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Empty-side isolation plays give Jalen Brunson an uncomfortable question to ask a switching big man: which foot moves first? Back…

Limiting star player minutes carried a $250,000 price tag for San Antonio in November 2012. Gregg Popovich sent Tim Duncan,…

Milwaukee had cut Indiana’s lead to four, and T.J. McConnell had helped open the door. His bad pass gave Khris…

Drop coverage against elite pick-and-roll guards looks most vulnerable when a center’s heels drift backward and Stephen Curry’s eyes find…

Opening night rotations faced their first serious examination with 4:37 remaining at Madison Square Garden. The building had opened the…

Defensive rebounding rates put a number on small ball’s ugliest assignment: a guard wedging himself between a rolling center and…

A versatile wing defender on a two-way contract gives an NBA team room to investigate a player other clubs overlooked.…

Luxury tax implications can turn a backup guard’s empty seat into a $15 million decision. Boston demonstrated that in February…

The five-out offense catches a center between two urgent jobs: stop the guard driving downhill or reach the shooter waiting…

The transition take foul looks especially unforgiving when the defender never gets off the floor. In league instructional footage, Jevon…