Too much of the media coverage of the NBA is centered around future player movement and dysfunction, but not on the product currently taking place. I was listening to a national show on sports radio a couple weeks ago and the host referred to the current season as a “gap season.” Why? Because Zion Williamson has been hurt, there’s no marquee free agent this summer and the Warriors are missing their best players and are godawful. Are you kidding me? It’s not enough that the best player in the league (Giannis) and the best player of this generation (LeBron) are on track to meet in the Finals - there just has to be prospective drama to keep the NBA media talking. During the 2019 Finals, nobody could focus on the actual basketball taking place - the primary focus seemed to be on where Kawhi and Durant (well, before he tore in Achilles in G5) were signing in a couple weeks. If Giannis does not sign the supermax in July, do not underestimate how insufferable sports media will be next season. His pending free agency will be the top story of the 2020-21 season (and not, you know, the actual basketball).