<![CDATA[Basketball Intelligence Newsletter: Original Content]]>https://www.basketballintelligence.net/s/original-contenthttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VfLq!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1755138e-ce40-4d50-9252-36d1c10c95e9_512x512.pngBasketball Intelligence Newsletter: Original Contenthttps://www.basketballintelligence.net/s/original-contentSubstackWed, 13 May 2026 21:42:24 GMT<![CDATA[Blazers’ Deandre Ayton: ‘I got nothing to prove in this league’]]>https://www.basketballintelligence.net/p/blazers-deandre-ayton-i-got-nothinghttps://www.basketballintelligence.net/p/blazers-deandre-ayton-i-got-nothingTue, 23 Jan 2024 15:42:05 GMTExclusive: Blazers’ Deandre Ayton: ‘I got nothing to prove in this league’

By Mark Medina

Deandre Ayton conveyed strong beliefs about his talent, his market value and scrutiny he has received over his inconsistent playoff performances and attitude.

“I got nothing to prove in this league,” Ayton told Basketball Intelligence. “I’m a max player, and I’ll continue to be a max player.”

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]]><![CDATA[Consensus 1st Round Draft Picks' Profiles]]>https://www.basketballintelligence.net/p/consensus-1st-round-draft-picks-profileshttps://www.basketballintelligence.net/p/consensus-1st-round-draft-picks-profilesThu, 15 Jun 2023 21:01:02 GMTToday we feature Part One of links to profiles of the 2023 consensus first round mock draft picks. Part One focuses on projected picks 30 -25, as listed in Hoops Hype’s Michael Scotto’s composite aggregation: https://hoopshype.com/lists/2023-nba-mock-draft-trade-talks-dereck-lively-bilal-coulibaly-brandin-podziemski/

Please note that this feature is available to our paid subscribers only. Tomorrow’s edition will focus on consensus projected picks 24 -19.

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]]><![CDATA[BI Exclusive: Should the Bucks burn their boats?]]>https://www.basketballintelligence.net/p/bi-exclusive-should-the-bucks-burnhttps://www.basketballintelligence.net/p/bi-exclusive-should-the-bucks-burnMon, 15 May 2023 14:01:11 GMTEditor’s note: This is a Basketball Intelligence exclusive written by Louis Zatzman (of Raptors Republic, FiveThirtyEight, and more). Basketball Intelligence will be ramping up its original content going forward as an additional benefit for paid subscribers, but for now, we’re allowing everyone access. Free subscribers, enjoy your complimentary article,…

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]]><![CDATA[Kings win 3rd straight, defeating Bulls 110-101]]>https://www.basketballintelligence.net/p/kings-win-3rd-straight-defeatinghttps://www.basketballintelligence.net/p/kings-win-3rd-straight-defeatingMon, 05 Dec 2022 06:59:00 GMTDon't get it twisted.  Credit for the win over the Bulls goes to the effort of the players.  Thinking about tonight's game, though, I can't help observing  that the  result reflects the outstanding work that Monte McNair, Wes Wilcox and their staff have done putting this team together.  The 110-101 win over the Bulls gives the team a best since 2004-05 …

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