The Trade, The Return, and The Rest

The Trade, The Return, and The Rest

The Trade The headline was James Harden to the Nets for basically all of their draft picks between now and when global warming ends us. (The Rockets literally own either the pick or swap rights to every Nets pick between now and 2027.) On top of that, the Nets had to...
3-1

3-1

Defensive Assignments The Cavs fell for the first time this season, losing 86- 95 to the Knicks. Most of the time, losing to the Knicks would be an embarrassment, but Tom Thibodeau has these guys playing hard and fast. He’ll probably run them into the ground...
3-0.

3-0.

Way Too Soon This is way too soon to get over-excited. That said, I’m more excited about how the Cavs are playing as a team, and the growth I’m seeing from individual players than I am about the (glorious) 3-0 start. The next step in team development will...
2-0

2-0

Surprise, Surprise! There are a lot of folks around the League that might be a little surprised by the Cavs 2-0 start to the season. I’m not ‘around the League’, and I’m also not surprised. Mind you, they haven’t exactly taken down a pair...
Merry NBA Christmas!

Merry NBA Christmas!

Heat 111 | 98 Pelicans I’m worried for the Pelicans. Can you get one star-level point guard by adding Lonzo and Bledsoe together? At this point, Ingram has definitely graduated beyond “Great Value Jayson Tatum”, but what if he has to be the primary...