Paul Swydan

Paul Swydan

Outside Boston
Paul Swydan is the owner and operator of The Silver Unicorn Bookstore in Acton, Mass, and the curator of the Boston.com Book Club. In a prior life, he was a sports writer and editor.
Sep
14
10 Most Intriguing Players in the Eastern Conference

10 Most Intriguing Players in the Eastern Conference

Zach Lowe did his most intriguing players podcast, and that spurred me to make my list again. I did this
11 min read
Aug
20
Sixth Man of the Year Al Horford?

Sixth Man of the Year Al Horford?

By now, Celtics fans are well versed in the notion that the 2024-2025 season's biggest question mark will
4 min read
Aug
11
Men's Olympic Basketball Thank You's

Men's Olympic Basketball Thank You's

You likely saw that the USA Men's Basketball team won Gold on Sunday. It was a good game,
10 min read
Aug
07
I Hope the Celtics Are Watching Golden State

I Hope the Celtics Are Watching Golden State

What's happened in Golden State the past two seasons and change is a little sad. They have vacillated
5 min read
Aug
06
I Love the Summer Olympics and Other Thoughts

I Love the Summer Olympics and Other Thoughts

Been a minute. I didn't mean to take a whole month off from writing, but it just kind
5 min read
Jul
02
Midst-of-Free-Agency NBA Power Rankings

Midst-of-Free-Agency NBA Power Rankings

After the first couple of days of free agency, there aren't a lot of big free agents still
14 min read
Jun
26
Who Can Alter the Balance of the 2024-2025 NBA Season?

Who Can Alter the Balance of the 2024-2025 NBA Season?

I have a few pieces queued up in my mind that I want to work on this summer: * Deeper dive
10 min read
Jun
18
Thank You

Thank You

The journey of this team was so, so, so long. So I want to say some thank you's
5 min read
Jun
13
Didn't It Have to Be This Way?

Didn't It Have to Be This Way?

In that State Farm ad with Ludacris, why doesn't Jake from State Farm tell the homeowners how to
7 min read
Jun
12
Finding 10 Minutes

Finding 10 Minutes

We can't know if Kristaps Porzingis will play in Game 3. He has now twice in this postseason
7 min read