The joys and dangers of the all-or-nothing NBA

The NBA is in an unpredictable time where there are more viable title contenders from season to season than in any other era since the late 1970s. The impatience of a certain class of stars, shorter contract lengths across the NBA and a repeater luxury tax system have all combined to create truncated windows for contenders. For a league that built itself on decade-spanning dynasties, it is challenging to conceptualize the near…