By Alec Marcus Since the turn of the millennium, no professional sports league has engineered a greater explosion than the National Basketball Association. The league’s management, ownership, and players have revolutionized sport as we perceive it today. Amateurs that came from overseas to star in America have helped make the NBA a global game. ItsContinue reading “25 Storylines for NBA 2025”
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Redemption is Green
By Alec Marcus Imagine you are a Boston Celtics fan in 2008. Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen just defeated the rival Lakers for their 17th NBA Championship, the most in league history. The coming years are even brighter with a young Rajon Rondo, “Big Baby” Glen Davis, and Kendrick Perkins all under contractContinue reading “Redemption is Green”
The Run that Saved the Mavericks
By Alec Marcus On the Eve of the 2024 NBA Finals, you almost certainly have forgotten that just over a year ago, the NBA fined the Dallas Mavericks $750,000 for tanking. An “organizational decision” was made to rest six rotation players in addition to only playing Luka for 12 minutes, as an effort to intentionallyContinue reading “The Run that Saved the Mavericks”
The Lakers Just Aren’t Good Enough
By Alec Marcus The most polarizing, publicized, and pressurized team in the NBA was sent home on Monday night at the hands of the Denver Nuggets. It caused a much more bitter taste within the Lakers organization than their scintillating run had only a year prior. The difference is that their season finished in lateContinue reading “The Lakers Just Aren’t Good Enough”
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