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SNYDER: NBA’s off-season intrigue already boiling over

ANALYSIS/OPINION

Baseball’s hot-stove league is a tin can over a campfire compared to the NBA’s microwave since the playoffs ended. The title chase has morphed seamlessly into the off-season, faster than Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert sullied his team’s three-year run.

One moment, LeBron James & Co. were celebrating their third consecutive trip to the NBA Finals. The next moment, general manager David Griffin was rewarded with unemployment instead of the promotion and sizable raise that sane owners would’ve offered.

On the left coast, Jerry “The Logo” West has returned to Los Angeles, this time with the hapless Clippers instead of the iconic Lakers.