On a per-minute (or per-possession) basis, Jerome is one of the NBA’s most impactful offensive players, as measured by ...

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 ...

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 ...

Statistical draft models have several big advantages, compared to scouts: They are not swayed by aesthetics or random events, such as game-winning shots in the NCAA tournament. And they can “analyze” ...

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 ...

Bob Dylan sang, “Something is happening here, but you don't know what it is.” And it’s true: I had no idea just how much Dylan is into basketball.1 He might have been The Voice of a Generation, but he ...

The Vegas oddsmakers present a clear picture of the Western Conference playoffs — OKC towers over everyone, followed by three playoff-tested teams: the Lakers, Warriors and Nuggets. But those betting ...

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

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 ...

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 ...