by Jack Tien-Dana
Devin Booker has achieved a level of all-around mastery almost by happenstance, the byproduct of toggling between different roles throughout his career. He has become the NBA’s most amenable superstar.
by Wes Goldberg
Stars open championship windows, but adding the right mix of role players brings home the rings. OG Anunoby, Christian Braun, P.J. Washington and even Bradley Beal are among the players who will have an outsized impact on who wins in June.
by Jack Tien-Dana
Doc Rivers may be best suited to coach a version of the Bucks that ultimately no longer exists. They once bludgeoned their way to a title behind Giannis and a mathematically-optimized scheme, but this team is older and slower than the 2021 vintage and the rest of the East is better.
by Jack Tien-Dana
Rob Dillingham represents Minnesota’s best and last chance to acquire high-level talent that will complement their current roster. Trading for him wasn’t merely a savvy basketball move, it was a clever piece of front office statecraft.