Around-the-league NBA notes on a Sunday?
On a Sunday night even?
It’s been a minute, I know, but yes.
We are so back.
The NBA’s post-trade deadline chaos is finally starting to settle somewhat, allowing us to return to a more traditional publishing schedule. That will soon mean the usual This Week In Basketball compilations will regularly appear on Mondays and the Tuesday Newsletter Extravaganza on (you guessed it) Tuesdays, but we couldn’t wait to take another step back to normalcy with a trademark Sunday assemblage of the latest rumbles from the trade/personnel/coaching fronts that have been dribbling in.
And there is much to discuss involving some significant teams and topics … Suns, Wizards, Mavericks, Lakers, Bucks, Timberwolves, Knicks and more. Let’s get right to it:
Feb 13, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Mark Cuban laughs during the second half of the game between the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat at American Airlines
The Boston Celtics are one of the teams who are expected to be a contender at the end of the season. They are the defending NBA champions, so they feel like the
Nikola Jokić is still rewriting the record books — and treating it like just another day at the office. In a 149-141 overtime win over the Phoenix Suns
The New York Knicks are one of the best teams in the NBA, but as of late, they have been defined more by their struggles than their triumphs.The Knicks are 0-7