Nathaniel Friedman
GQ
Portland, OR, United States
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Past articles by Nathaniel:
Kobe Bryant Was Just Beginning to Figure Something Out
FreeDarko founder Nathaniel Friedman remembers the late Lakers star. → Read More
Dwight Howard's Redemption: It's Good to Have Him Back
Nathaniel Friedman (Freedarko) on the unlikely redemption story of the season. → Read More
Kyrie Irving Is in a Dream Situation
For this year's NBA preview, Nathaniel Friedman picks the key stories to watch out for this season. → Read More
Just How Special Are the Young Pelicans Going to Be?
For this year's NBA preview, Nathaniel Friedman picks the key stories to watch out for this season. → Read More
Do the Sixers Even Need Ben Simmons to Shoot Jump Shots?
For this year's NBA preview, Nathaniel Friedman picks the key stories to watch out for this season. → Read More
LeBron James and the Lakers Have Something to Prove Again
For this year's NBA preview, Nathaniel Friedman picks the key stories to watch out for this season. → Read More
NBA Preview: The Rockets' James Harden and Russell Westbrook Are in a Position to Create Something Entirely New
For this NBA preview, Nathaniel Friedman picks the key stories to watch out for this season. → Read More
It's Impossible to Overstate How Good Prime Shaq Was
Nathaniel Friedman looks back on Shaquille O'Neal at his peak. → Read More
DeMarcus Cousins's Injury: The Universe Has It Out for Boogie
Nathaniel Friedman on Boogie's bad luck and how we try to make sense of it. → Read More
The Cult of the NBA General Manager
For a long time, GMs worked quietly in the background, but a new generation of GMs like Sam Presti and Danny Ainge are being discussed as much as All-Stars. Nathaniel Friedman on the rise of the superstar GM and what it means for the league. → Read More
Kevin Durant and the Sudden Arrival of the Brooklyn Nets
Nathaniel Friedman on KD teaming up with Kyrie Irving and the illusion of building a team the Right Way. → Read More
The Raptors Won a Championship and the Rest of the NBA Is in Chaos
Nathaniel Friedman on the uncertainty the league suddenly finds itself in. → Read More
Can the Golden State Warriors Reclaim What Made Them So Terrifying in the First Place?
We always knew the end would come. As inextricable as the Warriors’ stranglehold on the league has felt for the past three seasons, there was always an expiration date on it. With Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson hitting free agency in 2019 (and Draymond Green on schedule to do so the following summer), there simply wouldn’t be enough money to go around. This was the light at the end of the… → Read More
The Raptors Are Real
Nathaniel Friedman on the rise of the perennially underestimated Toronto Raptors. → Read More
Even Without Durant, the Warriors Are Destroyers of Worlds
Nathaniel Friedman on Golden State's ability to flourish and dominate even without its best player. → Read More
The Revelations of Kawhi Leonard and C.J. McCollum
Nathaniel Friedman on two incredible and career-defining Game 7s. → Read More
How Valuable Is Kawhi Leonard?
Nathaniel Friedman on Kawhi's playoff run with Toronto, and just how good he's been. → Read More
Damian Lillard Broke the Math
Nathaniel Friedman on the Blazers star and what made his series-winner against the Thunder so special. → Read More
Kyrie Irving Is Taking the Celtics to a New Level
And he's leading the team his way. → Read More
The Brooklyn Nets Are Doing It Their Way
Nathaniel Friedman on how Brooklyn transformed a team lacking lottery picks and roster flexibility into one of the coolest—and most fun—rosters to watch in the league. And that they did it without resorting to "The Process" is even more fascinating. → Read More