Making sense of Jaylen Brown’s previous impact with Celtics
Zach Kram, ESPN

Notes from: Suns-Rockets, Warriors-Magic, Hawks-Nets, Nuggets-Pacers
Keith Smith, Basketball Bulletin

Notes from: Lakers-Blazers, Hawks-Wizards, Wolves-Pelicans, Mavericks-Jazz
Keith Smith, Basketball Bulletin

How worried should these 10 teams be?
Joseph Casciaro, The Score

TEAM-SPECIFIC

BKN: Mikel Brown’s healthy but knows ‘it’s all about getting stronger’
Brian Lewis, NY Post

BOS: Tatum, Celtics hit from long range early and often in rout of Hornets
Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe

BOS: Sure-handed Sam Hauser leads NBA with one wild stat: no one has taken care of the basketball better
Chris Forsberg, NBC Sports

BOS: Under Joe Mazzulla, the Celtics have been great at building big leads, but not always great at holding them. Here’s why.
Julian Benbow, Boston Globe

CHI: The Bulls are playing at the fastest pace in the league, and it isn’t working
Brady Shanahan, Pippen Ain’t Easy

CHI: The Bulls offense needs more than a few fixes to get off life support
Joe Cowley, SunTimes

CLE: Diving deep into Cavs 109-97 loss to Knicks
Jackson Flickinger, Fear The Sword

CLE: Why the Cavs re-signed Thomas Bryant — and why it is costing them
Chris Fedor/Ethan Sands, cleveland.com

CLE: James Harden is struggling and Cleveland has nowhere to turn
Chris Fedor/Ethan Sands, cleveland.com

DAL: How Santi Aldama could change the dynamic of Mavericks’ offense
Mike Curtis, Morning News

DAL: Santi Aldama was very impressive in his first game with Mavericks
Dwain Price, Mavs.com

DAL: Group effort helps Mavericks learn from their past, take down Jazz
Eddie Sefko, Mavs.com

GSW: Video breakdown: Steph Curry imposes his own brand of magic against Orlando
Joe Viray, Golden State of The Union

GSW: Steve Kerr went with a bold strategy to begin overtime
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News

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Rookie of the Year Rankings 2.0
Blake Silverman, Sports Illustrated

This Year’s Rookies are the Best Scorers in a Generation. Is That a Good Thing?
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops

Four players whose upgraded skill sets look real
Jim McCormick, ESPN

THE DRAFT

Draft Prospect Preview: USC Trojans’ Alijah Arenas
Benjamin Yu, LWOS

INTERNATIONAL

How France Took Over Basketball
Albert Samaha, New Yorker

TEAM-SPECIFIC

ATL: Hawks stifle Wizards’ rally, move to 1-0 in NBA Cup
Lauren Williams, AJC

BOS: Celtics’ process in Hornets blowout
Jack Simone, Boston Sports Journal

BOS: Mazzulla admits he’s hard on Neemias Queta and the Celtics’ bigs. Now he’s trying something new: hugs.
Noa Dalzell, Celtics Blog

CHI: Nic Claxton’s return poses lineup questions for the Chicago Bulls
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune

CLE: A Needed Win, A Perfect Blueprint and LeBron’s Return
Danny Cunningham, The Inside Shot

CLE: The Cavs’ best offense might be found in the space between two seemingly opposite games
Ethan Sands, cleveland.com

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LEAGUEWIDE

NBA trades rarely come out of nowhere. The warning signs are already there. Here are the stars that could shake up the league next.
Howard Beck, The Ringer

6 teams already serving up a lost season
Ricky O’Donnell, SBNation

Eastern Conference Early-Season Trends
Keith Smith, Basketball Bulletin

Grading Each Team’s Starting Lineup So Far
Greg Swartz, Bleacher Report

Grading every NBA lottery pick in early November
Christopher Kline, Fansided

Grading the preseason contenders through the beginning of November
Bryan Toporek, Fansided

NBA relegation zone predictions
Sam Quinn, CBS Sports

NBA Power Rankings
Andy Bailey, Bleacher Report

The NBA has an injury problem. But what’s really at the root of it?
Shakeiea Taylor, The Athletic

Are NBA Rookies Better Than Ever?
Austin Cornilles, Butterflies

xRAPM: Up and running for the 2026-27 NBA season
Jeremias Engelmann, 5x5

Recapping Thursday’s two lopsided games, Steph/KD/LeBron still doing it, and more.
Dustin Brewer, Hoops

Quick Scouting Notes: Heat-Warriors, Hawks-Wizards, Florida-Miami (Fla.)
Sam Vecenie, Game Theory

TEAM-SPECIFIC

BKN: Has Danny Wolf’s breakout game unlocked frontcourt potential?
Anthony Puccio, Nets Daily

BOS: What Celtics want to see from Chris Cenac, Jr in G League assignment
Zack Cox, Boston Herald

CHA: Brandon Miller Is a Rorschach Test for NBA Talent Evaluation
Zach Lowe, The Ringer

CHI: Should the Bulls be concerned about Matas Buzelis?
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune

CLE: Kenny Atkinson’s leash isn’t short, but it isn’t unlimited either
Chris Fedor/Ethan Sands, cleveland.com

DAL: Two Paths Forward, and a Problem Worth Having
Jasmyn Wimbish, Courtside Adjacent

DAL: Zaccharie Risacher’s reimagined role has been a key piece of Dallas’ success
David Trink, Mavs Moneyball

DAL: Cooper Flagg vs the Giant: Victor Wembanyama has a rival
David Thorpe, True Hoop

DEN: Do Nuggets have a math problem again with lack of 3-point shooting?
Bennett Durando, Denver Post

DEN: Nikola Jokic is not in decline
Troy Renck, Denver Post

DEN: Do Nuggets have a math problem again with lack of 3-point shooting?
Bennett Durando, Denver Post

DEN: Ex-Nugget Eduardo Najera talks growing game in Mexico
Vinny Benedetto, Denver Gazette

DET: Can Duncan Robinson make the Most Improved ballot?
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry

GSW: On Steph Curry, pick-and-rolls, and the apex superstar unafraid to perform blue-collar work
Joe Viray, Golden State Of The Union

GSW: The Warriors have ‘shown that we have a backbone.’ It’s still Draymond Green
Jason Jones, The Athletic

GSW: Steph Curry remains the engine, but Yaxel Lendeborg, Will Richard, and Charles Bassey are giving Golden State legitimate staying power.
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News

GSW: Warriors roll to sixth straight victory
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News

IND: Pacers close out Grizzlies to start roadie
Tom Lewis, Indy Cornrows

LAL: How brotherly love, and some s— talk, made Luka Dončić feel at home with the Lakers
Dan Woike, The Athletic

LAL: Coach K sees Lakers coach JJ Redick as a former pupil who is always ‘becoming’
Benjamin Royer, OC Register

LAL: Luka’s Flaming-Hot Start from Deep
Mike Trudell

LAL: Preview: Game 10
Iztok Franko, digginbasketball

MIA: Why are the Heat struggling? Look to the wings
Eric Nehm, The Athletic

MIA: Nine games in and Heat have proven nothing
Ira Winderman, SunSentinel

MIN: This Jet Only Goes In One Direction
Ayo Dosunmo, The Players’ Tribune

MIN: Timberwolves’ defense remains a championship-level strength
Eamon Cassels, Dunking With Wolves

MIN: Kuminga is giving Wolves what they need
La Velle Neal III, Star Tribune

NYK: Knicks can optimize the Andre Drummond experience by following the 76ers’ blueprint
Dan Favale, Daily Knicks

NYK: The Knicks are plus-45.8 per 100 possessions in Jordan Clarkson’s 54 minutes and minus-6.4 without him through eight games
Lee Escobedo, The KOT show

OKC: How Thunder’s Ajay Mitchell Evolved From Overlooked Prospect to Budding NBA Star
Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated

ORL: Magic squander chances and unravel in frustrating loss to Phoenix Suns
Philip Rossman-Reich, Orlando Magic Daily

PHI: 5 takeaways from the Sixers’ 8-1 start
John Schuhmann, NBA.com

POR: Deni Avdija is back in the point-forward role that made him an All-Star for Blazers
Reese Kunz, Rip City Project

POR: The Blazers are rolling, but Micah Nori wants perfection: ‘I see what they can be’
Jason Quick, The Athletic

SAC: Darius Acuff Jr. isn’t a perfect rookie, but he may be just what the Kings need right now
Cameron Salerno, CBS Sports

SAC: Sabonis Trade Needs to Be Prioritized by Kings
Eric Beaston, Bleahcer Report

SAS: How Victor Wembanyama’s improved shot diet is leading him to historic heights
Brad Botkin, CBS Sports

SAS: 5 Observations from Spurs vs Mavs
Paul Garcia, The Spot Up Shot

TOR: Raptors making life miserable for opponents with steals
Michael Grange, Sportsnet

THE DRAFT

International Snapshot: Hugo Yimga-Moukouri | 2027 NBA Draft
Stephen Gillaspie, No Ceilings

International Snapshot: Klark Riethauser | 2027 NBA Draft
Stephen Gillaspie, No Ceilings

NOTE: Apologies to writers and readers for today’s abbreviated edition. We will do some catching up in tomorrow’s BI

TEAM-SPECIFIC

ATL: Hawks bump rookie Flemings to starting lineup, down Wizards
Lauren Williams, AJC

BKN: Saved By The Wolf In Nets’ Clothing
Steve Lichtenstein

BOS: The reason why: Game tape of the Celtics’ collapse and revival vs. the Bucks
Jac…

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‘We don’t have enough time to recover:’ Is the NBA game outpacing the players?
Kelly Iko, Yahoo Sports

When Does an NBA Record Start to Mean Something?
Shax

How the NBA Became a Young Man’s Game
Kirk Goldsberry, The Ringer

10 players to know from NBA season’s first 2 weeks, including Ty Jerome and lefty Belgians
John Hollinger, The Athletic

Rookie Ladder: Cameron Boozer, Yaxel Lendeborg hold top spots
Jeff Zillgitt, NBA.com

NBA Rookie Power Rankings
Brett Siegel, Clutch Points

Each Team’s Biggest Problem Right Now
Zach Buckley, ESPN

Ranking Each NBA Team’s Top Trade Assets
Grant Hughes, Bleacher Report

Mapping the NBA: Western Conference
Chris Gunther, Charting Hoops

Ranking each 1-win NBA team by their chances of making the playoffs
Bryan Toporek, Fansided

NBA power rankings
Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY

NBA Power Rankings
ESPN

NBA Power Rankings
Ricky O’Donnell, SBNation

THE DRAFT

2027 NBA Draft BIG Board V.2
No Ceilings

Ten 2027 NBA Draft prospects to watch in college basketball this season
CJ Moore, The Athletic

Don’t Forget About Michael Ruzic
Rafael Barlowe, NBA Big Board

Why Tyran Stokes Is No. 1 Overall
Jonathan Wasserman, Bleacher Report

Uncut Gems: Mining for 2027 NBA Draft Sleeper Guards
Corey Tulaba, No Ceilings

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The two-week “Uh-oh” index
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry

Grading every NBA lottery pick’s first two weeks
Cameron Salerno, CBS Sports

Why the 2026 NBA rookie class already looks like a special group
John Hollinger, The Athletic

NBA rookie rankings
Stephen Noh, Sporting News

NBA Contract Year All-Stars: 12 playing for a payday -- and what each might get
Bobby Marks, ESPN

How NBA teams use contract structure to navigate future inflection points
Jonas Plaut, The Cap Crunch

NBA Power Rankings
Sean Deveney, heavy.com

NBA blew it by letting Natalie Nakase slip away
Melissa Rohlin, California Post

Three notable decisions from NBA’s rookie-scale extension deadline
Sam Quinn, CBS Sports

YESTERDAY’S GAMES

With no games Tuesday, all 30 teams were in action on Monday night
Dustin Brewer, Hoops

Games Notes: 15 Games, 30 Observations
Keith Smith, Basketball Bulletin

15 games, 15 reactions, 15 distractions
Tom Ziller, GMIB

THE DRAFT

New 2027 NBA Mock Draft As College Basketball Season Tips Off
Jonathan Wasserman, Bleacher Report

50 Team-specific stories follow for paid subscribers (15 games last night! None tonight so expect a somewhat lighter BI tomorrow)

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5 Things From Last Week
Jacob Sutton, JTalksHoops

NBA’s biggest winners and losers of the week
Sam Quinn, CBS Sports

Who’s Actually for Real? Cooper Flagg is unstoppable. The Grizzlies are undefeated. And the Lakers look legit. How much of this should we believe?
Michael Pina, The Ringer

NBA Power Rankings Week 3
Kurt Helin, NBC Sports

NBA Power Rankings: Early title favorites, rising contenders and relegation zone candidates
Kevin O’Connor, Yahoo Sports

NBA Power Rankings
Law Murray, The Athletic

NBA Power Rankings
Christopher Kline, Fansided

Power Rankings
John Schuhmann, NBA.com

VJ Edgecombe, Cooper Flagg, and Ace Bailey.
Jared Dubin, Last Night In Basketball

Notes from: Celtics-Magic, Lakers-Raptors, Nets-Pacers, Warriors-Clippers
Keith Smith, Basketball Bulletin

Notes: Clippers-Warriors, Grizzlies-Kings, Celtics-Bulls
Sam Vecenie, Game Theory

THE DRAFT

Four Preseason Predictions for the 2027 NBA Draft
Parker Fleming, No Ceilings

Tyran Stokes Scouting Report
Rafael Barlowe, NBA Big Board

Jordan Smith Jr. Scouting Report
Rafael Barlowe, NBA Big Board

Caleb Holt Scouting Report
Rafael Barlowe, NBA Big Board

(Part 2): A Primer on the 2026-27 College Freshmen and the 2027 (and 2028?) NBA Draft
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops

Shelton Henderson: The Human Hurricane
Quinn Fishburne, No Ceilings

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Why are so many NBA superstars dropping with injuries? Here’s one theory
Dave Feschuk, Toronto Star

A History of NBA Contract Weight Clauses
Mark Deeks, heavy.com

NBA Power Rankings
Khobi Price, NY Post

YESTERDAY’S GAMES

Scouting Notes: 76ers-Hornets, Jazz-Spurs, Grizzlies-Trail Blazers
Sam Vecenie, Game Theory

Notes from: Sixers-Hornets, Spurs-Timberwolves, Scattered Observations
Keith Smith, Basketball Bulletin

THE DRAFT

2027 NBA Big Board 1.0
Dizzle Dynasty

Mantas Juzenas NBA Scouting Report
Ersin Demir, NBA Draft Newsletter

TEAM-SPECIFIC

BKN: It’s time for Julius Randle and Michael Porter Jr. to be the leaders the Nets need
Brian Lewis, NY Post

BKN: Nets’ promising start unravels in ugly 110-94 NBA Cup loss to Pistons
C.J. Holmes, Daily News

BOS: Bulls coach perfectly breaks down what’s making Celtics’ offense so hard to stop
Ben Handler, Hardwood Houdini

BOS: Paul George is at the root of a more disruptive Celtics defense
Bobby Krivitsky, Hardwood Houdini

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NBA Opening Week Sets
Gibson Pyper, The Basketball Playbook

Mapping the NBA: Eastern Conference
Chris Gunther, Charting Hoops

1 Trade Still Haunting Each NBA Franchise
Zach Buckley, Bleacher Report

NBA’s ‘unprecedented’ early season injury crisis has players and coaches searching for answers
Jack Maloney, CBS Sports

NBA’s five biggest X-Factors for 2026-27 season
Sam Quinn, CBS Sports

YESTERDAY’S GAMES

NOTE: Game stories that focus on multiple teams are featured here. Stories that focus primarily or fully on a single team are featured in the Team-Specific section

NBA Cup winners, losers
Lorenzo Reyes, USA Today

Notes from: Sixers-Knicks, Mavs-Rockets, Magic-Raptors, Nuggets-Suns
Keith Smith, Basketball Bulletin

THE DRAFT

A Primer on the 2026-27 College Freshmen and the 2027 (and 2028?) NBA Draft
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops

48 Team-specific stories and WNBA coverage follow for paid subscribers

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LEAGUEWIDE

The NBA wants a more free-flowing game and less load management. Teams are responding by going deeper into their benches
Bill Sy, Celtics Blog

5 takeaways from first 9 days of 2026-27 NBA season
John Schuhmann, NBA.com

10 things to watch for during Friday’s 10-game Group Play slate
Brian Martin, NBA.com

Two-Way Con…

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Rookies Already Looking Like Draft Steals After 1 Week
Grant Hughes, Bleacher Report

Offseason moves that are paying off immediately
Eamon Cassels, Fansided

Grading Each NBA Team After Wild First Week
Greg Swartz, Bleacher Report

Judging 10 early-season NBA overreactions
Ben Golliver/Zach Kram, ESPN

Every 2026 NBA Cup group from weakest to strongest
Oliver Fox, Fansided

Steve Kerr on NBA players flopping: ‘We should be the No Bulls— Association’
Nick Friedell/Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic

Can the NBA’s Injury Problem Be Fixed?
Tom Dierberger, Sports Illustrated

YESTERDAY’S GAMES

Scouting Notes: Wizards-Cavaliers and Thunder-Mavericks
Sam Vecenie, Game Theory

Notes from: 76ers-Pacers, Spurs-Jazz, Knicks-Bulls, Warriors-Timberwolves, Pistons-Hornets, Cavaliers-Wizards
Keith Smith, Basketball Bulletin

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1 Word To Describe Each NBA Team’s First Week
Zach Buckley, Bleacher Report

NBA Power Rankings after one week
ESPN

NBA power rankings: Injuries shake up league
Lorenzo Reyes, USA Today

NBA Power Rankings
Brad Botkin, CBS Sports

Heat struggling. Yaxel rising. West is Spurs’ to lose. How real are these NBA trends?
Sam Amick/Eric Nehm/Dan Woike, The Athletic

Advanced Stats Say That These NBA Players Are on the Rise
Jeremias Engelmann, 5x5

NBA News Roundup
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops

Four players to watch in Thursday’s NBA doubleheader
Miguel Alfonso Caramoan

Rookies Report Card: early thoughts
Kurt Helin, NBC Sports

YESTERDAY’S GAMES

NOTE: Game stories that focus on multiple teams are featured here. Stories that focus primarily or fully on a single team are featured in the Team-Specific section

Notes From Celtics-Nets, Knicks-Pistons, Trail Blazers-Lakers, Spurs-Kings
Keith Smith, Basketball Bulletin

Quick Scouting Notes: Pistons-Knicks, Lakers-Blazers, and Mavericks-Heat
Sam Vecenie, Game Theory

Lakers and Blazers confused by late spate of flopping technicals, plan to appeal
Law Murray, The Athletic

3 Takeaways as Wembanyama and the Spurs get right vs. Sacramento Kings
Jeff McDonald, Express News

THE DRAFT

International Snapshot: Adam Atamna | 2027 NBA Draft
Stephen Gillaspie, No Ceilings

Freshman Five: Buckets, Motor, Athleticism, Tradition, and Potential
Chris Lambert, Draftstack

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12 Overreactions to the First Week of the NBA Season
Michael Pina, The Ringer

NBA season 2026-27: Best and worst from the first week
ESPN

Biggest Winners and Losers 1 Week Into the 2026-27 NBA Season
Grant Hughes, Bleacher Report

NBA Power Rankings
Law Murray, The Athletic

NBA Power Rankings one week into the season
Christopher Kline, Fansided

Vibe check on the NBA’s undefeated teams
Tom Ziller, GMIB

The 7 biggest disappointments from the first week of the NBA season
Bryan Toporek, Fansided

The Aftermarket: The NBA’s Second Draft
Jonas Plaut, The Cap Crunch

Tanking is far from finished in the NBA. It might just look different
John Hollinger, The Athletic

Trade Speculations
Sean Deveney, heavy.com

YESTERDAY’S GAMES

NOTE: Game stories that focus on multiple teams are featured here. Stories that focus primarily or fully on a single team are featured in the Team-Specific section

Notes from Cavs-Wolves, Mavs-Heat, Hornets-Wizards, Bucks-Pacers, Grizzlies-Jazz
Keith Smith, Basketball Bulletin

Notes on OKC-PHX and IND-BKN
Sam Vecenie, Game Theory

Top Performances of the Night
Dustin Brewer, HOOPS

THE DRAFT

Are these three prospects one-trick ponies, or do they have more to their game they haven’t unlocked yet?
Owen Jury, No Ceilings

36 Team-Specific stories follow for paid subscribers

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LEAGUEWIDE

2026-27 NBA Power Rankings Week 1
Kurt Helin, NBC Sports

Power Rankings, Week 2
John Schuhmann, NBA.com

NBA breakout players: 30 ready for the next step (yes, even Wemby and Luka)
Ben Golliver, ESPN

Three Things I Noticed On League Pass
Jared Dubin, Last Night in Basketball

YESTERDAY’S GAMES

Notes from Lakers-Jazz, Thunder-Clippers, Magic-Knicks, Pistons-76ers, Grizzlies-Kings
Keith Smith, Basketball Bulletin

THE DRAFT

Around the World: Week 5 | Dash Daniels Is Rising, Stefan Joksimovic Gets His Chance and Hugo Yimga Evolves
Rafael Barlowe, NBA Big Board

TEAM-SPECIFIC

ATL: Hawks return home and show familiar holes, same fight
Michael Cunningham, AJC

BOS: How Payton Pritchard became Boston’s unlikely iso king
Hallie Grossman, ESPN

BOS: How Paul George blew up the Knicks’ offense
Nate Moskowitz, Celtics Blog

BOS: Celtics best sets/actions vs. Knicks
Nik Land, Celtics Blog

CHA: Naz Reid’s value apparent just three games into Hornets’ season
Daniel Chavkin, Sporting News

CLE: Mario Hezonja thought his basketball career was over. Then he found himself, and a new inner peace, in Cleveland
Ethan Sands, cleveland.com

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Preparing to Overreact. Plus, Introducing Injury Adjusted Wins
Chris Gunther, Charting Hoops

The next Jalen Brunson?: the four best candidates
Lee Escobedo, The KOT Show

First impressions of the rookies from the 2026 NBA Draft Class
Latif Love, No Ceilings

Insights in NBA Tracking Data From Week 1
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops

Let’s Rein in These 3-Point Percentages
Above The Break

The season is too young to learn much of anything, so let’s do some pseudoscience

Why the Zach Lowe Show is quality listening
Juri Bilcich, Sportscape Chronicles

Is it time for the NBA to start looking at the WNBA’s coaches?
John Hollinger, The Athletic

YESTERDAYS’ GAMES

Notes from Rockets-Hawks, Nuggets-Pelicans, Hornets-Heat, Cavs-Nets, Wizards-Bulls
Keith Smith, Basketball Bulletin

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LEAGUEWIDE

The 2026-27 NBA Clarity Index
Howard Beck, The Ringer

Some teams are chasing titles. Others are chasing their tails. We rank all 30 NBA franchises to see who actually knows what they’re doing.

Since 2…

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Game Notes: Sixers Comeback, Thunder Roll
Keith Smith, Basketball Bulletiin

Pacific Division Preview
Kelly Dwyer, On Hoops

Southeast Division Preview
Kelly Dwyer, On Hoops

How the NBA Divides its Minutes: Who gets to play, who coaches trust, and how those minutes add up over a career
Austin Cornilles, Butterflies

How the “Four Factors” Stack up for the Trail Blazers and the NBA
Josh Fisher, Blazer’s Edge

Breakout candidates who shined on opening night
Christopher Kline, Fansided

All-Breakout Team, starring Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper and … Leonard Miller?
John Hollinger, The Athletic

Power Ranking Each NBA Team’s Starting Lineup
Zach Buckley, Bleacher Report

What worked (and didn’t) in 12 NBA season debuts
Ben Golliver, ESPN

One takeaway from each team’s opening 2026-27 game
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry

One Takeaway From Each NBA Team’s First Game of the 2026–27 Season
Sports Illustrated

Overreactions after one game
Ricky O’Donnell, SBNation

1 Overreaction to Each Team’s First Game
Greg Swartz, Bleacher Report

Game Preview: Celtics vs. Knicks
Lee Escobedo, The KOT Show

Basketball is Back: First impressions
Above The Break

THE DRAFT

NBA Draft Big 10 Prospect Cheat Sheet
Tyler Metcalf, No Ceilings

Draft Prospect Preview: Arkansas Razorbacks’ Jordan Smith Jr.
Benjamin Yu, LWOS

Jonathan Powell NBA Scouting Report
Ersin Demir, NBA Draft Newsletter

Big East Wings
Jamaill Hines, No Ceilings

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2026-2027 NBA Season Predictions
Latif Love, Love My Takes

7 NBA Players Who Can Be First-Time All-Stars
Grant Hughes, Bleacher Report

YESTERDAY’S GAMES

NOTE: Game stories that focus on each team are featured here. Stories that focus primarily or fully on just one of the teams involved are featured in the Team-Specific section

NBA season-opening takeaways: Giannis, Lakers, Ant-Melo, Damian Lillard, Tyrese Haliburton and first impressions
Steve Jones, Yahoo Sports

Notes from all 11 games on League Pass opening night
Keith Smith, Basketball Bulletin

3 Takeaways From Opening Night
Jason Timpf

Winners and losers
Sam Quinn, CBS Sports

Reactions to all 11 Wednesday games.
Tom Ziller, GMIB

THE DRAFT

2027 Preseason NBA Draft Guide
No Ceilings

International Snapshot: Dash Daniels | 2027 NBA Draft
Stephen Gillaspie, No Ceilings

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LEAGUEWIDE

Forecasting each team’s season
Kevin O’Connor, Yahoo Sports

The 27 people who will define the 2026-27 NBA season
Blake Murphy/Michael Grange, Sportsnet

NBA breakout candidates
Steve Jones, Yahoo Sports

The Fifth Starter: 44 of 49 NBA Champions Had One
Bobby Morong, Datadunk

NBA preview: Southwest
Kelly Dwyer, On Hoops

NBA preview: Northwest Division
Kelly Dwyer, On Hoops

NBA preview: Central Division
Kelly Dwyer, On Hoops

NBA preview: Atlantic Division
Kelly Dwyer, On Hoops

Ranking the 74 most important NBA players against the spread
Ben Fawkes, Yahoo Sports

YESTERDAY’S GAMES

NOTE: Game stories that focus on each team are featured here. Stories that focus primarily or fully on just one of the teams involved are featured in the Team-Specific section

Game Notes: NBA Opening Night (Day?)
Keith Smith, Basketball Bulletin

Opening Day Takeaways
Brian Windhorst, ESPN

NBA opening night winners, losers
USA Today

OKC-SAS

4 Takeaways
Shaun Powell, NBA.com

3 takeaways as Thunder draw first blood of a new season vs. Spurs
Jeff McDonald, Express-News

PHI-NYK

4 takeaways
John Schuhmann, NBA.com

DET-BOS

5 takeaways
Jeff Zillgitt, NBA.com

THE DRAFT

Draft Prospect Preview: Kansas Jayhawks’ Tyran Stokes
Benjamin Yu, LWOS

Shelton Henderson and the Fork in the Road
Jacob Lerea, No Ceilings

43 Team-Specific stories follow for paid subscribers

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2026-27 NBA season preview
ESPN

24 big questions for the 2026-27 NBA season
David Aldridge, The Athletic

The 2026-27 NBA Entrance Survey
The Ringer

The best defenders in the NBA at each position.
Mat Issa, SBNation

NBA top 10 defenders
Stephen Noh, Sporting News

NBA Power Rankings Week 1
Brett Siegel, Clutch Points

NBA Power Rankings
Marc Stein, The Stein Line

Power Rankings on Opening Night
Andy Bailey, Bleacher Report

Win-Loss Record Predictions for Each NBA Team
Andy Bailey, Bleacher Report

Five Players Who Will Define the 2026-27 NBA Season
Liam McKeone, Sports Illustrated

Rookies To Watch
Nathan Grubel, No Ceilings

NBA League Pass Rankings, Part 5: The Best of the Best
Zach Lowe, The Lowe Post

30(ish) Intriguing Things For The NBA Season
Keith Smith, Basketball Bulletin

Grading every NBA rookie extension
Sam Quinn, CBS Sports

Final Offseason Grades for Each NBA Team
Grant Hughes, Bleacher Report

2026-27 key questions and preview haikus, Western edition
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry

Inside the Minds of Great Defenders
Mike Jagacki, Lockdown Defense

THE DRAFT

Five Returning College Basketball Players Who Could Rewrite Their 2027 NBA Draft Stock
Izzy Randazzo, No Ceilings

2027 NBA Mock Draft
Christopher Kline, Fansided

18 Team-Specific stories follow for paid subscribers

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