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Wednesday, October 31
by Kevin Pelton
In the debut of Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis in Heat jerseys, the defending champs scorched the nets in a season-opening win over Boston that confirms Miami's role as the favorite to repeat.
Tuesday, October 30
by Bradford Doolittle
In the return of an old series, Bradford unveils his initial rankings of the new season based on projections from NBAPET. He also weighs in on the bottom-of-the-roster moves across the league and takes a snapshot of each team's cap position.
by Kevin Pelton
After injuries and the last-minute James Harden trade, SCHOENE's final projections on the morning of the 2012-13 season emphasize the uncertainty at the start of the new campaign.
Basketball Prospectus
With the 2012-13 NBA campaign set to tip off tonight, our team of NBA analysts share picks for awards, division winners and which team will end up hoisting the Larry O'Brien Trophy--possibly for the second year in a row.
Monday, October 29
by Dan Hanner
Dan Hanner already showed how he came up with these rankings. Now it's time for results: Indiana's on top, but you may be surprised by where you find Louisville and North Carolina. And, yes, the model's just as confused by UCLA as you are.
by Kevin Pelton
The Oklahoma City Thunder shook up the Western Conference by dealing James Harden to the Houston Rockets days before the start of the season, raising questions about the urgency to make a move with the impending free agent.
Sunday, October 28
by Bradford Doolittle
For ESPN Insider, Bradford breaks down Saturday's trade that sent James Harden to Houston and says the Rockets are on the right path after a major shakeup by their general manager.
by Bradford Doolittle
In the opener of an ESPN Insider series, Bradford discusses the trend towards smaller lineups in the NBA, and looks at SCHOENE's forecast for this seasons' top bigs.
by Bradford Doolittle
For ESPN Insider, Bradford looked at the how Minnesota's surprising projection was affected by the hand injury suffered by its franchise player.
by Bradford Doolittle
In an ESPN Insider piece, Bradford uses SCHOENE to look at how a team compiled of alumni from the NBA D-League might fare.
Friday, October 26
by Kevin Pelton
With a slimmed-down Enes Kanter delivering the best preseason of any player in the NBA, the Utah Jazz suddenly has four talented big men in need of playing time. With both starters hitting free agency next summer, the Jazz faces intriguing decisions.
by John Gasaway
In his feature for ESPN Insider John graciously steers the AP preseason poll toward a more accurate appraisal of six teams, including Duke, Michigan, and Notre Dame.
Thursday, October 25
by Kevin Pelton
Using our set of advanced statistics, which players and teams have performed the best during the preseason so far?
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