On a per-minute (or per-possession) basis, Jerome is one of the NBA’s most impactful offensive players, as measured by metrics like xRAPM. Assuming good health, Jerome is on pace to garner lots of ...

The NBA has some of the best-paid coaches in sports. Steve Kerr, Erik Spoelstra and Ty Lue all rank among the top 25 in the world in salary. But which NBA coaches actually make their teams better, and ...

Last week, Nate Silver published his “NBA Future of the Franchise” rankings — his semiannual feature at Silver Bulletin covering all 30 teams and how they rank in NBA championship equity over the next ...

As I noted last week in my Eastern Conference predictions, this year is a strange one for win totals. The new rules are different: Teams will be punished for finishing with a bottom-three record, ...

If you’ve followed NBA win-total predictions in the past, you’ll notice that this year is a strange one, and the reason is simple: The newly implemented anti-tanking rules have one major and several ...

Have the Spurs truly passed up the Thunder? Would Oklahoma City actually have repeated as champions if Jalen Williams had just stayed healthy? What about Luka Dončić's post-LeBron, drastically ...

Is the East really and truly back? That’s my overriding curiosity. Is the East as good as it looks on paper? I can’t wait to find out. I feel like the East has been subjected to Leastern Conference ...

LAS VEGAS — Back at NBA summer league, where I stayed through Sunday night’s championship game, watching more of the 2026-27 rookie class up close. Brown’s summer league was solid, but nothing to ...

Jeremias Engelmann’s essay “Why the Celtics actually won the Jaylen Brown trade“ ran at the Boston Globe this week and led the site’s most-read list all day Wednesday. (Read it here — subscription ...

With NBA superstar salaries soaring above $50 million and even $60 million per season, getting good value is more important than ever. (That’s one reason the Celtics traded Jaylen Brown.) So I want to ...

Jaylen Brown is a divisive player: His supporters point to a Finals MVP trophy, deep playoff runs, and generally strong performance by the Celtics over the years. On the other hand, his impact numbers ...

Seven teams delighted, annoyed, and surprised me on Tuesday, based on my NBA Draft Big Board. Let’s dig in. It’s been a tough week for the Bucks. There aren’t many front offices that I’ve been more ...