NBA day is finally upon us! In celebration of what should be a national holiday, I’m delivering the prelude to my favorite annual tradition: my top 100 players list. This is a prediction of what my rankings will look like at the end of the 2025-26 season. I’m projecting the upcoming season alone, assuming healthContinue reading “Predicting the Top 100 NBA Players of the 2026 Season”
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2026 NBA Power Rankings
The NBA is so stacked. The vast majority of teams either have playoff-level rosters or enticing young cores. Determining which squads will top the standings in 2025-26 is a tough task, but I gave it a try anyway. Here’s my preseason power ranking of all 30 teams, with placements based on a combination of projectedContinue reading “2026 NBA Power Rankings”
Top 100 Players of the 2025 NBA Season
The 2024-25 NBA season was one for the ages. Individual talent and competitive balance were off the charts league-wide. The Oklahoma City Thunder took home the championship, but all 30 teams had their time to shine throughout the year. In celebration of such a fun chapter in NBA history, it’s time to deliver my annualContinue reading “Top 100 Players of the 2025 NBA Season”
2024-25 NBA Award Show
Picking NBA awards was as tough as ever this year. The 65 game requirement meant that usual pen-in selections like Luka Doncic for All-NBA or now Victor Wembanyama for All-Defense/DPOY were no longer eligible, leaving races much more wide open and tough to decide. And, even with the games played restriction, there was still aContinue reading “2024-25 NBA Award Show”
Immediate Thoughts on the Dorian Finney-Smith Deal
A trade involving the Lakers this season felt inevitable, as the team had a lot of obvious holes preventing them from looking like a real championship-caliber team. We got that deal today with Los Angeles acquiring Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton in exchange for D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis, and three second round picks. Here areContinue reading “Immediate Thoughts on the Dorian Finney-Smith Deal”
3 Changes the Lakers Should Make to Become True Contenders
The Lakers are off to a good start to the 2024-25 season. They are firmly in the playoffs, their offense is one of the best in the league, and their two megastars are doing their thing. However, they don’t quite look like a championship level team, and some things will need to change if theyContinue reading “3 Changes the Lakers Should Make to Become True Contenders”
3 Things to Watch For From Each Team on Opening Night
It’s the most wonderful time of the year— the NBA is finally back! Two fantastic games are on the slate for opening night, with the Knicks taking on the reigning champions, the Celtics, followed by LeBron and the Lakers taking on the Timberwolves. I’m as excited to watch as you are, so I’ll leave theContinue reading “3 Things to Watch For From Each Team on Opening Night”
2022-23 NBA Award Show
The 2022-23 NBA regular season came to a close almost a month ago and the playoff battle is raging on. This year, we’ve seen an unbelievable display of talent across the league. From top to bottom, the NBA is the most talented it’s ever been. Today, while I’m a little late to the party, IContinue reading “2022-23 NBA Award Show”
2023 All-Stars So Far (1/4/23)
There is some incredible basketball being played this NBA season. As we approach the halfway point of the 2022-23 season with the start of a new year, six players averaging 30+ points per game, the MVP race is a dogfight, and both conferences are ultra-competitive. As a result, making All-Star selections come February will beContinue reading “2023 All-Stars So Far (1/4/23)”
Predicting the Top 100 NBA Players of 2023 (10/18/22)
NBA day is finally upon us, and to celebrate the conclusion of the offseason it’s time to predict the top 100 players of the 2022-23 season. This is my third edition of this list and I’m hoping it will be my most accurate one. It’s always a blast trying to guess which players will makeContinue reading “Predicting the Top 100 NBA Players of 2023 (10/18/22)”
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