Florida's early returns: Alonzo Mourning, Rony Seikaly, Amar'e
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Best of the East
We will see a different Jaylen Brown, Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid and V.J. Edgecombe next season. Each won't be able to help it. Nobody's bowing down, but they will peel off. LeBron James will have the ball in Philadelphia for as long as LeBron'
Good work, Don Nelson
We won't miss Don Nelson too much because his legacy is right in front of us, starting in October and all the way through June. Best players on the floor, always running, taking the best shot for the most points. This isn't Don Nelson's
Worst of the East
The bummer here is not the East, but what they keep doing to our East. Sure, the East won the last title, took the 2025 Finals to seven games, won in 2024 and 2021 and 2019. Nice outputs, poorly sustained so far. At least those teams tried, even if it
The best of the West's offseason
These days, NBA franchises don't need a Lyle gun to grab hold of Oklahoma City. Not only were the 64-win Thunder nearly matched in the regular season by the 62-win San Antonio Spurs, the Thunder were topped by San Antonio in the Western finals. The Thunder