NBA Articles

Catch up on the latest NBA analysis from around the league, including basketball news, player evaluations, and previews for the playoffs and beyond.

JJJ And The Knife’s Edge of Small Market Team Building

NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings | February 4, 2026 

 

Header graphic by Emiliano Naiaretti. I love it when a trade comes out of nowhere and rocks our socks off. Two days before the deadline, the Utah Jazz stunned the world by swinging a trade for Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. Hey, NBA inside … Read more

   

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Atlanta Hawks: The NBA’s Next Sneaky Contender

NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings | July 3, 2025 

 

This article was co-written by Ahmed Jama. We are in the middle of the greatest era of parity in NBA history. With the Oklahoma City Thunder crowned champions, there have been seven different Finals winners in seven years, a new record; only once have … Read more

   

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Steals: The NBA’s Next Gold Rush

NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings | June 12, 2025 

 

Basketball is the constant search for the smallest of edges. It’s the driver of team building at the macro level. A 37% three-point-shooting wing over a 35% three-point-shooting wing is an edge. A center who pulls down an 18% offensive rebounding rate … Read more

   

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Finding a Role: Day’Ron Sharpe

NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings | June 8, 2025 

 

Few four-year NBA veterans can claim a more interesting basketball path than Day’Ron Sharpe. The Carolina native has an impressive list of changing circumstances, teammates, and responsibilities at 23 years old. Before we get to where he’s going, let’s … Read more

   

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The Boston Celtics Rebuild Window

NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings | May 17, 2025 

 

There are moments where the whole NBA world collectively holds its breath. When Jayson Tatum went down in tremendous pain, grabbing at his leg, things stood still momentarily. Playoff drama, individual narratives, and everything went out the window bri … Read more

   

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Round One: Nuggets vs. Clippers

NBA Articles | Lucas Kaplan | April 24, 2025 

 

Man, this is an awesome series. On each side, we have incredible, idiosyncratic talents that demand equally idiosyncratic game plans. This goes down the line. Yes, Nikola Jokić is the best offensive big man to ever live, but Kris Dunn is constantly pul … Read more

   

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Warriors vs. Rockets: Key Matchups and Tactics

NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings | April 17, 2025 

 

4-1, 4-1, 4-3, 4-2. Those are the playoff matchup scores between Steph Curry’s Warriors and the Houston Rockets. Given that the four defeats occurred in five years, it’s no wonder Rockets fans have been inflicted with a thorough case of fast-acting CTE … Read more

   

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Boogie and The Beast

NBA Articles | Ryan Kaminski | March 29, 2025 

 

The Magic’s Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero are the rising suns of Orlando’s orbit Photo Credit: Orlando Magic You never know which version of this Orlando Magic team you’re going to get. Sporadic 3pt shooting. Roster-depleting injuries. Rotations lack … Read more

   

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Finding a Role: Tari Eason Update

NBA Articles | Lucas Kaplan | March 14, 2025 

 

For a young player with some confounding tendencies, it’s quite comforting to pop open the hood and see that everything checks out for Tari Eason. For the third straight season to begin his career, the Houston Rockets are much better when Eason is on t … Read more

   

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Warriors Unlock New Deadly Lineup?

NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings | February 28, 2025 

 

After that whirlwind of a trade deadline, it was hard to predict the future of the Warriors in the short and long term. Typically, acquiring a player of Jimmy Butler’s caliber is unequivocally improving. The depth Golden State had to fork over, and the … Read more

   

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