Over the past few weeks, COVID-19 has driven the world to a near standstill. But Coney Island native Stephon Marbury has risen above and beyond the call of duty to help plug a critical gap in New York City’s recovery infrastructure. From his base in China, Marbury is arranging a deal to supply the city…
In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba), Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) and special guest Josh Eberley (@JoshEberley) of HOOP Mag discuss the best games of the 2019-20 season to rewatch on League Pass. With Coronavirus and social distancing halting the current NBA season and keeping millions at home, it can be tough for…
One of the most amazing things about today’s NBA is how many talented shooters there are. We’ve never seen so many prolific long-range threats in the league at one time. Most young gunslingers coming into the NBA have been practicing the three-ball their entire lives, and it shows. And those who haven’t been working on…
In this inaugural episode of TBW’s Basketball by Association podcast, Joel C. Cordes and Arky Shea look for ways to further improve the NBA All-Star Game’s revamped format. They also discuss why the Houston Rockets’ “super small-ball” experiment could only be happening right now, as well as how the L.A. Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers…
The Minnesota Timberwolves have a long history of being bad. They’ve made the playoffs just once since 2003-04. That was the only time in franchise history they had ever gotten out of the first round. Not coincidentally, they don’t have a very good track record of point guards following that same season when Sam Cassell…
In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) give their early impressions of how the post-trade deadline NBA is shaping up. Will the Houston Rockets’ small-ball experiment work? Should the Philadelphia 76ers keep bringing Al Horford off the bench? Does Marcus Morris make the Los Angeles Clippers title favorites?…
After the NBA community saw one of its idols fall victim to a terrible tragedy this January—one still shaking the foundations of the league—it got me to thinking. Instead of an outpouring of grief or sadness from Kobe Bryant’s passing, it sparked me to use this time as an opportunity to show appreciation for those…
Andrew Wiggins is on his way to the Golden State Warriors after spending the first five-plus seasons of his career with the Minnesota Timberwolves. It seems to me that most of the talk has been about how Wiggins is a better fit for the Warriors than combo guard D’Angelo Russell, who was traded to the…
In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) react to the wild 2020 NBA trade deadline and break down the biggest deals from the week. Did the Golden State Warriors get the better end of the D’Angelo Russell / Andrew Wiggins trade? Why did the Detroit Pistons flip Andre…
In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss Tuesday’s four-team megatrade between the Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets. Are the Hawks the clear winners of this trade? Can the Rockets survive with P.J. Tucker as their full-time starting center, or do they need to…
