Every NBA team in the Western Conference has played 41 games and most have played more, which means we are due for a midseason report card. (Check out our East report card and midseason awards, too.) ...

Even though the regular season is 82 games and spans several months in the tough Western Conference, every game takes on even more significance.

Cooper Flagg is somehow exceeding expectations across the NBA.

Our Bulls vs. Timberwolves predictions expect Jaden McDaniels to pick up the slack if Julius Randle if sidelined.

You can never deny Adam Silver’s ambition to try new things, even when his effort proves futile.

This is an award where things often shift in the second half of the season, but to win it someone will need to be better than Reid.