Every year, since 1973, one NBA general manager or team president has been named the league’s Executive of the Year. The award is certainly an honor but also shortsighted. It …
At some level, horrible players can’t disappoint us. It’s all about expectations, right? The first step to being disappointed is setting the achievement bar somewhere higher than the ground. So …
Since the NBA is considering altering the format of the All-Star Game, I have some ideas. USA vs. The World has more juice than ever, from an NBA perspective. Think …
“The Basketball 100” is the definitive ranking of the 100 greatest NBA players of all time from The Athletic’s team of award-winning writers and analysts, including veteran columnists David Aldridge …
We’re about a month into the NBA season, and while the injury bug has bitten nearly every team in one way or another, there are other worries that are worth …
Dyson Daniels went 3 of 16 against the New York Knicks last week. It was amazing. Let me explain. First, it was a career-high in shot attempts. Second, he took …
The inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament was a topic of discussion among basketball fans last season. In its second year of existence, the tournament has been rebranded as the Emirates NBA …
The 2024-25 NBA season is less than two weeks old, but some noteworthy trends are starting to emerge across the league, including some we perhaps weren’t expecting. What has been …
For the first time in the 2024-25 season, we bring you NBA Power Rankings here at The Athletic. You may remember me from such films as the 213 LA Clippers …
Part V of a five-part series ahead of the 2024-25 NBA season, chronicling how the league reached this era of parity and the key questions that remain.• Part I | …