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Later today I will post my This Week In Basketball column like usual, only this time it will be accessible solely by paying subscribers, in the eventual form this staple of my Substack coverage will take.

Please join me for some vital reading on the Lakers, Chris Paul, Dennis Schröder, Miami’s post-Kyle Lowry thinking, Golden State and more. Look for it around 1 p.m. ET.

As promised when I launched about a month ago, my weekly newsletter extravaganza every Tuesday — or Monday in this week’s case to tell you so much of what would happen in free agency in advance — will always remain free for all and just an email address away.