The NBA is the Absolute Best and the Absolute Worst

Three reasons NBA basketball is the best sport ... and three things that aren't so great

When 6’11” teammate Zach Collins can’t believe how high your release point is, that’s a towering jumper of unprecedented proportions. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

I love the NBA, which is why — as an editor and sometimes a writer — I’ve published thousands of articles at ESPN.com and other places.

But do I love everything about the NBA? 

I do not.

Let’s get to it: Three things that make the NBA the absolute best … and three that make the NBA the absolute worst.

The good stuff …

1. The NBA is the most spectacular major sport.

Are NBA athletes the best in the world, as is often said? That’s debatable. Northwestern econ professor Jeff Ely had a sneaky good point when he wrote: