NBA Finals Daily Dime time!

Honoring this one-of-a-kind Finals matchup with a return to the format that delivers 10 drops of NBA knowledge

1️⃣ Why we’re Dime-ing again

It's back!

At least for a limited engagement.

The Daily Dime and especially The Weekend Dime, many years ago, used to be staples of my NBA writing. I wanted to do something distinctive and special (and preferably nostalgic) with my NBA Finals coverage from afar — since I won't actually be attending Finals games — and my trusty editor Royce Webb suggested we reach back for an old school concept to try it out for the next two-ish weeks to see how people like it.

So …

A modern spin on the old Daily Dimes that Royce and I used to team up to work on early in the 21st century — 10 separate items of NBA writing stuffed into one file for peak reader convenience — will run every weekday starting today until these Finals end. Game 7 is scheduled for June 18.

They will also include sprinkles of around-the-league news away from the Finals so there’s something for everyone.

I realize the planned cadence makes it more of a Weekday Dime than a Daily Dime but ... baby steps. This is a mere two-man operation at the moment. Easing back into the grind thus seems wise.

Also quite cool: We recently received a fun pitch to "syndicate" a couple of these pieces during the Finals, much like ace tech correspondent Casey Newton does with his Platformer Substack that runs occasionally on The Verge. We'll have more to come on that development soon.

On to the Finals, friends!