ONE. LeBron James said he isn’t motivated by winning an MVP, but he is motivated to prove he’s the best in the game. So what we have here is a matter of semantics. “It’s not even debatable,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. “He’s having that type of season.” And in case anyone thought otherwise — […]
ONE. A decade ago the trend around the NBA was to build Big Three lineups around three star players. Today we’re seeing it turn to more of a salary cap-friendly approach of the Dynamic Duo. The Lakers have LeBron James and Anthony Davis. The Clippers countered with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. The Rockets put […]
ONE. They say the NBA is a talent-driven league. The problem is most of the talent is concentrated on a handful of teams. So what happens when you don’t have enough talent to win? The correct answer is you empower the coach. But that doesn’t happen in today’s NBA. Let’s take a look at the […]
ONE. The new game format for the NBA All-Star game was a rousing success, as the league saw an 8% spike in viewership from last season with a peak of 8 million viewers when the game got the most interesting: the commercial-free fourth quarter that included the “Elam” ending. It was undoubtedly a risk for […]
ONE. The Knicks had a very busy week and yet made only one trade. Let’s begin with the news from Tuesday, when the team announced team president Steve Mills was leaving his position effective immediately. General manager Scott Perry was put in charge of overseeing basketball operations on an interim basis. Perry worked the phones […]
ONE. When we consider the snubs for this year’s all-star roster, look beyond the statistics. We are entering an era in the NBA where there is a greater emphasis put back into winning. This is a good thing for the league. While the starters are selected by a voting process that consists of 50% of […]
ONE. Are the Rockets just going through the dog days of the NBA season or is a dramatic change on the horizon for them? Mike D’Antoni entered this season with the label “lame duck coach” because he’s in the final year of his contract. Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta said at the start of the season […]
ONE. Kyrie Irving has a game that can, at any moment, blow up the internet with a jaw-dropping move that makes shake your head and wonder how anyone can do what he does. He can also do the same off the court. After the Nets lost to the 76ers on Wednesday, in a game Irving […]
ONE. There used to be a worn out cliche that warned, “Live by the three, die by the three.” But as we head into the third decade of the 21st Century, the NBA has become a league that not only lives by the three, it’s thriving by it. But does that mean the game is […]
ONE. The reputation Chris Paul had after he was traded by the Rockets was that of a grouchy, aging star with not much tread left on the tires. He and James Harden clashed in the locker room and one of them had to go. And we all know Harden isn’t losing that popularity contest in […]