The league is reportedly set to vote on expansion next week. That has rekindled a long-running debate over which team makes the most sense to jump to the East.
Expansion appears to be happening within the next three seasons, and Minnesota or Memphis are reportedly the two teams that could be moved to the East.
Don't look now, but the Timberwolves are 13-12 in their last 25 games, and their newest calamity occurred Wednesday night when they gave up 153 points in a loss to the Clippers.
Doris Burke questions officiating consistency between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Anthony Edwards, while Shaquille O’Neal takes another unsolicited swipe at Rudy Gobert.