After an unexpectedly strong start of last season where they won 12 of their first 15 games, the Warriors were unable to keep up that level and reached the start of February with a mediocre 25-25 record by Feb 5. This was when Golden State made a trade to get...

By Christmas time last year, no one could imagine that the Pacers would end up being so close to being NBA champions. Indiana was struggling at the time with a 15-15 record and Haliburton was having a poor season for his standards. Then, the team and especially their...

With Ime Udoka as their coach, Houston went from 20 wins to 41 in 2023-24. The key for that improvement was a much better defense as the Rockets were coming from three seasons where they were a bottom four unit in the league to being #7. Houston started last season...

Charlotte had another disastrous season in 2024-25 and in order to make things even worse, their win total also dropped for the fourth consecutive season, a clear sign that the franchise is going the wrong direction. Part of this regression can be explained by...

Detroit’s evolution last season was incredible. I remember the Pistons were the worst team in the league in 2023-24, having won just 14 games. Without making a real revolution in their roster, Detroit won 30 more games last season by ending the year with a 44-38...

The Wizards were really young last season but unfortunately for them, they were also really bad. They allowed their young players to get a ton of playing time, but that only resulted in them being the worst offense in the league and third worst on defense. Their plan...