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David Thorpe outlines seven top NBA players under 25 years old who already have become the best at specific skills, including Kevin Durant (best pure scorer), Blake Griffin (best dunker) and Larry Sanders (best shot-blocker).

Story | Conversation | January 24, 2013

In his Weekly Dish column, Brian McKitish offers injury updates and fantasy lineup advice regarding the top NBA players currently sidelined, including Minnesota's Ricky Rubio, L.A.'s Steve Nash and Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki.

Tracy McGrady, one of the top NBA players of the past decade, is considering playing in China this season, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

Mavs owner Mark Cuban again voiced his displeasure with top NBA players participating in international competition.

Mavs owner Mark Cuban again voiced his displeasure with top NBA players participating in international competition.

Chad Ford discusses the NBA draft Lottery preview and guesses which players teams would select in the top 3 spots.

Story | Conversation | May 20, 2013

Now that uber-recruit Andrew Wiggins has chosen a school, Jason King updates his early Top 25 for the 2013-14 season.

Using the Championship Leverage Index -- a metric that quantifies the importance of individual playoff games -- Neil Paine examines the best and worst active NBA players when it comes to performing in the "clutch." Tyson Chandler tops the list.

Story | Conversation | May 13, 2013

Amin Elhassan outlines five top players in the 2013 NBA playoffs, breaking down their top skills while examining what makes them so effective. Stephen Curry's shooting and Zach Randolph's offensive rebounding prowess rank at the top.

Story | Conversation | May 10, 2013

Welcome to the conclusion of Bill Simmons's annual ranking of the NBA's top 50 most valuable assets.

Chad Ford examines top international NBA prospect Dario Saric. Given the Croatian's impressive size and ballhandling skills, Saric, who projects to be a first-round pick in 2013, has some Magic Johnson qualities to his game.

Blog | Conversation | May 01, 2013

With Jason King updating his early top 25 ranking for the 2013-14 season, Andy Katz decided to offer some rebuttals.

CHICAGO -- It might have been a lost season on the court for Derrick Rose, but because of insurance, the Chicago Bulls are covered. Under NBA rules, every team has to pay for insurance for their top five-paid players, if offered by the league insu...

Welcome back to Bill Simmons's annual ranking of the NBA's top 50 most valuable assets.

Chad Ford discusses some of the European talent at the Nike Hoop Summit.

Blog | Conversation | April 19, 2013

After a necessary delay, it's time for Bill Simmons's annual ranking of the NBA's top 50 most valuable assets.