Bill Simmons, the from-the-womb hoops addict known to millions as ESPN.com's Sports Guy, offers in a single volume his wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining look at the past, present, and future of pro basketball.

Prologue: A four-dollar ticket -- The secret -- Russell, then Wilt -- How the hell did we get here? -- The what-if game -- Most valuable chapter -- The Hall of Fame pyramid -- The pyramid: level 1 -- The pyramid: level 2 -- The pyramid: level 3 -- The pyramid: level 4 -- The pyramid: Pantheon -- The legend of Keyser Söze -- The wine cellar -- Life after the secret.