16 Oct 18
The Lottery Mafia 16 Oct 18
New Orleans Pelicans: Elfrid Payton is the X-Factor
What do the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Utah Jazz, New Orleans Pelicans, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, (…)
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14 Oct 18
The Lottery Mafia 14 Oct 18
Denver Nuggets X-Factor: Is Isaiah Thomas the Answer?
Having moved back to the South Jersey/Philly area (after a brief two-year stint in Texas) around age 10, I was among those (…)
13 Oct 18
The Lottery Mafia 13 Oct 18
New York Knicks: Frank Ntilikina is the X-Factor
There may not be many wins to go around at the Garden this year, but player development is key. The lanky Frenchman Frank (…)
12 Oct 18
The Lottery Mafia 12 Oct 18
TLM Roundtable: Predicting ROY, Butler Deals, Playoffs, Champs and Chumps
The NBA regular season is right around the corner. The races for Rookie of the Year, the playoffs, the worst overall record and NBA (…)
11 Oct 18
The Lottery Mafia 11 Oct 18
Cleveland Cavaliers X-Factor: How Good is Rodney Hood?
Rodney Hood took a step back last year. The former Duke Blue Devil was expected to become the top offensive option for the Utah (…)
11 Oct 18
The Lottery Mafia 11 Oct 18
Dallas Mavericks: Harrison Barnes is the X-Factor
Lost in the fact that the Dallas Mavericks have been idling in the doldrums is the improvement of Harrison Bryce Jordan Barnes. (…)
07 Oct 18
The Lottery Mafia 07 Oct 18
Detroit Pistons: Reggie Bullock is the X-Factor
After falling just short of the playoffs last season, the Detroit Pistons, led by last year’s Coach of the Year Dwane Casey, are (…)
05 Oct 18
The Lottery Mafia 05 Oct 18
Chicago Bulls: Jabari Parker is the X-Factor
Chicago’s own Jabari Parker became the latest NBA player to head home. But will he be a boon or a bust for the Bulls?
03 Oct 18
The Lottery Mafia 03 Oct 18
Charlotte Hornets: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is the X-Factor
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has started 162 consecutive regular season games, and 357 of 361 career games (including four postseason (…)
28 Sep 18
The Lottery Mafia 28 Sep 18
Brooklyn Nets X-Factor: Caris LeVert Boasts Star Potential
We’re not all going to accept the point of view of the Taoist farmer, suspending judgement about what’s good or bad. But perhaps the (…)
27 Sep 18
The Lottery Mafia 27 Sep 18
Boston Celtics X-Factor: Does Gordon Hayward Still Got Game?
After missing all but a few minutes of the 2017-18 season, Gordon Hayward is set to rejoin Boston’s All-Star team.
26 Sep 18
The Lottery Mafia 26 Sep 18
Atlanta Hawks X-Factor: John Collins Has the Juice
“I always liked to hear about the oldtimers. Never missed a chance to do so. You can’t help but compare yourself against the oldtimers. (…)
20 Sep 18
The Lottery Mafia 20 Sep 18
TLM Podcast: Debating NBA Over/Unders
This episode was recorded during the dog days of late August, prior to several big news stories (Lee Jenkins-to-L.A., Jimmy (…)
12 Aug 18
The Lottery Mafia 12 Aug 18
NBA League Pass Rankings: Lottery Edition
As you’re already aware, the NBA released the full regular season and national TV schedules on Friday. And so, it’s time to dive into our (…)
09 Aug 18
The Lottery Mafia 09 Aug 18
In N' Out of the NBA Playoffs: So Last Season?
We the people at The Lottery Mafia recently rolled out our Powerless Rankings: Offseason Wrap-up edition, as well as an article focusing on (…)
07 Aug 18
The Lottery Mafia 07 Aug 18
Streaks of Stink: Missing the NBA Playoffs
One-third of the league has missed the playoffs at least two years in a row. We will take a quick look at all 10 of those teams heading into (…)
03 Aug 18
The Lottery Mafia 03 Aug 18
NBA Powerless Rankings: Offseason Wrap-up
The NBA has become a complicated place. Once upon a time it was easy following the ebbs and flows of the league. This team was going to be (…)
01 Jul 18
Featured 01 Jul 18
Three Potential Kawhi Leonard Trade Scenarios
Before ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski or New York Times writer Marc Stein breaks the big news that renders this article irrelevant, here (…)
27 Jun 18
NBA 27 Jun 18
Belated 2018 NBA Draft Tidbits
After taking some time to relax and reflect, here are some team-by-team thoughts on last Thursday’s NBA Draft.
22 Jun 18
NBA 22 Jun 18
The Sixers Clearly Don’t Have a GM, and Other NBA Draft Notes
Trusting the Process has taken the 76ers to the cusp of title contention. But on Thursday night at the 2018 NBA Draft, they may have (…)
20 Jun 18
NBA 20 Jun 18
Josh Cornelissen's 2018 NBA Lottery Big Board
The NBA Draft is an event years in the making. Teenagers are scouted years before they are even selecting a college, and are featured in (…)
20 Jun 18
NBA 20 Jun 18
2018 NBA Draft Big Board: The Final Tiers
It feels like the Finals were yesterday, and yet draft week is already here! Having spent all season pulling my hair out to (…)
20 Jun 18
NBA 20 Jun 18
Projecting NBA Draft Prospects: Jarred Vanderbilt
Height: 6-9 Weight: 215 lbs. Wingspan: 7-1 Birthday/Age: (…)
