Brooklyn Nets

An ABA powerhouse that struggled with financial issues post-merger, settling into a lengthy malaise until Jason Kidd came to town and turned them into a contender.

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Instant gratification: Eight teams that ended playoff droughts with NBA Finals appearances

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As the Bulls, Cavaliers, Timberwolves, and Hornets deign to end postseason droughts in the ’21-’22 season, we aim big with these eight teams that not only broke a playoff-less streak but ended it with an immediate run to the NBA Finals.

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Invitation declined: 26 notable NBA draftees who never played in the league

Since its 1947 inception, thousands of players have been selected in the NBA Draft and smaller percentage than you think actually play in the league. Here are 26 notable examples of draftees who never took the floor in an NBA game.

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Faces in the crowd: 12 NBA celebrity superfans

Our taxonomy of the biggest celebrity NBA fans around, from movie stars to rappers to the one and only Jack Nicholson.

May 21, 2025August 25, 2026

Lucky ticket: 12 unlikely NBA Draft Lottery winners

Over the last four decades, the NBA Draft Lottery has made and broken the fortunes of numerous franchises. We detail the 12 most surprising leaps to the top spot over that time

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Boomshakalaka!: Ranking the 27 rosters from the original NBA Jam (1993 arcade edition)

Let’s grab our roll of quarters and call dibs on next game, because we’re traveling back in time to 1993 to rank the rosters from the original arcade version of NBA Jam, on the 30th anniversary of its initial release.

January 21, 2025August 5, 2026

The name game: 13 current NBA franchises that have changed names

Some do it because they’ve moved, some do it just to re-brand, and others have more questionable motives. These are the 13 NBA teams out of the current 30 that have, at some point, changed names.

October 11, 2024September 4, 2026

Avengers disassembled: 10 NBA “super teams” that fell short of expectations

Three or more superstars teaming up together as a “super team” has produced some of the greatest results in NBA history, but there have been some spectacular failures as well, especially in the last few years.

October 11, 2023August 25, 2026

Keep your bags packed: 15 legendary players who switched NBA teams twice or more in their prime

It’s now a regular occurrence, with players like Kevin Durant, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, and Chris Paul adding their name recently to the list, but here we review 15 previous legendary players who changed franchise affiliations not just once but two or more times.

May 21, 2023August 25, 2026

Larry Bird isn’t walking through that door: 14 successful NCAA coaches who struggled at the NBA level

The transition from NCAA stardom to NBA success has proven difficult for most players but it’s been even more problematic for most coaches. We detail 14 such examples below.

April 21, 2023August 25, 2026

Heart of the deal: 10 notable NBA franchise ownership changes

An NBA franchise changing hands in ownership is often a seamless and relatively mundane event but in these 10 cases, it was a watershed moment, either by virtue of its novelty, its sale price, and/or its impact on the future of the franchise and the league itself.

December 1, 2022August 25, 2026

Heading on down the highway: 14 current NBA franchises that have re-located

The Warriors are returning to San Francisco after 48 years across the Bay in Oakland, but it’s not the first time this franchise his picked up and moved. We examine them and 13 other active teams that have changed cities during their time in the NBA and ABA.

October 11, 2022August 25, 2026

Fixer-uppers: Seven notably inadequate arenas that have hosted NBA teams

Whether they were too cramped, too spacious, too old, too new, or just plan too crappy, these seven arenas served as mediocre temporary sites for NBA teams that were in between permanent homes.

July 1, 2022August 20, 2026

Instant gratification: Eight teams that ended playoff droughts with NBA Finals appearances

As the Bulls, Cavaliers, Timberwolves, and Hornets deign to end postseason droughts in the ’21-’22 season, we aim big with these eight teams that not only broke a playoff-less streak but ended it with an immediate run to the NBA Finals.

January 21, 2022August 6, 2026

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