NBA Deep Dives

Nick Agar-Johnson @nba_johnson and J.C. Fischer @thejcfischer dive deep into the Dallas Mavericks by reviewing their offseason, talking about their first 12 games, and discussing the lineup and rotations. They discuss Harrison Barnes’ increased role and whether he's been worth his max contract so far, as well as the frontcourt pairing of Dirk and Andrew Bogut. They also briefly review the play of Dallas' younger players, the shaky starts of Wes Matthews and Justin Anderson, and what Dallas can get out of Seth Curry. Finally, they discuss whether Dallas can improve their struggling offense to match their decent defensive play thus far.

Nick Agar-Johnson @nba_johnson and Jordan Kligman @416basketball dive deep into the Toronto Raptors by reviewing their offseason, looking at their first 10 games, and discussing the lineup and rotations. They also discuss Jonas Valanciunas’ increased role, Kyle Lowry’s early struggles, DeMar DeRozan’s incredible start to the year and the surprising early starting role given to Pascal Siakam.

Nick Agar-Johnson @nba_johnson and Benjamin Winks @BenjaminWinks dive deep into the Cleveland Cavaliers by reviewing the Cavs offseason, previewing the rest of the NBA season, and discussing the lineup and rotations. They also discuss LeBron's emphasis on playmaking thus far, Iman Shumpert's strong start, and some of Cleveland's advanced statistical numbers in the early part of the season.

Nick Agar-Johnson @nbajohnson and Jeremy Stevens @TacoHaus dive deep into the Boston Celtics by reviewing the Celtics offseason, preview the rest of their NBA season, discuss Al Horford's fit, lineup rotations and how Jaylen Brown is already exceeding expectations. They also discuss Marcus Smart, Ray Allen's time in Boston and talk about Jeremy's latest feature article on Avery Bradley.

Nick Agar-Johnson @nba_johnson and Devin Domano @DevinDomino11 dive deep into the Minnesota Timberwolves by covering Tom Thibodeau, reviewing the Timberwolves offseason moves, what to expect from Khris Dunn and whether he's ready to be a permanent starter. They also discuss starting lineups, rotations, and discuss Devin's article about the benchmark for a successful season, potential trades and review the Timberwolves first few games of the season.

Nick Agar-Johnson @nba_johnson and Jordan Christmas @SportstalkXmas dive deep into the Philadelphia 76ers by covering the 76ers offseason, preseason, key acquisitions, Dario Saric and the NBA draft. They also preview the season, including minutes and rotations.