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The Heat Are the NBA’s Most Puzzling Team

If you aren’t sure of what to make of the Heat, who stand just 10–11 a quarter of the way through this NBA campaign, don’t worry. Really, none of us do at this point. Over their last 16 games, the Heat—coming off a run to Game 7 of the Eastern…

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NBA First-Month Awards: Best Player, Rookie and League Pass Team

Who is the MVP at the one-month mark? Who is another award candidate that deserves recognition? Our writers weigh in.

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Joel Embiid Is Heating Up

The superstar, who often takes some time throughout the season to fine-tune his conditioning, might just be getting started.

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Analyzing the Nets’ Decision to Hire Jacque Vaughn

Brooklyn named Vaughn its new head coach. Can he turn the season around?

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NBA’s Early Surprises and Disappointments

Plus, the biggest overreactions to the first week of games.

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Why Are the Lakers Waiting to Trade Russell Westbrook?

Our writers break down the current state of Los Angeles's roster.

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Boston’s Grant Williams just outside Sports Illustrated’s top 100 NBA players for 2022-23

The Celtics forward could easily make this assessment look silly if things go right for him, however.

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SI:AM | The Top 10 Players in the NBA

The final installment of our NBA Top 100 list is here.

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Chet Holmgren’s Injury Is a Big Bummer

The Thunder rookie will miss the NBA season after suffering a foot injury. The Crossover staff reacts.

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SI:AM | So Much for Kevin Durant’s Ultimatum

He’s staying in Brooklyn, but what comes next?

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Best, Worst and Most Surprising Moves of the NBA Offseason

Kevin Durant’s trade request, the Rudy Gobert blockbuster deal and the Hawks’ gamble on Dejounte Murray highlight an eventful offseason.

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NBA Teams Entering the Danger Zone

Predicting which 2022 playoff teams may not be so lucky next season.

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NBA Predictions: Where Will Superstars Land Before Season?

Forecasting the futures of Kevin Durant, Donovan Mitchell, Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook.

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What’s the Best Fit for Russell Westbrook?

The Lakers guard might have to make a huge sacrifice if he wants to make things work in the next stage of his career.

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The Timberwolves’ Big Gamble on Rudy Gobert

Lord knows it’s tempting to ponder and speculate whatever Kevin Durant’s next stop will be. The oversized domino hasn’t tumbled yet, like the entire NBA seems to be waiting on it to do. But that’s given us plenty of time to hear the array of possibilities that might lie ahead…

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SI:AM | NBA Free Agency: 5 KD Trades, Brunson’s New Team and More

Here’s everything you may have missed during a wild day of NBA news.

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Breaking Down the Nets’ KD–Kyrie Irving Debacle

Where did it all go wrong in Brooklyn? Our experts look at why the superstar tandem didn’t pan out and where things are headed next.

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SI:AM | New-Look Astros, Same Results

These aren't the same Astros you’re used to hating but they’re winning games just the same.

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Kyrie Irving Must Show He’s Worth A Bigger Commitment

For all the speculative, high-level drama of this past week with Kyrie Irving, Monday’s events indicated nothing had fundamentally changed yet as far as his NBA future is concerned. Forced to consider his options after Brooklyn refused to lay out a max extension, Irving, who began indicating which ...

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NBA Finals: Biggest Surprises, Key Steph Stats and Game 5 Predictions

Five questions on Celtics-Warriors heading into a pivotal Game 5.

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Celtics’ Leap Calls Back to Start of Dubs’ Dynasty

First-year coaches unlocked each club’s offense.

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So, About My Warriors-Mavs Prediction ...

If we turn back the clock precisely a week ago, there was a man who made a particularly bold claim: The red-hot Mavericks, fresh off embarrassing the top-seeded Suns, would also go on to knock off the Warriors to reach the NBA Finals. The column laid out valid enough reasoning,…

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SI:AM | Luka and the Mavs Humiliated the Suns

Dončić has Dallas in the conference finals after handing Phoenix an embarrassing loss.

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Game 7 Predictions: Who Will Win Bucks-Celts, Mavs-Suns?

Sunday’s NBA playoffs feature two series-deciding games, and they both could go either way.

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20 Thoughts on the NBA’s Wild Weekend

From Ja Morant’s injury to Joel Embiid’s comeback, our writers weigh in on each playoff series during an eventful second round.

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