Michael Pina

It’s officially put up or shut up time for the Sixers MVP. (And for some other big names in the East, too.) Here are five names on the hot seat heading into 2024-25.

So much for the Nova Knicks. New York is now going all in on a different kind of KAT. But will the surprise blockbuster backfire for both contenders?

Howard Beck and Michael Pina discuss the blockbuster trade that brings Karl-Anthony Towns to New York

Sample sizes be damned. From the Bucks being screwed to Jayson Tatum winning MVP, here are some way-too-early takes from the 2024-25 NBA season.

Howard, Raja, and Michael discuss the Milwaukee Bucks and how other teams are preparing for a potential Giannis trade demand, then revisit Michael Pina’s ‘Six Overreactions’ piece and more

The former Knicks lottery pick is averaging more points than Jalen Brunson and is suddenly facilitating like a lead ball handler. Have the Raptors uncovered a hidden treasure?

Which early season trends are we buying or selling? We examine the Bucks’ brutal start, the Cavs’ perfect one, the Lakers’ legitimacy, and two All-Stars trying to make the leap.

Brian chats with Michael Pina about the Celtics’ start to the season, Jayson Tatum’s place among the top players in the NBA, the incredible 3-point shooting from the C’s, their biggest rivals in the East, and more

The Rockets are winning with a dominant defense that merges old-school toughness with cutting-edge principles

Michael Pina discusses Karl-Anthony Towns’s tenure on the Knicks, Mikal Bridges’s struggles, and the Nets’ hot start