Cookout Takeaways: Rockets, Wemby, Flagg and the Lakers' Real Needs
By Vince Carter · Nov 10, 2026 The Table Was Set Before Tip-Off Somewhere around the second week of November, the NBA turns into a cookout w...
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Luka's Tear, the Tatum–Brown Cold War, and a 2027 Draft With No Clear No. 1
By Vince Carter · Front Runner Podcast Collective · Luka, Lendeborg and the Lakers' Defense Problem Luka Doncic's offense is historic, the L...
NBA Cup Night and Eight Numbers: Curry, Wembanyama, Jokic and the Injury Wave
By Vince Carter, host of Front Runner Podcast Collective Cup Night Arrives After a Week of Big Numbers NBA Cup play tips off tonight, and th...
Southwest Division Win Totals and Teams Preview
By Vince Carter The Southwest Division win totals for 2026-27 are set, and I went through all five teams on the latest Front Runner Podcast ...
Atlantic Division Win Totals 2026-27: Knicks Over, Celtics Under, and a Sixers Team Fighting Itself
By Vince Carter Behind the Mic: How the Atlantic Division Win Totals Episode Got Built Five teams, five win totals, and a Friday recording t...
Southeast Division Win Totals: Our Over/Under Call on All Five Teams
By Vince Carter Few divisions carry as much distance between the roster on paper and the roster on the floor as the Southeast. Giannis Antet...
Zone Coverage: Central Division Over/Under (2026-27)
Vince Carter October 1st Came Through With the Drama Jalen Duren signed. Five years, $200 million, and he did it with the whole NBA world re...
NBA Media Day 2026, Translated: The Luther Filter Plus 10 Storylines Before Tip-Off
By Vince Carter Every year, NBA Media Day is the same strange, wonderful car wash. Reporters from national networks and local radio rotate t...
Optionality and LeBron’s Decision Stalls Free Agency
By Vince Carter There's a word going around the NBA right now, and it isn't a very fun one once you translate it. Boston called it optionali...