Andrew Sharp

If the Celtics are going to live up to expectations this postseason, they’re going to need Jayson Tatum to do the same. The young wing will ultimately decide Boston’s ceiling.

The NBA playoffs are here and what a start to the postseason it was. The Crossover parsed through all of the action and came away with 10 takes on the weekend that was.

Magic Johnson's surprising decision to resign as the Lakers' president of basketball operations made it clear that the organization is exactly as dysfunctional as it seems. So what does L.A. need to go back to its winning ways? They need someone who could make cold decisions and make high stake calls. 

After the season from hell, the next phase for the Wizards should begin with the recognition that firing a general manager won't be enough to fix everything that's been disappointing in D.C.

Duke has been eliminated from the NCAA tournament and Zion Williamson's lone college season is done. How will this transcendent talent look in the NBA?

Phoenix guard Devin Booker is an elite scorer and has received praise from the NBA's biggest superstars but as the Suns continue to lose, questions about his overall game continue to follow him.

The Hawks have built an entertaining culture around first-year head coach Lloyd Pierce and rookie Trae Young. With Atlanta on the rise, Adam Silver and the NBA league office should be rooting for the city to land potential No. 1 pick and Duke superstar Zion Williamson.

While Zion Williamson is the future, the rest of the 2019 NBA draft class looks half as exciting as we thought it would be. 

With All-NBA debates looming for Bradley Beal and Klay Thompson while Anthony Davis continues to seek a trade in New Orleans, the NBA's supermax contract era remains an incredible mess.

By banning a Jazz fan who crossed the line and fining Russell Westbrook, the NBA and the Jazz struck the perfect balance between punishment and empathy after a month of uneasiness among superstars around the league.