The confetti’s still settling in Oklahoma City, but the NBA has already turned the page. With the Thunder crowned champions in this years NBA Finals and Cooper Flagg headlining a fresh rookie class, the league is shifting from one chapter of its story to a new one. After the draft, the basketball world typically falls into a lull, with slow headlines until the start of free agency and Summer League. But for me—as both a writer and a fan—this is the time of year when my mind is in a nonstop loop, imagining what’s to come.
As a fan, I constantly flirt with the edge of hope—often finding myself tipping into delusion and denying all realities.