Boston and Washington had a three-way deal set up with the Clippers that would have sent Kristaps Porziņģis to the Celtics. The final deal will send Marcus Smart to Memphis; Tyus Jones, Danilo Gallinari, Mike Muscala and Boston’s pick in Thursday’s draft at No. Celtics From Boston’s perspective, it’s …
INDIANAPOLIS — As LeBron James closes in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time scoring record, another fun fact looms for later this spring: James is closing in on owning virtually every cumulative playoff record imaginable. Thus, with a week before the trade deadline, we feel no closer to an answer to the Lakers’ great existential question than we were on opening night. …
Editor’s note: Through Oct. 15, we’ll unveil team previews from The Athletic’s John Hollinger, who will be analyzing each squad on a variety of factors going into this season. While their other centers and deep subs couldn’t stretch the floor, and Ball was an iffy proposition as well, five core players — Hayward, Rozier, Washington, Graham and Malik Monk — …
