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Bradford Doolittle says that all roster spots matter for depth, but most championship teams depend on two top dogs

Story | Conversation | March 06, 2013

Joe Kaiser offers up trade ideas for five contenders that could improve their championship odds by making a deal.

Story | Conversation | December 01, 2012

In ESPN The Magazine's NBA Preview, Jordan Brenner has the facts, stats and analytics to set you straight about the NBA's biggest myths -- Jeremy Lin, Olympic hangovers, the creaky Spurs and more.

Story | Conversation | October 16, 2012

Determining the Association's tiers of success - or lack thereof - after a wild offseason.

Chris Palmer says this season the sun finally sets on the San Antonio Spurs, who will be competitive but not enough to beat the Miami Heat.

Story | Conversation | September 11, 2012

Dave Tuley says the Heat, Bulls and Thunder still own the best odds to win the NBA title.

Story | Conversation | February 24, 2012

Ric Bucher provides a blueprint for the Spurs to get back to title-contender status, including trades that would break up their Big 3 in order to bring some big-time stars to San Antonio.

Story | Conversation | August 18, 2011

Tom Haberstroh identifies perceived roster weaknesses on every likely playoff team in the Western Conference, and analyzes the extent to which each hole could pose a problem for the teams this postseason.

Story | Conversation | March 30, 2011

Lakers no longer have aura of invincibility, and the contenders are coming.

Spurs-Nets Preview

Spurs-Celtics Preview

Scoop Jackson appraises the state of the NBA's contenders and how free agency is shaking out.

Tony Parker scored 28 points, Tim Duncan added 15 points and 12 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Houston Rockets 88-85 on Saturday night.

Spurs-Pistons Preview

Spurs-Raptors Preview

Keep track of the contenders for all the major individual NBA awards.