Nic Claxton Out With Lower Back Strain Will Be Re Evaluated In One Week

by Jack Tien-Dana

The Pistons are an ontological chicken-or-the-egg thought experiment into whether the player makes the team or the team makes the player. With Cade Cunningham in tow, Detroit has their most exciting young player in a generation, even if he’s not the one-man cure-all that they hoped for.

by Jack Tien-Dana

Eventually, there’s hope that Ball can become some sort of evolutionary Steve Nash, an all-world bandleader who can coax melody from a roaring wall of sound, but Charlotte has currently boxed him in as a soloist.

by Jack Tien-Dana

To be at his best, Trae Young doesn’t require a co-star, so much as a security detail. His offensive gifts are so expansive that it inherently narrows his teammates’ responsibilities.

by Zachary Cohen

The Suns added just enough in the offseason in Ryan Dunn and Tyus Jones to give the team some depth while they also upgraded the system and vibes by bringing in Mike Budenholzer to replace Frank Vogel.