Cam Thomas, Moneyball and the Joy of Unwavering Fandom
Jon Horst is a fascinating fella. The moves he makes always seem to come out of left field. He works in silence and almost never does what’s obvious. You have to tip your cap to the guy, because the swings he takes have resulted in a championship, but also, more importantly, Giannis Antetokounmpo sticking around…
Jase Richardson Just Sneakily Won the Trade Deadline
The 2026 NBA trade deadline was full of activity and surprises and could go down as one of the most exciting ones in recent memory. Winners and losers of the deadline will be the talk of the town in the coming days. Which teams made the best and worst moves? Which players will succeed or…
2025-26 Bench Mob All-Stars
Bench Mob Blog’s core mission has always been to show love to the unknown players whose stories and impact go unnoticed by the average fan. That’s why the Bench Mob All-Star tradition was created back in 2022. This is a tribute to the NBA’s best end-of-bench ballers, guys who have been making names for themselves…
The Heat Did It Again With Pelle Larsson
Every year, it feels like the Miami Heat unearth another second-round or undrafted gem. Their scouting department is the stuff of legends. Their work on the margins has been instrumental in their continued prosperity as an organization— they even made a Finals run on the backs of Caleb Martin, Max Strus and Gabe Vincent (well,…
5 Margin Moves That Would Make a Difference at the 2026 Trade Deadline
It doesn’t really feel like it, but NBA trade season is upon us. Usually, multiple deals would have happened by this point of the season, but we’ve only seen Trae Young moved so far. That said, with the East being wide open and the West being tightly contested, many teams will surely be looking for…
NBA Content Creator Spotlight
Bench Mob Blog is now in its sixth year of existence. Building and maintaining this blog has been an incredibly fun and rewarding journey for me, and one of the best parts of the journey has been all the connections I’ve made along the way. My strong presence on Twitter has allowed me to cross…
Thoughts on the Trae Young Trade
Welp, that didn’t take long. Two days after his initial trade request and just hours after the announcement of his preferred destination, Trae Young was traded to the Washington Wizards in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. For such a star-studded deal, there isn’t a lot of shock factor here. After all, Young did…
Is This the End for Tyler Smith?
Tyler Smith, the 33rd pick in the 2024 NBA draft, was waived from his two-way contract with the Houston Rockets yesterday. This is the second time Smith has been cut this season; the Bucks, the team who drafted him, let him go in the process of trimming their roster after training camp. The young forward…
5 G League Winter Showcase Standouts Who Deserve an NBA Opportunity
The G League’s annual Winter Showcase just wrapped up, with the Salt Lake City Stars winning the tournament championship (shoutout John Tonje, Steven Crowl and Max Klesmit). In the Showcase, players have the opportunity to display their talents in front of scouts and front office personnel from all 30 NBA teams. Several showcase standouts already…
Maxime Raynaud and the Fight Against Aesthetic Bias
If you’re a basketball analyst, or just watch the sport in general, you’ve judged a player off their aesthetics before. Maybe you assumed a dude with a funky jumper couldn’t shoot before watching him drain five threes against your team, or maybe you figured a fat 6’11” European dude would be unskilled and uncoordinated when…
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