Good morning. Are we all still here? Good. Let’s basketball.
Has J.R. Smith found a shirt yet?
Good morning. We have that and more in Tuesday’s NBA newsletter.


Draymond Green on how it feels and why he sought out every Cav to congratulate them. (Draymond is so great.)
THEY’LL BE BACK: I wrote about how well the Warriors are set up to return to the winners’ circle next year and every year after that so long as Steph Curry is young.
INTERESTING: Derek Thompson (who I quite enjoy on a variety of topics) explores why sports in Europe embrace capitalistic systems while major American sports leagues prefer socialistic economic structures. Something to keep in mind as $1 billion in cap space is doled out in the NBA this summer, with guys like LeBron and Durant having artificial limits on their earnings.
THE EARTHQUAKE: Skal Labissiere will be a first-round pick on Thursday. This is his story of how he came to embrace basketball before the devastating Haitian earthquake of 2010, how he almost lost his life during it and how he made it to the United States. A gripping read and a helluva life story.
THE STRUGGLE: Taurean Prince will become an NBA player this week, too. Jessica Camerato on Prince’s horribly difficult path to this point.
JUST 3 DAYS LEFT: Help Game Point, a quarterly basketball magazine, get off the ground!
WHAT’S NEXT: The draft is Thursday and free agency begins eight days later. Longtime subscribers to GMIB know that there is no offseason -- we’ll be with you until next season tips off, albeit with shorter emails and some weekdays off during the doldrums. Party on, dudes.
See you next time.











