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Kevin Pelton handicaps which team -- New York, Brooklyn or Boston -- will win the NBA's Atlantic Division.

Story | Conversation | March 20, 2013

Kevin Pelton breaks down a few teams and trade possibilities for Josh Smith.

Story | Conversation | January 18, 2013

The race at the top of the Eastern Conference standings is getting interesting

Story | Conversation | January 14, 2013

Kevin Pelton takes Bernard King's career stats and projects how he would fare in today's game if he had been drafted alongside LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade in 2003.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2011

Kevin Pelton writes that John Wall's rookie season is statistically similar to the one produced by Stephon Marbury. In order to avoid suffering Marbury's fate, there are several ways in which Wall can upgrade his game.

Story | Conversation | September 13, 2011

Kevin Pelton identifies three players likely to move up and three likely to move down ESPN's Player Rankings. Patrick Patterson is one player who could be on the rise.

Story | Conversation | September 09, 2011

Kevin Pelton looks at five lottery teams that could make the playoffs next season -- and the moves that each needs to make in order to get there.

Story | Conversation | July 19, 2011

There's always a group of top-tier free agents, but there's also the inevitable class of players who get big deals only to disappoint. Kevin Pelton sends out a warning flare for this year's class.

Story | Conversation | June 23, 2011

Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus examines some glaring positional holes around the NBA, including the troubling situation at point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Story | Conversation | May 09, 2011

Kevin Pelton ranks the five most likely candidates to make the leap from the 2011 lottery to the 2012 playoffs. At the top of the list are the Brandon Jennings-led Milwaukee Bucks.

Story | Conversation | April 22, 2011

Kevin Pelton spotlights three NBA trends to watch. While his wrist injury may have hurt his shooting touch, Deron Williams has made his new teammates much better. Plus, how James Harden is surging in OKC and what to expect in first-round playoff upsets.

Story | Conversation | March 21, 2011

Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus looks at the coming week in the NBA with an eye toward fantasy matchups and lists five players with favorable matchups worth starting, five with unfavorable matchups to bench and one waiver pickup to target.

Story | Conversation | March 11, 2011

Kevin Pelton looks at the playoff chances of the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets following the two teams' deadline trades of their star players. Utah's chances aren't great, but Denver might make the postseason even without Carmelo Anthony.

Story | Conversation | February 24, 2011

Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus looks at the coming week in the NBA with an eye toward fantasy matchups and lists five players with favorable matchups worth starting, five with unfavorable matchups to bench and one waiver pickup to target.

Story | Conversation | February 04, 2011

Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus looks at the coming week in the NBA with an eye toward fantasy matchups and lists five players with favorable matchups worth starting, five with unfavorable matchups to bench and one waiver pickup to target.

Story | Conversation | January 28, 2011

Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus looks at the coming week in the NBA with an eye toward fantasy matchups and lists five players with favorable matchups worth starting, five with unfavorable matchups to bench and one waiver pickup to target.

Story | Conversation | January 21, 2011