The Suns, Lakers and Heat have all mortgaged significant future assets and spent a lot of money to make themselves better in the present, yet none of the three won 50 games in the regular season and they combined to win just two playoff games before being eliminated in the first round, writes John Hollinger of The Athletic.
The Athletic’s John Hollinger present a fascinating idea to solve the NBA’s plague of late-season awful teams. The bottom teams in the NBA have been bad this season, like historically bad, and it’s only gotten worse since the NBA All-Star Break.
John Hollinger talks about how the Nets look like the Knicks of old and vice versa. John Hollinger of the The Athletic isn’t just a writer on NBA topics, particularly how front offices work.
All good news. Last Saturday, the Knicks gave the Brooklyn Nets the business end of the beatdown stick. That must have inspired John Hollinger to wonder in The Athletic if the Knicks and the Nets have swapped destinies.
Much of the NBA’s Western Conference could be in turmoil this offseason, The Athletic’s John Hollinger writes. There are multiple teams that are all in on their stars but are in or hovering just above the Play-In Tournament in the West, including the Warriors, Lakers, Mavericks and Suns.
With clear issues around the roster, The Athletic's John Hollinger broke down what he thinks your Los Angeles Lakers should do this offseason, highlighted
The Los Angeles Lakers' decision to stand pat at the trade deadline this season seemingly will have more of an impact on their options this coming offseason than many realize.
Billups was also ranked 28th by Nate Duncan. The Portland Trail Blazers have had a rough go of it the last few years, and Head Coach Chauncey Billups isn’t escaping criticism.
The Athletic's John Hollinger offered up an NBA player comparison for Bronny James that, all things considered, doesn't reflect well for LeBron's son. Hollinger compared Bronny to Orlando Magic guard Gary Harris -- a solid, but unspectacular, journeyman role player.
The Athletic’s John Hollinger made a list of intriguing young prospects to watch on floundering teams. With the All-Star Break come and gone, the NBA is entering the stretch run for playoff positioning and the play-in race.
New Orleans Pelicans general manager Trajan Langdon and Philadelphia 76ers GM Elton Brand are among the candidates for the Charlotte Hornets’ head of basketball operations vacancy, per John Hollinger of The Athletic.
USC Trojans guard Isaiah Collier joined the program as the nation's top recruit this season. As such, he carried lofty expectations. Many scouts had Collier
The Athletic’s John Hollinger thinks Ayton is ready for a big jump this season. Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton struggled in his season debut on Oct.
In conversations with sources around the NBA, John Hollinger of The Athletic noticed two reasons being frequently cited to explain Cam Whitmore‘s draft-night slide from possible top-five pick to being selected at No.
After attending the G League’s Winter Showcase in Las Vegas last week, John Hollinger of The Athletic came away curious about the long-term future of the G League Ignite.
Cavaliers The Cavs are the only team in the NBA in the top four in both offensive and defensive rating, as relayed by Marc Stein of The Stein Line. “I’m a believer,” Stein wrote.
Bulls head coach Billy Donovan says he’s still tinkering with different lineup combinations and hasn’t decided which player will start at power forward.
Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins pointed to shooting, play-making, defensive versatility, and chemistry with the starters as the four biggest keys for that power forward spot.
John Hollinger breaks down why isn't so easy for the NBA to kick Robert Sarver out. NBA commissioner Adam Silver has been under fire in recent hours after the sanctions against Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver were revealed.
John Hollinger believes coaches could play video games like NBA 2K to better understand end-game situations. NBA 2K23 was finally released last week and has had NBA fans abuzz as a very polished and well-made game.
Nothing is stopping Nathaniel Hackett — or any NFL coach for that matter — from changing the settings in 'Madden' to hard, changing the game time to a realistic 15 minutes, and then making decisions regarding play-calling as well as timeouts as they happen.
Greece will enter the knockout phase of the tournament this weekend, though Antetokounmpo might return to action Tuesday against Ukraine.
In Portland, Oregon, fans rejoiced after seeing the news of Damian Lillard's two-year, $122 million extension this week. The same can be said for the Wizards, who recently agreed to terms on a supermax contract with Bradley Beal.
Chandler Parsons pulled off one of the all-time great finesse jobs in NBA history, and he definitely knows it.
While some high-profile players and team owners have griped about the NBA’s newly-introduced play-in tournament, the format is working “spectacularly well” and has virtually no downside,.
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