LEAGUEWIDE
The Downfalls of Post-Process Dogmatic Culture
Neil M Johnson
Western Conference Power Rankings, Part 2
Kellan Olson, Arizona Sports
2026 NBA Re-Draft: Which teams want a mulligan after free agency?
Christopher Kline, Fansided
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BKN: Is Nets’ Egor Demin poised for a breakout second season?
Sharif Phillips-Keaton, USA Today
CLE: Is Khalifa Diop the enforcer Cleveland has been waiting for?
Ethan Sands, cleveland.com
MIA: Heat Season Forecast
Bobby Gerould, Hoop Obsession
MIA: After signing nonguaranteed deal with Heat, Nick Richards out to prove ‘you guys were wrong’
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald
MIA: How veteran scout sizes up Heat, offseason pickups. And Johnson on his pay cut
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald
NOP: Zion Williamson holds key to Pelicans’ 2026-27 contingency plans if things go south again
Chris Dodson, Clutch Points
PHI: How Dean Wade’s free agency dreams became 76ers’ championship-contending reality
Brett Siegel, Clutch Points
THE DRAFT
The uncertainty surrounding the 2027 class is what makes it so interesting to evaluate.
Rafael Barlowe, NBA Big Board
THE CLIPPERS SCANDAL (PART ONE)
13 most damning details from NBA’s report on Clippers, Kawhi Leonard
Blake Schuster, USA Today
The Clippers are busted: Inside the Wachtell report and the penalties Adam Silver chose
John Hollinger, The Athletic
The Clippers Were Hit With the Harshest Punishment in NBA History, and It Could Get Worse
Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated
With entire NBA watching, Adam Silver’s punishment of Clippers met the moment
David Aldridge, The Athletic
Fallout From Clippers Circumvention Punishment
Keith Smith, Spotrac
Steve Ballmer banned from NBA functions for year. What does a suspension look like for an owner?
Joe Vardon, The Athletic
NBA crushes Clippers for Kawhi Leonard scandal with 5 first-round picks stripped, and more
Ricky O’Donnell, SBNation
5 takeaways from the NBA’s punishment of the Clippers
Tom Haberstroh, Yahoo Sports
The Clippers, Kawhi Leonard and the most damaging swing-and-a-miss in NBA history
Dan Devine, Yahoo Sports
Will the Clippers’ $30m fine tame the NBA’s billionaire class?
Oren Weisfeld, The Guardian
The NBA Is Punishing Clippers Fans for the Team’s Sins
Adam Minter, Bloomberg
Of course, the NBA knows the penalty hurts. That’s the point, but in an era of billionaire owners and nine-figure players, fines alone can’t do the job. To deter cap circumvention, the league needs something with teeth. And for hyper-competitive owners, nothing hurts more than losing.
That’s the problem, though. The NBA shouldn’t have to make one of its teams worse — hurting fans, players, and commercial partners — to make a billionaire and his star player suffer.
There are other options. One route could be to suspend them longer. Commissioner Adam Silver can impose indefinite suspensions on anyone under his jurisdiction, including players and owners; that power should be used. If existing rules don’t allow financial penalties large enough to deter billionaires, change them. In the most severe cases, make it easier to permanently push an owner out of the league. The Board of Governors should be willing to force sales in order to preserve competitive integrity.
The NBA needs to take cap circumvention seriously. That means punishing the culprits while making sure its customers aren’t collateral damage.
NBA hammers Clippers, Steve Ballmer and Kawhi Leonard following investigation
Steve Henson, LA Times
NBA drops the hammer on The Cheatin’ Clippers, and they can’t shed the stink
Bill Plaschke, LA Times
Clippers burn goodwill to ground
Justin Russo
A Detailed Summary Of The NBA’s 36-Page Investigation Into The Clippers
Joe Pompliano, Huddle Up
NBA suspends Ballmer, strips Clippers of five first-round picks for salary cap circumvention
Tom Friend, Sports Business Journal
Did Kawhi Leonard get light punishment to head off arbitration?
Sean Keane, Yardbarker
Evidence against Clippers is more damning than previously reported
Sean Keane, Yardbarker