NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | May 26, 2024 

 

This is a postseason rife with new themes and narratives. The youth are here to take over, yes. The old gods are dead and buried. There is no James, Curry, or Durant in this year’s final four. Even as their powers diminished, those four appeared in fou … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | May 6, 2024 

 

When Pascal Siakam was moved to the Indiana Pacers in January, there was much surprise for a multitude of reasons. Pascal being dealt was not a shock; the Raptors were flirting with NBA purgatory and in desperate need of a full reset. The package was a … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | April 18, 2024 

 

In this age of cinema, very few successful franchises have escaped the ignominy of a terrible reboot. Star Wars has the shameful second and third trilogies (Revenge of the Sith exempt here). Jurassic Park has created a lot of slop. Ghostbusters continu … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | March 31, 2024 

 

Brandin Podziemski is a rare player, for many reasons. Besides being a lefty who looks like the upper half of a centaur with a funky love of hook shots, his proficiency as a rebounder is nearly unparalleled among NBA guards. Podz rates as a 99th-percen … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | March 7, 2024 

 

Some guys need a shot. So many NBA-level talents hardly get a chance, and second chances are even harder to find. Making the most of that chance can change the fortunes of a player or a team in a big way. Sam Merrill was once a 24-year-old rookie taken … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | February 26, 2024 

 

The Boston Celtics are in a strange form of NBA purgatory. On pace to win 65 games, they are running laps around the Eastern Conference. They hold the best net rating in the league and have established themselves as clear title favorites yet again. Bos … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | February 22, 2024 

 

I will say the two unnameable words around the Golden State Warriors. No, it’s not “fire Kerr”, “trade Klay”, “European bigs” or “affordable housing”. It’s two timelines. We know it didn’t work. The youth gave a minimal boost at best to the 2022 champi … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | January 23, 2024 

 

It has been a short, strange journey for Nickeil Alexander-Walker in the NBA. Taken 17th overall in the 2019 draft, NAW has been the “also, this guy” in three separate trades, once on draft night and twice at the deadline. Struggling with injuries and … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | January 4, 2024 

 

It has never been easier to be forgotten in the NBA than it is now. As more and more talent clamors for spots among the 450, leashes grow shorter. Patience wears thin as the sheer number of options rises. Team context can give a bit more leash, or take … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | December 13, 2023 

 

If you know anything about the Boston Celtics’ Sam Hauser, you know what this article will be about. This will be a lot of shooting film, and I’m not talking about Abraham Zapruder. Though, if Hauser were standing on the grassy knoll, he would have bee … Read more