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 NBA so much as the modern sport of basketball is Don Nelson's to take credit for, but not to take with him. Don Nelson is tough to write about because I've read a lot about Don Nelson, and I've read a lot of the stuff I've written about Don Nelson. Some of it holds up.

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

What if LeBron picked Philly over Los Angeles in 2018?

Not this whole time, from 2018 through 2026, that wasn't happening: Los Angeles always was. The one thing we've always known about LeBron James remains true in any imaginary instance, our hero was going hack at some point, he was always going to be a Laker.

LeBron with the Sixer surprise

NBA fans shoulda known once LeBron James' reps refused to limit the remaining clubs to two, declined to omit all but the favorites from Ohio and Florida. Golden State and Minnesota saw their fortunes rise and fall but Philadelphia never left the orbit. That he chose the 76ers is

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Worst of the East

The best of the West's offseason

What if LeBron picked Philly over Los Angeles in 2018?

LeBron with the Sixer surprise