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How Doc Rivers could manage the Ben Simmons-Joel Embiid tandem
The Sixers have a ton of work to do, both in the front office and down on the court. They need shooters and shot creators so they can develop a competitive offensive gameplan. Rivers will be charged with the latter, but the bulk of Rivers’ grade will ultimately rest on how he corrals, inspires and […]
Continue readingThe Clippers’ high-stakes plan to replace Doc Rivers has to hit
After a devastating postseason collapse along with the crashing realization that both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George can become free agents next summer, parting with Doc Rivers on Monday has only increased the stakes. This is a crucial moment in franchise history. It’s the type of move that could end up being the start of […]
Continue readingHow the Doc Rivers and LA Clippers partnership fell apart
First there was a debate over just how much the Clippers should give up in the trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder for George. Would Leonard really sign with the rival Lakers if the Clippers failed to acquire George as his co-star? Could they afford to find out? The conversation had been ongoing for days, […]
Continue readingInside the longest, most unpredictable year in NBA history
An hour before the 2019 NBA Finals tipped off in Toronto — the first time the league’s showcase event had been played outside the United States — commissioner Adam Silver reminded those watching that basketball’s founder, James Naismith, was a Christian missionary who brought the game to China and Europe in the belief that it […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs: What’s real and not in the conference finals?
All four teams are still afloat in the NBA’s conference finals — and things just keep getting spicier. The Boston Celtics kept their season going by beating the Miami Heat in Friday’s Game 5 121-108. The Denver Nuggets, meanwhile, are hoping to make yet another improbable comeback from a 3-1 series deficit, this time against […]
Continue readingHow the Lakers wasted Year 1 of LeBron
The Los Angeles Lakers will miss the playoffs for a sixth consecutive year. LeBron James’ season will end in April for the first time since 2004-05, his second year in the NBA, snapping personal streaks of 13 straight postseason appearances and eight straight NBA Finals berths. Magic Johnson, after two seasons as Lakers team president, […]
Continue readingWNBA leads way for ‘hoopers’ voting campaign
“The WNBA players are precisely the demographic that can energize folks around registering to vote and talking about their plan to vote,” Jackson told ESPN this week. Hoopers Vote is an initiative supported by Rock the Vote, aimed at bringing members from all corners of the basketball community — including WNBA and NBA players, coaches, […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James sets record with 16th selection to All-NBA team
James was one of five players — alongside presumptive NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo, James Harden, Luka Doncic and James’ teammate Anthony Davis — to be named to the league’s All-NBA first team Wednesday, as all three All-NBA teams were unveiled on ESPN’s The Jump. In addition to snapping the tie with those three […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs: Mike D’Antoni might go, but Rockets’ small ball is here to stay
D’Antoni had plenty of experience as a coach who butted heads with front offices when it came to basketball philosophy. He felt restricted in Phoenix, in New York and in Los Angeles. In Morey, D’Antoni found a partner who also embraced ignoring traditional NBA norms and pushing extreme playing styles that were supported by analytics. […]
Continue readingNBPA’s ‘Bubble School’ opens for players’ children
Earlier this summer, on one of the many conference calls between NBA players and National Basketball Players Association officials about how the league’s impending Orlando bubble reboot would work, one player posed a question that caught officials off guard. The player hailed from a team that was likely to contend for a championship, meaning he […]
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