The Phoenix Suns were famously the worst team invited to the NBA bubble in Walt Disney World, beginning play six games back of the No. 8 seed with only eight games left. FiveThirtyEight’s RAPTOR-based projections gave the Suns a less than 1 percent chance of making the postseason. Naturally, the Suns then proceeded to take […]
We’re now just one week away from the resumption of the NBA season. On Monday, we reintroduced you to the bottom tier of teams invited to the league’s restart in Walt Disney World. Today, we’ll continue this exercise, with the six teams positioned as potential conference finals party-crashers but that we nevertheless project as long […]
Heading into the 2019-20 NBA season, there were compelling storylines everywhere. The race for the championship was as wide open as ever. Zion Williamson, maybe the most hyped rookie since LeBron James, was set to make his debut for the New Orleans Pelicans. Superstars like Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook were ready to […]
If you rewind to that chaotic second week of July, when the entire balance of the NBA shifted with one fell swoop, perhaps the most noteworthy thing in hindsight was the wacky game of musical chairs that took place in Oklahoma City. After back-to-back first-round playoff exits, Paul George blindsided the Thunder by asking to […]
So much for the idea of the Rockets standing firm and running things back for the 2019-20 season. Houston, after initially being described in reports as a longshot in Russell Westbrook trade talks, landed the Oklahoma City star Thursday night, edging out other suitors like the Miami Heat and Detroit Pistons. The move is undoubtedly […]