The NBA revealed the starters for the 2026 All-Star Game on Monday night, and the list reads like a snapshot of where the league is headed: the familiar superpowers are …
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Big men usually dominate Defensive Player of the Year discussions and often end up winning the award. Non-bigs don’t take home the honor as frequently, though Marcus Smart’s win in …
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A Classic In San Antonio: Spurs-Wolves, And A Rivalry That Feels Like The Next Decade
Some regular-season games feel important because they affect the standings. Others feel important because they reveal the league’s future in real time. San Antonio’s 126–123 win over Minnesota on Saturday …
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“There’s Levels To This”: Lou Williams Wants Victor Wembanyama’s Rivalry To Aim Higher; At SGA
For the better part of two seasons, the league’s marketing engine has tried to sell the cleanest storyline in basketball: two impossibly long, impossibly skilled young bigs, Victor Wembanyama and …
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The NBA isn’t short on superstars. From Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Anthony Edwards, and Victor Wembanyama. Pick your own guy and there’s a case. But …
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How The San Antonio Spurs Cracked Oklahoma City Three Times In Less Than Two Weeks
Beating a good team once can be noise. Beating it three times in a compressed window is a pattern. In the span of roughly 12 days, the San Antonio Spurs …
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Victor Wembanyama Brings Euro Stadium Energy To San Antonio With A New Spurs Win Ritual
The San Antonio Spurs didn’t just beat the Oklahoma City Thunder again, they made the victory feel like an event, the kind of home-night atmosphere that belongs more to European …
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Victor Wembanyama Hits 100 Straight Games With A Block And The Record Book Is Suddenly In Reach
Victor Wembanyama’s defense has never needed a marketing campaign. It announces itself the moment the ball leaves an opponent’s hands and the shot ends up redirected, erased, or swallowed by …
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Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren were not drafted in the same year, but they have been compared almost since the moment Wembanyama entered the league. It is not hard to …
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“Too Swaggy”: Why Dirk Nowitzki’s Wemby Critique Hit A Nerve, And Why It Made The Matchup Even Bigger
Dirk Nowitzki has never been the type to police personality. He made a Hall of Fame career out of letting his game do the talking, and he generally treats the …
