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One Wild Week Of The NBA Offseason

We start with what’s going on in the NBA — and there is a lot. The moratorium on trade deals ended Monday, leading to a flurry of activity that included moves for Chris Paul and Jrue Holiday. The draft is on Wednesday. On Friday, free agency negotiations can officially begin. And training camps start in […]

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NBA Player Projections

Our projection system identifies similar players throughout NBA history and uses them to develop a probabilistic forecast of what a current NBA player’s future might look like.

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The NBA Missed The Point On Tampering

Last week, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced new anti-tampering regulations. These new restrictions come on the heels of a very active free agency period where we saw more than $1.4 billion in new deals announced within the first 90 minutes of the formal negotiation period. Today on the show, we break down how these new […]

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The Warriors Lost Their Religion This Summer

Finally, after a seismic NBA free-agency stretch that was like nothing we’ve ever seen before, things have quieted down, and all the moving and shaking has just about ceased. This is the calm before the storm; one in which a wide array of teams may feel they have a shot at winning an NBA title. […]

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