With All-Stars like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard running the league from an attention standpoint, it's hard to argue that high schoolers can't make the successful jump to the NBA.

Player values are officially set in stone now, so it's time to update the Top 50.

The NBA has evolved into an athletic, perimeter-heavy league.

Basketball demands we break down its players not just by stats, but by the time and place they occur.

As a fan of the Philadelphia 76ers, I've seen it all.

Basketball demands we break down its players not just by stats, but by the time and place they occur.

We already reported about the right medial meniscus tear Derrick Rose suffered last night in the third quarter of the Bulls-Blazers game in Portland, but two other players, Marc Gasol and Andre Iguodala, also went down with injuries yesterday for team's in the thick of a competitive Western Conference.

Basketball fanatics know that the world is a better place when the NBA is in full swing.

If you fell asleep last night, you missed one of the most exciting finishes of the year, with two clutch shots within the last 5 seconds between two of the best teams in the Western Conference.

Every NBA player has flaws.

All stats from games prior to Friday Even when sample sizes are small and records give no indication of anything worthwhile, the first week or two of the NBA season can still show audiences which teams are contenders and which are merely pretending.

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Just a short year ago, we were blessed to watch the USA Men's basketball team storm into London and pick apart each opponent with a variety of different tactics that emphasized speed and transition defense.

Example No. 794 why the Golden State Warriors are must-see TV.

The Philadelphia 76ers were the darlings of the NBA's first week.

Basketball is back and all is right with the world once again.

If there's any genre of music that relates directly to the sport of basketball, it's hip-hop.

Preseason stats don't mean too much, but it's great to finally have something to analyze.

With the start of the 2013-14 NBA season rapidly approaching, we thought it only fair to share what makes each team so exciting.

Yeah, Golden State is going to be pretty fun to watch this year.