NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | February 5, 2025 

 

Here we are, halfway through the season. Monitoring this list has included many injuries, healthy DNPs, and strange performances. Yet we push on. For those new to the series you’ll want to read the first iteration of this year’s check-ins, plus the int … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | January 6, 2025 

 

It doesn’t take an expert to say this rebuild is not going as planned for the Portland Trail Blazers. Yes, it’s only year two of the post-Damian Lillard era. These things rarely happen overnight. That being said, not much of this tank’s return has show … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | December 9, 2024 

 

Last season, I decided to express my interest in player development in writing at a scale I hadn’t reached before. It was difficult to fully explore how stars become stars, role players become role players, and why some find themselves outside of the l … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesTaylor Wyman | December 6, 2024 

 

Prior to this season, Ty Jerome bounced around the league for five years as a fringe rotation player. Then finally at age 27, something clicked. This year he’s been one of the best bench players in the league for Cleveland. (Fourth among bench players … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesLucas Kaplan | November 25, 2024 

 

Our own Charlie Cummings started Swish Theory’s Finding a Role series at the start of last season, the title being self-explanatory: While much of our collective player-analysis brainpower goes into identifying the future stars of the NBA, the meat-and … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesRyan Kaminski | November 22, 2024 

 

This season the folks at Swish Theory are targeting a handful of players they think will bring more winning impact than expected in their respective roles. These players might not be superstars, but they won’t be benchwarmers, either. In the spirit of … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesStewart Zahn | November 20, 2024 

 

October 29th, Dallas at Minnesota A tight game in the third quarter, this Western Conference Finals rematch is hotly contested. Luka, who was demoralizingly great against the Wolves in the playoffs last season, is currently working off the ball to get … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | November 15, 2024 

 

What do you know about nothobranchius furzeri? If your answer is “Nothing, Charlie. What the hell are you talking about?” congratulations—you know as much as I did when I wrote this. Nothobranchius furzeri, known as the turquoise killifish (fire name a … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | November 8, 2024 

 

Nearly a year ago, I wrote about Peyton Watson as an emerging rotation piece for the Denver Nuggets. If you’re not inclined to read it first (though I would highly recommend it), here is the short version: Watson showed himself to be a potent defensive … Read more

   

NBA ArticlesCharlie Cummings | November 1, 2024 

 

If you put up a cloud of words used to describe the 2024/25 Warriors through the offseason, preseason, and first five games, the range of terms would be astounding. Washed, new-look, optionality, depth, timelines, things of that ilk. For me, the bigges … Read more