What were the best, worst, most surprising and most interesting moves of this NBA offseason? The Crossover staff weighs in. What was the best move of the offseason? Howard Beck: The Rudy Gobert trade – and I don’t mean the Minnesota part (although I liked that too). I know, “best move” usually implies “best buy”. …
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It’s been a strange NBA offseason. Now in the second week of August, there are still big names and restricted free agents that could change the scope of the league. At the same time, it’s unclear if or when any of those dominoes will fall. So we’re going to share some offseason notes, even if …
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The trade deadline has come and gone, meaning there are no more tectonic changes affecting the various pennant races (impact scratches aside). For the most part, the squads are what they are so far, meaning reinforcements will be few and far between between now and October. In this week’s power rankings, we’ll take a look …
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The NBA offseason has reached perhaps its most desolate point: August. This time of year, we all wander like Will Smith I’m a legend but instead of looking for people, we look for even the smallest NBA news. Although there may still be some shoes left, with names like Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook …
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Welcome to The Opener, where every weekday morning during the regular season you’ll get a fresh, topical story to start your day from one of SI.com’s MLB writers. The timing of Tuesday’s monumental trade between Juan Soto and the Padres was, to the neutral baseball observer, both a blessing and a curse. The deal is …
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