Josh Robbins
Senior Writer at The Athletic
Covering the Washington Wizards for The Athletic.
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4 days ago |
nytimes.com | Mike Vorkunov |Jared Weiss |Fred Katz |Josh Robbins
By Fred Katz, Law Murray, Eric Nehm, Josh Robbins, Mike Vorkunov and Jared WeissThe Oklahoma City Thunder are the new kings of the NBA, and their reign figures to be a long one. OKC is a case study in roster construction, asset acquisition, short-term tactics and long-term strategy. The Thunder’s NBA Finals foe was built in a more traditional yet equally patient and prescient manner, an Indiana Pacers team that wore teams down with seemingly endless actions and breakneck pace.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Josh Robbins
Reigning 2024-25 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley just added another award to his trophy case. On Thursday afternoon, the Cleveland Cavaliers big man was named to the league's All-Defensive First Team. Mobley joined Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels, Oklahoma City Thunder wing Luguentz Dort, Golden State Warriors big Draymond Green and Houston Rockets wing Amen Thompson on the first team.
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1 month ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Eric Koreen |Josh Robbins
Don’t throw away those “Leastern Conference” jokes. They are likely to have utility for a while.The events of the past few days have only emphasized how wobbly things are in the NBA’s Eastern Conference, which has been the demonstrably weaker half of the league for the better part of a quarter-century. The 64-win, top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers were eliminated in Game 5 by the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Eric Koreen |Josh Robbins
Don't throw away those "Leastern Conference" jokes. They are likely to have utility for a while. The events of the past few days have only emphasized how wobbly things are in the NBA's Eastern Conference, which has been the demonstrably weaker half of the league for the better part of a quarter-century. The 64-win, top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers were eliminated in Game 5 by the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Josh Robbins
CHICAGO - "Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"Gallows humor seems like the only salve right now, after the Washington Wizards absorbed the most brutal gut punch the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery possibly could have unleashed on them Monday night. After a regular season overloaded with losses, with the hoped-for payoff a chance to draft Cooper Flagg or Dylan Harper, the Wizards learned that they are slotted to draft sixth overall.
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