Tyler Parker
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In Praise of OG Anunoby’s Stifling Defense
The Raptors’ do-everything wing is having a career year when it comes to stealing, stymieing, smothering, and infuriating opposing offenses → Read More
On the Night Anfernee Simons Became a Blowtorch
Portland’s young guard had an earth-shaking third quarter against the Nuggets, helping the Blazers remain undefeated → Read More
Tank Diaries: To Tank Is to Live
When the only way to get a star again is to bottom out, every Lu Dort shot becomes a moral conflict → Read More
Ja Morant: Rookie of the Year, Antigravity Plane
A four-part love letter to the Memphis Grizzlies point guard, who has only just begun to scale great heights → Read More
Defining Moments of the NBA Season: “What About Scarves?”
How winter neckwear divided, then brought together, the Toronto Raptors → Read More
We Are Going to the Sea! (From the Safety of Our Car.)
How do you explain social distancing to a ‘Little Mermaid’–obsessed 3-year-old? → Read More
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Puts the Ritz on the Thunder
Oklahoma City isn’t wilting in the wake of Russell Westbrook’s departure, and young SGA is proving to be everything he was billed to be and then some → Read More
Five Reasons to Watch the San Antonio Spurs This Season
In a league where teams’ playing styles are becoming more homogenized, it’s nice to know the Spurs are still putting up midrange jumpers, trying to keep stuff a little less vanilla, a little stranger → Read More
Five Reasons to Watch the Toronto Raptors This Season
The defending champs lost the Finals MVP but they still got Freddy V, Spicy P, La Tanqueta, Mr. Fancy Pants, and K-Low → Read More
NBA Preview: Five Reasons to Watch the Washington Wizards This Season
Including Bradley Beal’s Instagram archives, John Wall’s high school highlight reel, the Japanese Jordan, and some strong words for Davis Bertans → Read More
NBA Preview: There Are at Least Five Reasons to Watch the Orlando Magic
They have 1,000 centers, a no. 1 draft pick reclamation project, a super-dunker 3 who is probably a small-ball 5, and 1,000 more centers → Read More
NBA Preview: Five Guys to Watch on the Hawks, If That’s Your Bag
The yacht rock of Trae Young, the dance moves of Vince Carter, and the Book of Kevin Huerter. There’s a lot to love in Atlanta this season. → Read More
Russell Westbrook Is Gone: A Sad Farewell to an Oklahoma Icon
A native Oklahoman reminisces about 11 years of the most beloved player in Thunder history: the dunks, the stat-chasing, and the missteps of a firebrand who was always himself, for better and for worse → Read More
The Absolutely True Stories of Rob Pelinka
The Lakers general manager is being lambasted over his Kobe Bryant–Heath Ledger anecdote, but we have uncovered some other tall tales, straight from the man himself → Read More
Nikola Jokic Is Poetry in Motion
The Nuggets All-Star point-center is one of the most enigmatic players the NBA has seen in a long time → Read More
And Now We Praise Sixth Men: A Celebration of Lou Williams
The veteran Clippers guard is an NBA cult hero, don of the bench mob, and an old-school scorer’s scorer who evokes memories of Allen Iverson. And his performance against the Warriors in the first round of the playoffs is something worth celebrating. → Read More
Giannis Is Ready for Liftoff
The best part about watching the Bucks’ MVP candidate is seeing him start to realize just how good he is → Read More
Ranking the Delightfully Weird Characters of ‘The Beach Bum’
A bizarre list for an equally bizarre collection of humans → Read More
Probably the Weirdest Blog About Montrezl Harrell You’ll Ever Read
The man is standing on top of the mountain. He has been there before, in his dreams. He’s wet with sweat and above the clouds and his clothes are coated in diamonds. He turns to camera. I should say, we’re watching this on TV. The television has a plasma screen. So sick. We should watch DVDs later. Do you guys like DVDs? Everyone focuses in and stops being idiots and joking around. We see that… → Read More
The Year of the Horse
The world would be a better place if it was more full of horses. In movie theaters in 2018, we got just a tad closer to that utopia. → Read More