The Celtics finished in the top spot in Net Rating for the second straight season, while the Thunder jumped up from 28th to 14th to second. Read more »
Detroit Pistons Analysis
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The 2023-24 HAGS (Have A Great Summer) Team
The season is over for Cade Cunningham, Devin Vassell, Vince Williams Jr., Deni Avdija, Alperen Sengun and Collin Sexton, but their play and promise for next season are very encouraging. Read more »
The Only Substantial Hope For The Pistons
For now the Pistons have Cade Cunningham, ambling forth from the horizon, more sharply defined with each step. He is at a wonderful basketball age, where he's proven some but can still, maybe, do a lot more. Read more »
The Thunder Look Beyond Youth
Expectations are high for Oklahoma City in the tuned-in hoops dork demographic, with some predicting a premature competitive uptick drastic enough to take them deep into the postseason. Read more »
NBA's Top Wing Trios Ranked
We've ranked every team's wing corps from 1 to 30 based on the top three wings' production, upside and versatility. Read more »
Ten-Year NBA Net Rating Rankings (Infographics For All 30 Teams)
The Celtics finished first in Net Rating ahead of the Cavaliers, who jumped up from 13th last season and 28th as recently as 2021. Read more »
Ten-Year NBA Net Rating Rankings (Infographics For All 30 Teams)
The Suns jumped from 30th in the NBA in Net Rating in 17-18 to 29th to 18th in 19-20 to third last season and first in 21-22. Read more »
The Real Malice Of The Palace
The media cycle that followed the Malice at the Palace did not correlate with the reality in the arena that night, aside from the magical one that racists are always manufacturing on the fly. Read more »
Ten-Year NBA Net Rating Rankings (Infographics For All 30 Teams)
The Jazz jumped from ninth in Net Rating last season to first in 20-21. Read more »
Blake Griffin Deserves Some Final Good Memories
Blake Griffin has nothing left to lose, which isn't necessarily the same thing as having nothing left. Read more »
Blake Griffin's Quest To Rediscover His Game
Blake Griffin has looked like a shell of himself, failing to prop up a young and inexperienced Pistons team. But there might be a late career role player in there if he can find the right situation. Read more »
How Jerami Grant Betting On Himself Is A Repeat Of NBA History
Jerami Grant was certain to receive the reps to try and grow into a bigger role, but he's done even more than that. Grant has exceeded expectations. Read more »
2020-21 NBA Season Preview: Central Division
While the Bulls, Pistons and Cavaliers are rebuilding, the Pacers are trying to get out of the get of the first round, the Bucks have championship or bust expectations. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Detroit Pistons
It's up to Jerami Grant whether he's less unhappy with the wins or the opportunity to put up more shots in the airless second halves of blowout losses. Read more »
2020 NBA Offseason Preview: Detroit Pistons
Beyond retaining Christian Wood, and maybe chasing a restricted free agent, it's going to be the kind of offseason that leaves Pistons fans feeling underwhelmed name-wise. Read more »
Ten-Year NBA Net Rating Rankings (Infographics For All 30 Teams)
We look at the trajectory of every team in the NBA in terms of how they rank in the category. Read more »
Suspended Indefinitely: Josh Smith Pulls Up
Josh Smith was damn good, all things considered, but so frequently and heavily lamented that he became more closely associated with his poor decisions than his broad range of talents. Read more »
Suspended Indefinitely: Antonio McDyess Comes Down Hard
Vintage, high-flying Antonio McDyess in a Conference Final would have been a sight. But time gets away from us, decisions create consequences more permanent than we'd initially imagined. Read more »
Andre Drummond's Continual Cycle Of Optimism And Discouragement
There's something about Andre Drummond. We wouldn't have bothered keeping up with his growth for this long if there wasn't. But what are its precise dimensions? Read more »
The Myth Of The Injury That Can't Get Worse
The idea that an injury can't get worse, which coaches, trainers, and sometimes even players claim with infuriating regularity, is disingenuous bunk. Read more »
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