Unlike its Western counterpart, where good teams routinely have been left out of the playoff picture, the East — since the Charlotte Hornets reentered the league in 2004, bringing the NBA to its current 30 teams — has seen a below-.500 team make the playoffs eight of those 18 seasons. There’s been a four-win gap […]
Continue readingThe Los Angeles Lakers are 0-3, have roster construction issues and eventually will have to make a trade — probably, but not certainly, involving Russell Westbrook. For now, let’s focus on where the Lakers can go from here because the next big move they make is likely going to test their discipline. Really test it. […]
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