Welcome to the dog days. Most of the NBA will spend the next few weeks lounging on deck chairs near various distant seas before the slow march back into playing shape begins after Labor Day. Before you know it, we’ll start a whole new cycle of October promises.
Before we get to that point, it’s time to assess what’s already happened. Free agency went fast, and then slow, and there was only one true blockbuster move — Paul George heading to Philly . (I say this with the caveat that my publishing this piece all but assures an out-of-nowhere blockbuster upsets the apple cart soon.
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underwhelmingness. This week, I’m going to delve into both categories. However, to stave off accusations of being an angry curmudgeon for at least one more news cycle, I’m going to start with the positive and focus on the offseason’s best under-the-radar moves.
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