The N.Y. TIMES MAGAZINE's Sam Anderson in a cover-story feature writes Thunder GM
Sam Presti's rebuild of the franchise after its controversial relocation from Seattle was "
a meticulously rational plan," and now "looks a lot like a fairy tale." Presti has become "a mythic brainiac legend, the managerial equivalent of
Kevin Durant: young, focused, dominant and improbably humble" (
11/11).
ANALYZING NEW STADIUMS:
Why GWCCA Exec Dir Frank Poe supports a new Falcons stadium (11/11).
The case against public funding for a new Bucks stadium (11/10).
49ers' new stadium is "being built the right way" (11/11).
ALSO:
Despite disappointment of cancelled Carrier Classic game, military heroes make the event "much more than a gimmick" (11/10).
GRANTLAND's Carles: "Has the NBA gone mainstream?" (11/9).
Examining the NBA's drug-testing program in the wake of Lance Armstrong scandal (11/9).
Weighing the "many bad things Armstrong did against the very good charity he created" (11/11).
Patriots Owner Robert Kraft's gift provided a "much needed spiritual boost" for a recent college grad (11/11).
A final farewell to late ESPN Radio NBA announcer Jim Durham (11/11).
