All things jalen-green
![Jalen Green’s filthy jam over Anfernee Simons is Dunk of the Year Worthy](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/6cc5c79392d266285a433698b6007cf5.jpg)
![The NBA script is already rolling as the writers’ strike ends](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-600/4869cb9873fea1b895cefc76e4206fff.jpg)
![The NBA script is already rolling as the writers’ strike ends](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/4869cb9873fea1b895cefc76e4206fff.jpg)
![Be naivete or something else, Blazers' Scoot Henderson guarantees Rookie of the Year](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-600/5531050200e2638a13aa07e21b085191.jpg)
![Be naivete or something else, Blazers' Scoot Henderson guarantees Rookie of the Year](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/5531050200e2638a13aa07e21b085191.jpg)
![Jalen Green’s filthy jam over Anfernee Simons is Dunk of the Year Worthy](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/6cc5c79392d266285a433698b6007cf5.jpg)
Jalen Green’s filthy jam over Anfernee Simons is Dunk of the Year Worthy
During the course of an NBA season, we get quite a few wow moments in many different ways. If it’s n...
![Adam Silver is finally realizing that G League Ignite was always doomed to fail](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/dd3c8eeff9cfa895a60edb0508035402.jpg)
Adam Silver is finally realizing that G League Ignite was always doomed to fail
You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take. But the only way to improve your jump shot is thro...
![The NBA script is already rolling as the writers’ strike ends](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/4869cb9873fea1b895cefc76e4206fff.jpg)
The NBA script is already rolling as the writers’ strike ends
Ding-dong, the strike is dead. The Deadspin staff’s WGA brethren have come to an agreement with the ...
![Be naivete or something else, Blazers' Scoot Henderson guarantees Rookie of the Year](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/5531050200e2638a13aa07e21b085191.jpg)
Be naivete or something else, Blazers' Scoot Henderson guarantees Rookie of the Year
Scoot Henderson set the bar for his first NBA season, and career, in a recent interview, telling Pla...
![The Rockets have become the NBA’s most polarizing team](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/5979e8558271346077bc12ac94f31463.jpg)
The Rockets have become the NBA’s most polarizing team
The Houston Rockets have been stuck in zero gravity since their post-Harden rebuild began two years ...
![Victor Wembanyama won't be NBA Rookie of the Year](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/bf26b36c32f28465ea7d723f13915942.jpg)
Victor Wembanyama won't be NBA Rookie of the Year
Every betting site has Victor Wembanyama installed as the runaway favorite to earn Rookie of the Yea...
![The Rockets are the NBA’s most ambitious offseason franchise](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/7614566f99bffe669b68b2d1ef10c34d.jpg)
The Rockets are the NBA’s most ambitious offseason franchise
After the Denver Nuggets championship parade, it will be the Rockets time to shine. The Houston Rock...
![The NBA’s new CBA nearly carved out a loophole which would have made the draft a choice](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/b0c86999a1f2e26918e6ccb67438ccd2.jpg)
The NBA’s new CBA nearly carved out a loophole which would have made the draft a choice
The annual NBA Draft Combine, hosted in Chicago, is a footnote on the offseason calendar ranking som...
![The James Harden and Houston Rockets reunion is a pie-in-the-sky dream](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/448607ba8388f22220fa95d76fcc2e2b.jpg)
The James Harden and Houston Rockets reunion is a pie-in-the-sky dream
James Harden is a deeply unserious franchise cornerstone. However, in the midst of a pivotal, legacy...
![Some day, not now, Jabari Smith Jr. will know what it’s like to have a true point guard](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/36e73e309a2d57f1e2155bc8306a4972.jpg)
Some day, not now, Jabari Smith Jr. will know what it’s like to have a true point guard
For as much tanking and general thirst that the top three picks of the 2022 NBA Draft garnered, they...
![The NBA’s tanking problem is more perception than reality, and a relegation system won’t fix that](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/c25b5c95ea3240ce486079fe7611af3a.jpg)
The NBA’s tanking problem is more perception than reality, and a relegation system won’t fix that
During NBA Commish Adam Silver’s apology tour session with beleaguered Phoenix Suns employees this w...
![The 2022 NBA Draft’s top five picks felt like a sidekick draft](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/f6f68edf77c3dc61887b279be4503392.jpg)
The 2022 NBA Draft’s top five picks felt like a sidekick draft
The 2022 NBA Draft’s starting lineup is exactly what we thought it would be with a zesty twist.Paolo...
![How the 2022 NBA Draft will go — Lottery Edition](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/8ae5534e71cf43a28c73cd8c4052acb3.jpg)
How the 2022 NBA Draft will go — Lottery Edition
Last year’s draft is already looking like an all-time great. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t...
![Draymond Green follows up Bill Simmons’ bad take with one of his own](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/b550213f1de2c435e2797e1b080e9c45.jpg)
Draymond Green follows up Bill Simmons’ bad take with one of his own
Whenever I see sports media beef, my reaction is to wonder what’s for dinner or daydream about liter...
![The Rockets didn’t win much, but they were a blast to watch towards the end of the season](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/11edc1f32833ee441dba5cd1ef1acba3.jpg)
The Rockets didn’t win much, but they were a blast to watch towards the end of the season
Once the NCAA Basketball Tournaments come around, the rest of the NBA season can feel like a slog. I...
![Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green had a March worthy of No. 1 and No. 2 picks](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/1a764cbe9b84571bfef96357ff71077f.jpg)
Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green had a March worthy of No. 1 and No. 2 picks
Showing out in the NBA in March is not quite like hitting beautifully straight drives on the practic...
![NBA All-Star Saturday Night was fun, but changes couldn’t hurt](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/1bae5a047eb70f3af49330dfe743b7b5.jpg)
NBA All-Star Saturday Night was fun, but changes couldn’t hurt
NBA All-Star Saturday Night was a blast this year. While the events may not have been the most excit...
![It’s not Obi Toppin’s fault the ASG dunk contest was lame](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/b441aea3a306680f795b53a5cac31bcb.jpg)
It’s not Obi Toppin’s fault the ASG dunk contest was lame
Saturday night was not that. But it was fine. Obi Toppin won, deserved to win, and deserved better t...
![Wait, I thought the NBA was lowering the age for draft eligibility?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/c62faa5ec0b26c6d57c83f949f417fe9.jpg)
Wait, I thought the NBA was lowering the age for draft eligibility?
The G League celebrated its 20th season of competition this season but is only on its second of genu...
![Evan Mobley and Scottie Barnes: Like… whoa](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/a0884c4b90cb1e8efd1c807260fc2838.jpg)
Evan Mobley and Scottie Barnes: Like… whoa
Saying Evan Mobley and Scottie Barnes are outperforming Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green is accurate....