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Jim Rich
Pulitzer Prize-winning editor
![OKC's Sam Presti is an overrated draft savant](jpg/f002b6a355d75af2daef0f10c0e821d9.jpg)
OKC's Sam Presti is an overrated draft savant
Sam Presti is the only NBA executive ever to draft three future MVPs and he did it in three consecut...
![Who is the best point guard in the NBA?](jpg/820987e1103ec1eb97e709d57d8faf61.jpg)
Who is the best point guard in the NBA?
What is a point guard in today’s NBA? The role and term has evolved so much from the 1990s when the ...
![It's make or break for the Los Angeles Clippers](jpg/53bbe81d6c8208b5e73426b88dd9d93f.jpg)
It's make or break for the Los Angeles Clippers
Curses run deep. They fester in bloodlines, foundations and scorched Earth and are lamented in prose...
![Who is Mr. Franchise for each NBA team in the 21st century?](jpg/460c41124c72a4620e37e2f5101a76ec.jpg)
Who is Mr. Franchise for each NBA team in the 21st century?
Michael Jordan will always be synonymous with the Chicago Bulls. Same thing for Magic Johnson with t...
![As the Thunder return to contention, let's not forget the Supersonics](jpg/1ea193a86fdeae9377f78c2634626b0c.jpg)
As the Thunder return to contention, let's not forget the Supersonics
The Oklahoma City Thunder have executed one of the shortest rebuilding periods in NBA history. Since...
![The Knicks are back after 2 decades of James Dolan terror and ineptitude](jpg/a1dfe0854d0f122f35979f6aed9c7042.jpg)
The Knicks are back after 2 decades of James Dolan terror and ineptitude
The New York Knicks won the NBA trade deadline, fleecing the Detroit Pistons for Bojan Bogdanović an...
![SB LVIII even too expensive for the rich; A Swifties guide to the game; Poor Mama Kelce; What's Brock Purdy have to do with Lee Harvey Oswald?](jpg/54e5fd6e24eb78925c5d4a718b88c0ab.jpg)
SB LVIII even too expensive for the rich; A Swifties guide to the game; Poor Mama Kelce; What's Brock Purdy have to do with Lee Harvey Oswald?
Unfettered capitalism is putting some restraints on the top one percent enjoying one of its biggest ...
![The NBA trade deadline was a bit of a dud, but here's a look at who won and who flopped horribly](jpg/b7d3f74ce17384dec3c134d441080c4b.jpg)
The NBA trade deadline was a bit of a dud, but here's a look at who won and who flopped horribly
After last year’s insane trade deadline, which featured Kevin Durant being dealt to the Phoenix Suns...
![It's time for the Mavericks to fire Jason Kidd and Nico Harrison](jpg/a61199fe97e68274da426e4a883363d3.jpg)
It's time for the Mavericks to fire Jason Kidd and Nico Harrison
No team in recent memory has failed to build around a generational superstar more than the Dallas Ma...
![These are the current and former NBA players who need their own podcast](jpg/3e3a3a96fe271b1df489eb8df13c7640.jpg)
These are the current and former NBA players who need their own podcast
A decade ago, who would have thought that current and former players would be the best analysts and ...
![Jalen Brunson is the best point guard in the NBA](jpg/d569c50382c607735960763543aa8250.jpg)
Jalen Brunson is the best point guard in the NBA
At his introductory press conference on Sept. 22, 2022, Jalen Brunson sat at a podium, decked out in...
![Looks like the new 'Steroid Olympics' are actually going to happen](jpg/a4f0f173203ec6b19c9881ac9bb62ebc.jpg)
Looks like the new 'Steroid Olympics' are actually going to happen
There’s good news for steroid fans: juicers will finally get their day on the field. A who’s who of ...
![The NBA 'superstar' landscape has shifted](jpg/f4bfbd1a737fa8970c2957f3fb776c55.jpg)
The NBA 'superstar' landscape has shifted
There is no greater conduit for NBA hyperbole than the conversation around “superstars.” To have a r...
![Who's the best at each position in the NBA? We have answers](jpg/6ba8bf398cba74a9099b238abcb7a358.jpg)
Who's the best at each position in the NBA? We have answers
Before you jump down our throat for ranking by position in a positionless NBA, take a deep breath. I...
![Isn't it about time the NBA forces James Dolan to sell the Knicks?](jpg/364163853396fc77c25c71922c14545f.jpg)
Isn't it about time the NBA forces James Dolan to sell the Knicks?
I did not know what I was getting into when I became a Knicks fan. I got into it to find a bond betw...
![Alperen Şengün has a chance to be as good as Nikola Jokić](jpg/630a214adc6881a37c3094a696098801.jpg)
Alperen Şengün has a chance to be as good as Nikola Jokić
Every other generation, a player changes how his position is taught, scouted and played. For the cur...
![What do you think about that lousy Rudy Gobert trade now?](jpg/a23c93845abe77663bdf08a424a63daf.jpg)
What do you think about that lousy Rudy Gobert trade now?
From the moment it happened in the summer of 2022, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ acquisition of Rudy G...
![In honor of Martin Luther King Day, here are some of the best HBCU athletes to make it in the pros](jpg/62317b91ce34daee5c90be9f03ef278c.jpg)
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, here are some of the best HBCU athletes to make it in the pros
We’ve already highlighted some of the famous Black celebrities who are HBCU alumni, but what about t...
![As the NBA season approaches the halfway point, let's look at the winners and losers so far](jpg/38a3ee201b8f736fd511b05d1c71071b.jpg)
As the NBA season approaches the halfway point, let's look at the winners and losers so far
With 2024 in full swing, let’s award the winners and losers of the first half of the NBA season. It’...
![It's NBA trading season and these are the players who should be dealt next](jpg/2466959777c7c9db4ff57016a58e5b7c.jpg)
It's NBA trading season and these are the players who should be dealt next
Nobody expected the NBA trade season’s first domino to fall on New Year’s Weekend. When OG Anunoby, ...