I don't understand the sentiment I've seen on here that Bradley Beal is an upgrade over Norm Powell at this stage of their careers

SGA will earn almost $1 million per game in the final year of his new supermax contract. The first NBA player to cross that threshold is coming soon. I dove into all the implications of this financial milestone in a new piece for ESPN.

I tiered the 15 Western Conference teams after the initial offseason flurry. The Thunder are in a group of their own, but who's closest to catching the champs?.

RT @BobbyMarks42: With @kpelton @zachkram @Herring_NBA .

Offseason winners and losers!.

Lillard news is the first of the offseason that literally caused my jaw to drop.

Wrote about Luke Kornet in today's piece (. Advanced stats *love* his impact on both ends.

Featuring one of my favorite stats I've discovered in a while

Before the free agent frenzy begins, here are 7 underrated targets this summer, from post-prime award-winners to unheralded analytics darlings and more:.

My draft value chart has the difference between the 13th and 23rd picks as equivalent to no. 28. In other words, as long as the Pelicans and Bucks aren't 2 of the 3 best teams in the NBA next season, the Hawks won this trade based on pick value.

The Pelicans project as a bottom-3 team in the West and just gave up next year's unprotected pick (or the Bucks' pick if they trade Giannis)???.

And then a piece I'll re-circulate from after the conference finals, detailing the many, many ways that this OKC team resembles the dynastic Warriors from last decade.

First, a deep dive into Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's growing legacy, after he capped off one of the greatest statistical seasons in NBA history.

Wanted to share some next-day reading about the new NBA champions, including a piece with this remarkable chart

This is ridiculous for a 26-year-old!

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the second-youngest player in NBA history with an MVP, Finals MVP, and scoring title. He has the highest-scoring championship season ever, beating Michael Jordan by 0.1 ppg. On SGA's budding legacy, after a season for the ages:.

Players with 20 points and 10 assists in a Finals Game 7:. Jerry West in 1969 (won MVP even in a loss).Walt Frazier in 1970.Big Game James Worthy in 1988.LeBron James in 2016.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tonight.

- SGA stepback 3.- SGA kickout to Chet for 3.- SGA kickout to J-Dub for 3. The platonic ideal of an offensive sequence for the Thunder, turning a tie game into a 9-point lead.

The first 7 minutes of this game were phenomenal. Can't believe it just screeched to a halt like that.

Tyrese Haliburton is only the 5th player ever to make at least three 3-pointers in Game 7 of the Finals. The first quarter is less than halfway over. The others:.Battier (6 in 2013).Draymond (6 in 2016).LeBron (5 in 2013.Steph (4 in 2016).