If you take a look at the leaderboard for FiveThirtyEight’s NBA player ratings (RAPTOR), you will see a collection of expected names at or near the top. James Harden leads the league at the moment, contributing +11.5 points per 100 possessions to his team’s performance. Reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, new Miami Heat addition Jimmy Butler […]
There is no such thing as a sure bet in the NBA. There is, however, something that comes pretty close: At the end of the season, Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons will lead the league in rebounding. Drummond’s average of 16.7 rebounds per game currently leads the league by two full rebounds over the […]
If Santa had the wherewithal to make an NBA version of his naughty-and-nice list, it’s hard to imagine any club ranking higher on the side destined to receive lumps of coal than the Chicago Bulls. Sure, a handful of teams entered the season with greater expectations and playoff odds, but most of them sustained at […]
With the top record in the Western Conference — a blistering 24-3 mark — the Los Angeles Lakers have been one of the NBA’s early season success stories. Last year, L.A. finished out of the playoffs after LeBron James was limited to a career-low 55 games and his teammates mostly failed to pick up the […]
It didn’t take long for things to go sideways this season for the Knicks. Just over a quarter of the way through the campaign, they own both the NBA’s worst record and worst net rating. And before suffering a both encouraging and frustrating 1-point loss to Indiana Saturday, the Knicks got drilled — by 44 […]