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🏀 2024-25 NBA Forecast and Estimated RAPTOR Ratings 📈
Track how I'm forecasting every team’s chance to make — and win — the NBA Finals, all season long.
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Caitlin Clark Has the Formula to Get Even Better This WNBA Season
The history of other highly-drafted WNBA guards in Year 2 gives clues about where Clark might improve.
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🏀 2025 WNBA Elo Team Power Rankings and Player Rankings 📈
Power ratings for every WNBA team and player this season.
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Round 2 of the 2025 Playoffs Is Breaking the NBA
The Celtics are flailing, the Cavs are cratering and home teams can’t buy a win. The wildest second round in modern NBA history has turned the playoffs…
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The Celtics Are Having the Most Choke-Tastic Start to a Series in Modern NBA History
Boston has lost more late-game win probability than any team to begin a series in the modern era — and it might end up costing them everything.
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What Game 1 Upsets Did to the Thunder, Celtics and Cavs’ NBA Title Chances
And do I have jinxing powers previously unseen in the history of the universe?
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Gregg Popovich Built the NBA’s Best Modern Defense. Then He Built One of Its Best Offenses.
Pop didn’t just win five titles — he reinvented his team multiple times along the way.
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These NBA Playoffs Still Belong to the Thunder, Celtics and Cavs
Until proven otherwise, one of the league's dominant trinity is still probably going to win the 2025 championship.
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What’s a Home Playoff Game Worth Now?
Since the pandemic, we've seen some interesting changes to the effects of home advantage.
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Who Are the Unsung Heroes of the 2025 NBA Playoffs (So Far)?
Let's shine a spotlight on the players making a big playoff impact without gaudy boxscore numbers.
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Why the NBA’s Play-In Lifeline Isn’t Working for 10-Seeds
The Mavericks and Heat probably aren’t the teams to break the curse — but the numbers say it’s overdue.
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These Are the Best Detroit Pistons Since Their Shoulda-Been Dynasty Era
Let's celebrate the cool story that will play out in the Motor City these playoffs.
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