Oklahoma City has been forced into playing small without its starting bigs, but their returns shouldn’t eliminate small ball. Over the course of the 2024-25 season, the Thunder have played 40 games ...

The NBA loves to celebrate innovation. The birth of the 3-point revolution, the rise of positionless basketball, the new center role and many more — each era brings its own tactical shift. However, ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- If there is one thing guaranteed in life, that is change. Whether it is for the better or the worse, things are always changing, and that includes sports. The question then becomes ...

A season ago, Steve Kerr used 27 different starting lineup combinations for the Golden State Warriors. And with all the tinkering he's already done in the first quarter of this 2024-25 NBA campaign, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE – After several years of operating around ultimate height, Purdue basketball decided to try the small ball approach. For the first time, coach Matt Painter started Trey Kaufman-Renn at ...

Ever since winning the 2021 NBA title, the Milwaukee Bucks have struggled to find a player that can effectively be used in small-ball lineups with Giannis Antetokounmpo at center. That could change ...

Seven years ago, Philadelphia 76ers team president Daryl Morey produced a basketball-based musical called "Small Ball." Thanks to injuries and free-agent departures, the upcoming Sixers season looks ...