Dan Favale
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Top 3 Candidates for Every Major NBA Award
It's much too early for us to start making informed guesstimates about the NBA awards race, right? Wrong, actually. The 2020-21 campaign is already nearing its quarter pole... → Read More
Power Ranking Every NBA Franchise over the Last 5 Seasons
These are not your regular-season NBA power rankings. Weekly real-time looks at the league's pecking order are subject to recency bias and, oftentimes, the wild swings that come with it... → Read More
Every NBA Team's Most Important Draft Pick Since 2010, for Better or Worse
'Tis the season for NBA draft retrospectives. And this one's a doozy . Most exercises seek to relitigate past selections with the benefit of hindsight. This is a little of that, and a little of not that... → Read More
5 Blockbuster Trade Ideas for Minnesota Timberwolves' No. 1 Pick
Disinformation campaigns are strong during NBA draft season. Teams are reportedly interested in, roughly, every player. Any pick is available for the right price. Your favorite squad is looking to move down... → Read More
Ranking the Greatest Draft Steals in Modern NBA History
Let's make one thing clear right out of the gate: There is no one way to define an NBA draft steal. They come in all forms, at all spots, through many different means. First overall picks can be draft steals... → Read More
Ranking the Biggest NBA Draft Flops from the Past 5 Years
Draft season is upon the NBA again, finally, and you all know what that means: It's time to have some awkward discussions about past rookie classes—conversations that repeat the words flop and bust and mistake and, well, you get the point... → Read More
Every NBA Team's 2020 Free-Agency Big Board
NBA free agency is coming. It doesn't yet have a set date. And the Nov. 18 draft will happen first. And the transaction moratorium will be lifted before that... → Read More
Ranking the Biggest Finals MVP Snubs in NBA History
Crowning an NBA Finals MVP is usually a fairly straightforward, controversy-free, minimally debated process. The pool of participants is so small and only narrows further if everyone from the losing side gets removed from consideration... → Read More
How Every NBA Team Could Add a Star If It Really Wanted One
Public service announcement: This is not the offseason in which NBA teams should be itching to add stars. Trade possibilities abound, because they always do... → Read More
1 Player Every NBA Team Needs to Chase in 2020 Free Agency
Another delay in the NBA 's offseason schedule got you down? Cheer up. We have free-agency suggestions for your team to consider. Selections for every squad are based on a combination of roster needs and financial situations... → Read More
Keep or Trade? What Every NBA Lottery Team Should Do with Its 1st-Round Pick
The 2020 NBA draft order is set, and you know what that means: The time has come, at long last, to instruct all 14 lottery teams about what to do with their first-round picks... → Read More
Why Blazers, Grizzlies Have Edge for NBA's Western Conference Play-in Tournament
Let's call the NBA 's race for eighth and ninth place in the Western Conference what it is: pure, total, brain-bending anarchy. Which makes it awesome. And also utterly confusing... → Read More
Ranking Every NBA Team's Ideal Closing Lineup in Orlando
Crunch-time lineups are not one-size-fits-all for most NBA teams. Some squads default to a select group, usually one consisting of their five best healthy players. Many others are more methodical... → Read More
Ranking the Top 30 NBA Players in Orlando
Regular-season basketball is back! And we're so excited that we could rank the top 30 players present for the Disney World restart. So we will... → Read More
The Top Storyline for Every NBA Team in Orlando
A lot has changed since the NBA closed its doors March 11. Too much. But as the league prepares to resume play at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World ... → Read More
Bleacher Report's Top 100 Player Rankings from the 2019-20 NBA Season
At long last, the moment (we hope) you've been waiting for has finally arrived: Our officially official ranking of the top 100 NBA players for the 2019-20 season is officially here... → Read More
Ranking NBA's Top 15 Centers This Season
A few years ago, the center position seemed to be on the NBA 's endangered list. The game trended toward the three-point line, and advanced numbers revealed how inefficient the post-up possession is... → Read More
Ranking NBA's Top 15 Power Forwards This Season
The power forward position may have changed more than any other in basketball over the course of a recent stylistic evolution. Dirk Nowitzki's shooting and all-around skill changed the game... → Read More
Ranking NBA's Top 15 Small Forwards This Season
Who ordered the ranking of the NBA 's best small forwards with a side of extra-saucy takes? Before we open up the opinion factory, though, be sure to peruse the other installments ... → Read More
Ranking NBA's Top 15 Shooting Guards This Season
Shoutout to the NBA 's best shooting guards this season. Your figurative, social distancing-friendly hugs are en route... → Read More