What’s clear for now is that his absence left structural gaps the Magic couldn’t patch—and once the playoffs began, those gaps dictated the terms of their exit. Memphis spent most of the year ...

And these aren’t just role players. There are MVPs from every corner of the world. Giannis [Antetokounmpo] from Greece, [Nikola] Jokic from Serbia, [Joel] Embiid from Cameroon, Luka [Doncic] from ...