Small ball has probably overtaken it at this point, but not too long ago “rim protection” was the biggest buzzword in the NBA. A single elite rim protector can alter a team’s defense in a way no other ...

Chet Holmgren is the best rim protector in the NBA. Well, at least that's what 2025 Coach of the Year, Kenny Atkinson, believes. Cavs HC Kenny Atkinson calls Chet Holmgren ‘the number one rim ...

The Los Angeles Lakers' lack of size and rim protection has been a glaring weakness ever since they traded Anthony Davis. Those issues were more prevalent than ever in their 116-104 Game 3 loss to the ...

The Trail Blazers are blocking 5.2 shots per game this season, ninth-most in the NBA. The simple assumption to be gleaned from that solid standing is Portland must be a good rim-protecting team, too.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have boasted the best defense in the NBA throughout the 2024-25 season. In fact, many observers consider OKC's defense one of the most suffocating in recent memory, and the ...

After proving herself as college basketball’s best defender through multiple accolades, Los Angeles Sparks rookie forward Cameron Brink revealed her unflinching confidence on how that would translate ...

After watching, scouting and reading about Victor Wembanyama for a good part of the last three and a half years, there’s very little about his profile as an NBA Draft prospect that I haven’t either ...

Which players have been the least valuable rim protectors through the first quarter or so of the 2022-23 NBA regular season? It is a question without an easy answer. So much goes into rim ...