How Team USA Can Still Win The FIBA World Cup With One Hand Tied Behind Its Back
A lot of the big names may be sitting this one out, but the Americans can continue their international dominance if everyone accepts his role.
Author: Patrick Culligan
2019 Summer League Graduates
It can be hard to know what’s real in the desert sands of Vegas, but a handful of performances were no fluke.
Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul, and the NBA’s Endless Summer
The blockbuster swap of Hall of Fame point guards is a fitting capper on a league-altering summer.
A New Balance
Kawhi Leonard is the NBA’s new puppet master, and other observations on the league’s forever changed landscape.
The Big Questions Heading Into Free Agency
Being an informed modern fan of the NBA involves cultivating an understanding of (and opinions on) two interrelated but fundamentallyContinue Reading
What to Watch For on a Wild Draft Night
With an historic/entertaining/catastrophic NBA Finals and an (eventual) AD-to-Hollywood trade barely in the rearview, the bat-shit crazy, 24/7/365 NBA calendarContinue Reading
AD-eep Impact: All the Ways the Anthony Davis Trade Alters the NBA
After five months of sloppy, unsatisfying foreplay, the long-rumored Anthony Davis-to-L.A. deal was finally consummated on Saturday. Before we couldContinue Reading
Sorting Through a Complicated Night in Toronto
First, a disclaimer. This column may turn out to be more of a public therapy session than a cogent pieceContinue Reading
NBA Finals Roundup: What We Know So Far
To quote the great Ron Burgundy: “Boy, that escalated quickly.” The first two games of the NBA Finals are alreadyContinue Reading
NBA Finals Preview: Can The Kings In The North Take The Throne?
Unlike all those climbers waiting in line on Mt. Everest, at long last we’ve reached the summit of the NBAContinue Reading
24 Sloppy Seconds 