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We Don't Know What We Want From All-Star Games
Fans rejected the NBA's artificial spectacle. Then baseball gave them something more real — and they hated that, too.
Jul 16
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Neil Paine
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The Celtics Won the Future and Lost the Plot
Boston may have won the asset math, but they traded Jaylen Brown to a rival at the exact moment they should have been maximizing the present.
Jul 2
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Neil Paine
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Everyone Is Coping With the Knicks' Title in Their Own Way
In a league caught between wide-open parity and looming dynasties, every contender is talking itself into a different path forward.
Jun 30
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Neil Paine
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The 2026 NBA Draft's Real Value? Saving Teams From Themselves.
Historically, stacked drafts don't make the No. 1 pick more likely to become a superstar. Instead, they reduce the chances that teams at the top pick a…
Jun 23
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Neil Paine
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The Market Still Doesn't Know What to Do With the Knicks
Even after a record-breaking title run, New York isn't close to being favored to repeat — which might say as much about the NBA's new age of uncertainty…
Jun 15
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Neil Paine
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🏀 2025-26 NBA Elo Forecast and Player Ratings 📈
Track how I'm forecasting every team’s chance to make — and win — the NBA Finals, all season long.
Jun 14
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The Knicks Are the Perfect Champ For the NBA's Weirdest Era
New York ended 53 years of frustration not with a textbook superteam or an alien-level superstar, but with a roster built perfectly for a league where…
Jun 14
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Neil Paine
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The Knicks Picked the Perfect Time to (Apparently) Become a Superteam
The Knicks came into the playoffs looking like just another contender. Now up 2-0 in the Finals, New York is tracking for one of the most dominant…
Jun 8
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Neil Paine
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The Spurs Rebuilt Their Dynasty in Fast-Forward
San Antonio let one Finals team disappear completely, hit rock-bottom... and then built another around Victor Wembanyama in a hurry.
Jun 3
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Neil Paine
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The Knicks Are Trying to Become the Team Who Used to Haunt Them
In the '90s, the Jordan Bulls represented New York's ceiling. But now, the 2026 Knicks have followed a similar path from 3-year build-up to Finals…
Jun 1
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Neil Paine
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The Spurs Are Still the Thunder's Biggest Problem
OKC remains the West favorite — but the Spurs were the one team who made the defending champs look mortal.
May 18
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Neil Paine
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It's True: LeBron's Lakers Stint Was Indeed a Success
Or, if it doesn't feel that way, it's because Lakers Exceptionalism has skewed everyone's expectations.
May 13
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Neil Paine
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