How do you wrap your head around this recent James Harden trade? This epically large trade was as follows: Nets get: James Harden from Rockets, 2024 second-round pick from Cavs Rockets get: Caris Levert, Rodions Kurucs, three first-round picks (2022,…
The Webber/Nelson Feud Revisited
James Harden’s recent unhappiness in Houston is likely taking them to the point where they will have to trade their megastar under duress. This isn’t the first time a big star has held a franchise hostage and forced a trade…
LaMelo and Bad Rookie Debuts
One of the happenings from the first week of the NBA season was the execrable debut of LaMelo Ball (0-5 from the field and no points). The NBA web is in a tizzy about Ball noting that he “looked lost”…
NBA Preview 2020-21: A Quick Review
Well, that was fast! Part of me is not ready for more basketball but, let’s be honest, having no break from watching NBA games is preferable to watching reruns and various other available entertainment fare. The NBA looks mostly similar…
Q&A With Pete Croatto on From Hang Time to Prime Time, David Stern, the Wild 1980s, and More
On December 1, 2020, Pete Croatto released, “From Hang Time to Prime Time: Business, Entertainment, and the Birth of the Modern-Day NBA.” The book is a fascinating behind the scene looks about how the NBA went from a business teetering…
Swapping Toxic Contracts: Russ for Wall
Three years ago, trading John Wall for Russell Westbrook would be a fantastically interesting challenge trade. Now it feels like….well not quite so fantastic but still a challenge trade of a sort. Let’s break it down by bullet points: -Their…