Danny Chau

Somehow, the Indiana Pacers Just Keep Outdoing Themselves Indiana’s magical postseason run continues in the NBA Finals, where Tyrese Haliburton’s game-winning jumper propelled the Pacers to an early series lead over the Thunder

“Game after game, moment after moment throughout this season, the Pacers have reanimated themselves in the nick of time, leaving just enough room for a miracle to be cultivated.”

@dannychau.bsky.social on a magical G1.

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The Unlikely Symmetry of SGA and Haliburton Both the Thunder and Pacers made massive bets on unorthodox talents—and both Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Haliburton became catalysts for one of the most unexpected NBA Finals matchups of the ce...

I wrote about the many symmetries that bond the Thunder and Pacers, and the beauty and improbability of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Haliburton as franchise saviors. www.theringer.com/2025/06/02/n...

The Indiana Pacers Will Kill You With Weirdness The unconventional styles of Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam are a feature, not a bug, of the Pacers’ greatness

Wrote a little ode to Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam, two kindred oddities one win away from the NBA Finals. www.theringer.com/2025/05/28/n...

Knicks-Pacers Is Back. Can the Reboot Top the Original? The ’90s rivalry is a core memory for so many, but there’s a chance this year’s Eastern Conference finals clash could be even better. Get ready for another SmackDown.

I wrote about the Knicks-Pacers rivalry and the meaning it still holds. www.theringer.com/2025/05/19/n...

The Deafening Rumblings Surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Future Giannis is literally playing like Prime Shaq, but that might not be enough to save the Milwaukee Bucks—from either this postseason or a summer of endless trade rumors

I wrote about Giannis Antetokounmpo's staggering run of statistical dominance, amid the noise. www.theringer.com/2025/04/22/n...

Given that I wrote this in my Walton obit last year, I'll take that compliment any day of the week! Thank you.

Amen Thompson Has Become a Shape-Shifting Nightmare The Houston Rockets’ second-year star isn’t just the ultimate agent of chaos—he might be the best athlete in NBA history. Yes, we’re going to get carried away here.

I wrote about Amen Thompson and his preposterous athleticism. www.theringer.com/2025/04/09/n...

Dylan Harper's comp cloud is my homage to @dannybkelly.bsky.social's best bit in his always-excellent NFL Draft Guide.

The Ringer’s 2025 NBA Draft Guide The no. 1 overall pick might be a layup this year, but the rest of the lottery is wide open. Join us as we rank the top prospects in this year’s class and prep for the 2025 NBA Draft..

The Ringer's 2025 NBA Draft Guide has soft-launched. Here is our Top 14. Analysis from @jkylemann.bsky.social and me. Plus, a new feature — the Comp Cloud — that we think you'll appreciate. Give it look! nbadraft.theringer.com

The NBA Is Desperately Missing a Voice Like Bill Russell’s While history repeats itself in this country, modern NBA stars have stayed silent. Maybe it’s unfair to ask so much of athletes, but it wasn’t too much for the greatest champion in NBA history, who do...

After watching the second episode of Celtics City, I bought and read a copy of Bill Russell’s first memoir and wrote this piece on how the absence of anything resembling his voice is felt in today’s NBA, and throughout the country: www.theringer.com/2025/03/11/n...

I talked to Harvey about his long, long path to last night's spectacular win on Jeopardy! (the highest Coryat score of the season so far!): www.theringer.com/2025/03/11/t...

YES.

The 100 Best Sports Moments of the Quarter Century - The Ringer

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In Kawhi Leonard’s Hands, Anything Is Possible With one shot—and four lucky bounces—Leonard sent the Raptors to the Eastern Conference finals and erased some demons from Toronto’s postseason past

You can always read what I wrote in the moment! www.theringer.com/2019/05/13/n...

The Dallas Mavericks Are Now a Full-Blown Disaster Movie Kyrie Irving’s devastating injury is the death rattle on one of the most inexplicable downfalls in NBA history. From the Luka Doncic trade to this, the Mavericks have been reduced to rubble.

On the Mavericks and a portentious haboob. www.theringer.com/2025/03/05/n...

Luka, LeBron, and a New Level of Lakers Exceptionalism One of the most shocking trades in NBA history has led to one of the league’s most common outcomes: another generational star has fallen into the Lakers’ laps

I wrote about Luka's new role at the center of the NBA's longstanding dominant myth: Lakers Exceptionalism. www.theringer.com/2025/02/03/n...

Russell Westbrook Is Once Again the Most Thrilling Show in Basketball Just when we thought we were out, Russ’s uncanny chemistry with Nikola Jokic has pulled us back in

I will never claim to "know ball," but if there's anything I feel comfortable doing in this space, it's metabolizing Russell Westbrook's ethos as a point guard across his many eras. This was my latest foray: www.theringer.com/2025/01/21/n...

Thank you for reading! We were taking a walk in the woods around Aurora. Haven't actually gone out to visit Tommy Thompson in a while.

What Is Jimmy Butler After? Money has been a point of contention at each stop of Butler’s career, but the true root of his discontent—and of his most recent trade request—feels more elemental

I wrote about Jimmy Butler. www.theringer.com/2025/01/07/n...

The Brooklyn Nets Are Still Dreaming Big, Despite All the Nightmares The scars of Kevin Garnett and Kevin Durant will never fully go away, but the Nets are no longer digging themselves out of a failed superstar trade. Is there finally light at the end of the tunnel?

New year, new Nets? Wrote about one of the most interesting teams in the NBA, and how, for the first time in a loooong time, they're actually in control of their destiny. www.theringer.com/2025/01/01/n...

Welcome to the Top 100, Payton Pritchard and Jakob Poeltl. nbarankings.theringer.com

Great photo with Danhausen!

The Oral History of The Ringer’s Chick-fil-A Waffle Fries Debacle In honor of our site’s relaunch, we revisit our site’s most infamous decision

I wrote an oral history of The Ringer’s infamous fast food rankings

(that also serves as a treatise on editorial decisionmaking and a strangely intimate glimpse into who I was in the twilight of my teen years.) www.theringer.com/2024/12/03/p...

What If the Sixers’ Nightmare Is Just Beginning? As miserable as Philadelphia’s start has been, the ending could be worse. Even for a franchise familiar with suffering, this season has produced a unique type of torture.

Finding some semblance of happiness in watching Jared McCain amid the worst Sixers start ever since the last worst Sixers start ever.

Rafael Nadal Found Process In Pain | Defector Nadal was the destroyer of context, the man who played every point in vacuum, through comebacks and blowouts with the same equanimous mind and full effort.

Over 20 years I saw Rafael Nadal so many different ways - an intruder, a sage, a way through my own pain

Farewell Rafa

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Franz Wagner’s Star Turn Is Giving Off ’93-94 Pippen Vibes The Orlando Magic’s all-world sidekick is proving he’s pretty incredible as a leading man, too. Has it been there all along?

In the afterglow of Franz Wagner's best game ever, I wrote about his remarkable season thus far. www.theringer.com/nba/2024/11/...

Tari Eason, welcome to the Top 100. nbarankings.theringer.com

Four-minute segment every other week wherein I ask DK whether this is the right time to part with Jalen Coker.