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Sunday Best: All my latest from the NBA grapevine
A fresh around-the-league notebook features items on Houston's trade season strategy, Oklahoma City's approach to assembling a frontcourt, Erik…
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Marc Stein
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Surprise, Surprise! 16 Writers on the NBA's Early Plot Twists
NBA Substack on the most unexpected things so far
Published on 🏀 5x5 | Royce Webb • 
The NBA's (still mostly empty) Cup
It might be a full-fledged Cup competition someday ... but Tuesday's return of the In-Season Tournament (now officially the Emirates NBA Cup) reminds us…
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This Week In 🏀 can only praise the unbeaten Cavaliers, mock the Leastern Conference and loudly fret (yet again) about NBA injuries
There's actually plenty more beyond all of the above and some news, too, weaved into our latest TWIB compilation
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Sunday 🏀 Best: All my latest from the NBA grapevine
Kevin Durant’s sudden unavailability, Milwaukee's ongoing struggles, New York's roster moves, multiple trade topics and more feature in a fresh batch of…
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11 Takes: Our Favorite Things about the New NBA Season
NBA Substack on the best things so far
Published on 🏀 5x5 | Royce Webb • 
Reacting to NBA Shovegate (and much more)
Our usual Tuesday Newsletter Extravaganza spin around the league, as promised, was pushed post-election to Wednesday
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This Week In 🏀 can only do a lot of NBA musing on this very busy Monday ... AND delve deep into the fascinating career decision made by…
It's the usual bursting TWIB compilation as we brace for 30 teams in action on the same evening
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Sunday Best: All my Giannis-and-Jokić-dominated latest from the NBA grapevine
The states of their respective franchises -- and the stark differences between how we discuss their futures -- carry our latest around-the-league…
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12 Quick Takes on the New NBA Season
NBA Substack on the first 10 days and nights
Published on 🏀 5x5 | Royce Webb • 

October 2024

Injuries still suck
And they force us to keep writing about them at this very early juncture of the 2024-25 NBA season
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This Week In 🏀 can only count up the significant statements made at the start of the regular season and, yes, work our way eventually to…
LOTS here in this TWIB compilation if I do say so myself.
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