The Lab

Play with the numbers yourself.

The tools behind the show. Some you can use right now, more arrive when the season tips off.

Pick any two All-Star teams since 1984. The Lab plays a full best-of-seven, every possession, and you watch the last two minutes of any game.

32 All-Star teams from 1984 to 2026 in four era regions. Best of seven all the way to the title.

Pick five All-Star seasons, pick five more, and see who wins the series.

Draft your five and take on the Lab.

What Ifs, sealed until the episode

The Lab has already played these out 10,000 times. See what goes in and make your call now. The results unlock when each episode drops.

Sealed

Lob City against a young Steph Curry in 2014. The real series went seven. How lucky was that?

The Finals everyone wanted three years running, and never got.

Buy or sell: whose numbers are about to rise, and whose are running hot on luck.

Coming soon

Every team's future draft picks, who owes what, and which front office is sitting on gold.

MVP, DPOY, ROY, Sixth Man and MIP, updated every week, with the 65-game watch.

The full graphs behind each newsletter issue: lineups, pace, luck, clutch, tank watch and 17 more. Here's one built on last season.