There are few cities that celebrate sports quite like Philadelphia. What makes Philly different isn’t our celebrations per se—we have to grease the light poles—it’s the emotion of all of us coming together to support our teams, especially after they’ve struggled. As Eagles great Jason Kelce said to one million fans in the cold after finally winning it a…

Every year, the NBA Summer League features a host of Australian players on the fringes of a regular NBA roster spot, as well as some new faces hoping to make a name for themselves in front of NBA scouts. The 2026 edition included ten Aussie players, as well as New Zealander Flynn Cameron and several ex-NBL foreign players - Lee Hyun-jung, Malique Lewis …

If you ever need to find passionate expressions of pure competitive spirit, crafted by the minds of passionate men and women whose lives have revolved around words and ideas, just look at the sports books section of any bookstore. You mi…

Throughout entertainment, art, and media today, as a human race, we love to play the comparison game. It feels like second nature these days: for every new and exciting song or up-and-coming athlete, we as consumers must bring up a previous pioneering act, group, or individual with a similar style or vibe to that piece of work. Honestly, I don’t blame y…

The EuroLeague transfer window remains open, but it’s already safe to call Jonas Valančiūnas’ return to Europe—specifically to his native Lithuania to play for the country’s ultimate powerhouse—one of the off-season’s defining moments. It carries immense weight given that Valančiūnas possessed the pedigree to name his destination. Despite Žal…

PART II

The Spirits of St. Louis, an ABA franchise that played only 2 seasons from 1974-76. Following the ABA-NBA merger, Owners Ozzie and Daniel Silna dissolved the team in exchange for a financial interest in the NBA.

LEAGUEWIDE

When fans see a new assistant coach hired, they often only see the destination—not the journey.

One of the most common questions I get asked is how the global basketball landscape actually works — which leagues stack up, which are best for prospects, etc. As the game has grown globally, understanding the importance of each region, fostering real relationships and becoming an expert has become more and more valuable. The reality is there are very …

Recently, the offseason has been quiet in terms of NBA news. But the San Antonio Spurs made a signing that was a quiet but important splash. By signing 2025 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Billy Donovan as the lead assistant coach under Mitch Johnson, San Antonio didn’t hire someone as a placeholder; they hired someo…

Good morning! Big thanks to the GREAT Ray Marcano, not only for today’s double barrel newsletter, but also for joining me on this week’s special edition of the KFS Pod ranking the Top 5 Trades in Knicks history.

Australian basketball talent has never been greater, and we have long pursued our ambitions well beyond the shores of our land down under. Couple that sporting ambition with an appetitie for travel, and it is hardly surprising.

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TEAM-SPECIFIC

When it comes to talking about the greatest athletes to ever live, only a small handful can stand alongside LeBron James.

My 5-Out Offense Masterclass is back for year 2! I have been studying, teaching, installing and running 5-Out offense for over 15 years, the last 3 as a head coach. Not only did we have to turn a pro…

Basketball is a sport, basketball is an art form, basketball is an intimacy, yes, but it’s also a culture. It’s about style, about a way of being in the world to the point that I can walk into a room, and someone will say, Oh, let me guess, you play basketball? Even now, fourteen years post-grad, this still happens when I wear my Drexel practice jersey …

How many things can be true at once? Two, four, 20? If truth is in the eye of the beholder, then it’s more like 8.3 billion, roughly the current population of earth. And then, can truths change? Better still, how good are we at giving them room to?

In the days since LeBron James announced what he called his “final decision,” I saw numerous commentators liken his signing with the 76ers to Moses Malone’s decision to do the same in 1982. It’s an intriguing comparison—an established veteran who migrates east to provide the Sixers, after years of snake-bitten heartache, with the missing piece of the ch…

We asked 18 leading NBA voices on Substack:

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WHEN THE 2026 NBA Finals concluded, the New York Knicks had finally ended their 53-year championship drought with a victory over the San Antonio Spurs. While the celebration reverberated throughout Madison Square Garden and across New York, the end of the Finals also marked the unofficial beginning of the NBA’s offseason.