1995: Whoop-de-damn-do

Wizards with the ball

Trae Young didn't turn 27 until this season's training camp. That the Washington Wizards were able to acquire Trae Young in exchange for expiring contracts should tell us something. What should teach us more? That Atlanta was willing to take so little in return for Young,

The NBA can handle expansion

In 1971-72, the NBA and ABA combined for 26 professional basketball teams and that is way too many pro basketball teams for 1972, even with all the Boomers finishing college. Way too many considering the scope of the sport's range: 48 American states. One guy from Hawaii, "

Next year is now

The heating pad was on 26-year old Luka Dončić's shoulders on New Year's Eve's eve, not the birthday man, 41-year old LeBron James. What were you doing when LeBron James was born? If you were doing anything, even snoozing in a bassinet, you are

Denver makes lineup change

This is Nikola Jokic's first significant injury, he's out for a month, and it really isn't even an injury, more like a wrenched leg. Sprained left knee, "hyperextended," everything pushed to its max but nothing broken. We are no longer a monoculture