Things change. If you don’t keep a close eye on them, you’ll lose track of them quickly. The same holds about the NBA.
If you care to understand something, you must update your understanding as new information emerges. Otherwise, you’ll only understand what something used to be.
It’s easy to accept something about a player or a team, file it away in your mind, and believe it.
Things change. That player or team may suddenly take a turn that requires you to update your assessment of them.
For example, take the Brooklyn Nets. They struggled for much of 2022-23, but lately, they’re on an absolute roll.
Similarly, Kristaps Porzingis’ career seemed to be on the decline, but this season, he looks like the star player he was originally billed as being.
Could the Nets acquire him this season?