The NBA's Speed Evolution

Has the game gotten faster? Not necessarily. So why are fastbreak opportunities so much more common now?

Recently, I heard a comment from the ever-honest Jeff Teague (who is also an underrated podcaster) about why he retired from the league. Check it out:

[De'Aaron Fox] and Darius Garland retired me… Fox made me wanna go to the bench… He was running so fast one game, he just kept runnin…