LeBron James heading to the 76ers solidifies one thing: The East is back, baby. Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...
The Thunder’s cost-cutting moves were just that — cost cutting. Story on a team that wasn’t scared of second-apron restrictions; it was operating on a budget: www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...
What's a fair contract for Jalen Duren? I polled 13 rival executives to find out how the rest of the league would answer. Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/745...
NEW EPISODE of Katz and Shoot, reeling off the (too early) Eastern Conference power rankings with Es Baraheni. Part 1 today. Part 2 later in the week. Listen/Subscribe: www.patreon.com/KatzandShoot...
Until LeBron James figures out his next team and until the investigation into the Clippers & Kawhi Leonard resolves, the NBA appears on hold. Here are all the ripple effects of those two situations: www.nytimes.com/athletic/744...
Five of the best value acquisitions of the NBA offseason: www.nytimes.com/athletic/742...
NEW EPISODE of Katz and Shoot, previewing Knicks free agency with Jeremy Cohen. Listen/Subscribe: www.patreon.com/KatzandShoot...
It's a great time to order Under the Bright Lights: The Revival of the New York Knicks. Barnes & Noble is offering its Rewards and Premium members 25% off preorders. Just sign up for free and use the discount code PREORDER25 at checkout: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/under-the-...
Earlier this week, the Knicks took over an entire episode of the Tonight Show, a feat the people at NBC had less than two days to organize. Here is the behind-the-scenes story of how the champs got their own Tonight Show episode: www.nytimes.com/athletic/737...
OG Anunoby tried to drink. It did not agree with him. Story inside the Knicks' behind-the-scenes champagne celebration: www.nytimes.com/athletic/735...
My dad risked peeing on his rug so the Knicks could win a championship. Story on my weird ass father and what a title really means to New Yorkers: www.nytimes.com/athletic/735...
Jalen Brunson comes to the podium with with the largest smile and his two trophies and declares: “Do I be myself or do I talk my shit?!”
ANNOUNCEMENT: Under The Bright Lights, my upcoming book about how the Knicks built a champion, is now AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER! I've spent years working on the book, which will chronicle never-before-told stories with a heavy focus on the title run. Link: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Under-...
Feature on Jalen Brunson, a man covered in gold dust (coauthored with @jledwardsiii.bsky.social): www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...
Story on the Knicks, the offense and what the Spurs did right in Game 3: www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...
Here is a FREE PREVIEW of the latest episode of Katz and Shoot, in which @zachlowenba.bsky.social and I discuss Game 3 of the finals. Listen: www.patreon.com/posts/free-p...
Signs of the Knicks' collectiveness began to sprout earlier this season. Story on the trait that has come to define this team: www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...
When the Knicks fell down in Game 1, it was Karl-Anthony Towns who kept them afloat. Story on a breakout postseason from a six-time All-Star: www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...
To understand where Victor Wembanyama is, the Knicks must first register where he is not. Story on how the Knicks might approach the planet's undisputed best defensive player: www.nytimes.com/athletic/732...
Knicks are not making Mitchell Robinson available for interviews on media day
Guarding Victor Wembanyama and other NBA finals matchups I'll be watching: www.nytimes.com/athletic/732...
NEW EPISODE of Katz and Shoot, talking hypothetical Eastern Conference MVPs, power ranking fingers and more with Benjy Ritholtz. Listen/Subscribe: www.patreon.com/posts/episod...
Here is a FREE PREVIEW of the latest episode of Katz and Shoot, in which @jledwardsiii.bsky.social and I discuss Jalen Brunson and the Eastern Conference Finals MVP: www.patreon.com/posts/free-p...
NEW EPISODE of Katz and Shoot, discussing the conference champion New York Knicks (as well as my upcoming book book about them) with @jledwardsiii.bsky.social. Listen/Subscribe: www.patreon.com/posts/episod...
“Ego has been the downfall of many people’s careers,” Chet Holmgren told me. Story on how Holmgren learned to win without it: www.nytimes.com/athletic/728...
In 2022, the Knicks tried to trade for a point guard who now seems like he could never play for anyone else. They failed to do so. This is how the Knicks built an NBA Finals team — with patience, restraint and, more importantly, with Jalen Brunson: www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...
I tracked every one of the Cavaliers' ECF 3-pointers (excluding heaves) to see if they really were missing because of dead legs. The results? 59 of their 3-point misses were short. Only 22 of them were long. Wrote a blog post with more detail here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
Mike Brown ended today's postgame press conference praising his team. But that's not what stood out to me. The last sentence of his presser is the first time I can remember anyone with this team mentioning so explicitly trying "to get a ring." Big night for the organization.