Ben Detrick
Sam Hinkie Was Right to Leave the Sixers
Sam Hinkie could not have operated with such disregard for short-term success without a leash that few GMs ever enjoy. After Sixers ownership brought on Jerry Colangelo, though, that leash disappeared in a matter of months, and now Hinkie is gone.
The Minnesota Timberwolves Have a Miserable Record and Reason for Hope
Team-building is tricky but a combination of luck and talented youngsters like Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns is giving Minnesota reason to be optimistic.
How Portland Is Rewriting the NBA Rebuilding Script
The Blazers' rebuilding playbook seemed predictable, but so far this season has turned out to be anything but. Challenges remain for one of the NBA's youngest teams, but Portland is enjoying their unexpected playoff run—and proving doubters wrong.
Zaza Pachulia Isn't Afraid to Get Physical
The Dallas Mavericks center just narrowly missed the cut for this year's All-Star Game, which goes to show not how great he is at basketball but how much he's loved.
Roast the Sixers—But for the Right Reasons
The lousiness of the 0-18 Sixers has engendered a peculiar variety of fury from basketball's self-appointed moralists, and it's only been compounded by rookie Jahlil Okafor's recent off-court incidents.
The Rooster Returns: Danilo Gallinari's Shot at the Future
Back from injury and finding his rhythm, Danilo Gallinari, at age 27, could rejoin a basketball revolution that seemingly passed him by.
Kanye Was "All Over" French Montana
Which is weird because most people outside of the New York City mixtape circuit have never heard of him.