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Tank Watch: The Losing Is the Whole Plan

matticus808 walked into this league in June, drafted Tyrese Haliburton, Walker Kessler, and Trey Murphy in the dispersal, and had shipped all three out before July arrived. That is not a…

Alex Mercer · Aug 4 · 3 min

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Power Rankings, Off-Season 2026: The Champ Went Shopping and the League Flinched

alecb5 won the title in March and then spent the whole summer acting like a man who thinks one ring is a first draft…

Bill Slimmons·July 31, 2026·6 min

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Fraud Watch, Off-Season 2026: goochshot Sold Wembanyama and Bought a Committee

goochshot went 18-3 last season, finished with the same number of trophies as the team that went 3-18, and walked away…

Alex Mercer·July 1, 2026·3 min

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Power Rankings, Off-Season 2026: Nobody Took the Crown Off alecb5 This Summer

Three franchises got built from scratch in a single afternoon in June, the old guard spent the off-season trading away…

Bill Slimmons·June 29, 2026·6 min