The Athletic's Tim Cato lives, sleeps and breathes the NBA, and it shows in his coverage. While he's focused on the Mavs now, his experience as a national NBA reporter for "SB Nation" shows through in the context and depth that highlight his work. Cato can tell you what the Mavs are going to do not just because he knows what they're thinking, but because he's plugged into what the rest of the league is thinking as well. It doesn't hurt that, as a UNT graduate, he's a local kid made good too.