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The Utah Jazz’s Hot Start And Future Plans, with Sarah Todd and Eric Walden
Ray LeBov/Mike Shearer, Basketball Intelligence’s The Unrestricted Area
NBA Front Offices On Mock Drafts, Misinformation, And More With Adam Finkelstein Of 247Sports
Ray LeBov/Mike Shearer, Basketball Intelligence’s The Unrestricted Area
TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES
BOS: Why did the Celtics choose Joe Mazzulla to lead them out of crisis?
Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe
BOS: Brogdon is the Celtics’ ‘chameleon’ whose goal is to fit in — and win
Jay King, The Athletic
BOS: Can Celtics get defense back on track with Grant Williams suspended?
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
CHI: How Chicago cooked Boston with their size
Adam Taylor, Celtics Blog
CHI: Q & A: DeMar DeRozan
David Aldridge, The Athletic
CHI: The Bulls have a PG solution and a PF problem
Alex Kirschenbaum, Blog A Bull
CLE: Mobley needs to be more involved on offense -- and Cavaliers know it
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
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CLE: Mobley is finding his offensive rhythm
Kelsey Russo, The Athletic
DAL: The Mavs' Christian Wood experiment is going as expected
Nekias Duncan, Basketball News
DAL: The open looks have disappeared for the Mavericks
Josh Bowe, Mavs Moneyball
DAL: LUKA DONCIC IN GAME ANALYSIS
The Hoop Consultants
DEN: Do The Denver Nuggets Have A Defense Problem?
Joel Rush, Forbes
DET: Pistons observations after 5 games
James Edwards III, The Athletic
DET: Pistons are rebuilding but their age is surprising
Stuart London, Piston Powered
DET: Bojan Bogdanovic showcasing star-level offense with Detroit Pistons
Omari Sankofa II, Free Press
GSW: Warriors searching for defensive identity
Dalton Johnson, NBC Sports
GSW: Warriors still under construction
Duby Dub Dubs, Dub Nation HQ
GSW: Warriors’ defensive struggles are trending in a bad direction
Madeline Kenney, Mercury News
GSW: Q & A: Andrew Wiggins
Mark Medina, NBA.com
HOU: Loss to Jazz brings teaching moment, need to get a handle on turnovers
Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle
IND: Mathurin already looks like a special scorer
Ian Levy, The Step Back
IND: Trevelin Queen discusses joining the Pacers on a two-way deal
Scott Agness, Fieldhouse Files
LAC: Paul George understands what the Clippers' assignment is this season: 'Winning it all'
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN
LAC: Norman Powell is struggling, but he knows ‘sooner or later’ that will change
Andrew Greif, LA Times
LAL: The Lakers might be the worst-shooting team in NBA history
Kirk Goldsberry, ESPN
MEM: How Desmond Bane erupted out of early slump with a career night
Parker Fleming, Grizzly Bear Blues
MIA: Duncan Robinson expands game, sees early returns
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald
NOP: Pelicans show the NBA the full power of their deep roster
William Guillory, The Athletic
NOP: Trey Murphy and the Pelicans’ embarrassment of riches
Ian Levy, The Step Back
NYK: The Knicks Have a Point Guard (and a Three-Game Winning Streak)
Tommy Beer, What’s On Tap
NYK: The encouraging early signs of a revamped Knicks offense
Kento Kato, Posting And Toasting
OKC: Thunder is always looking for an edge when it comes to substitutions
Berry Tramel, The Oklahoman
OKC: Takeaways from win over Clippers
Joe Mussatto, The Oklahoman
ORL: Magic need to let Paolo Banchero cook to break their winless start
Philip Rossman-Reich, Orlando Magic Daily
POR: Blazers fall to Heat, lose Lillard to injury, but he isn’t concerned about either
Jason Quick, The Athletic
SAC: Keegan Murray Is Not Your Typical Rookie
Kings Film Room
SAS: Sochan is beginning to showcase the skill set the Spurs coveted
Matthew Tynan, Corporate Knowledge
UTA: The reasons behind Utah’s hot start
Tony Jones, The Athletic
UTA: Family & international play have been the guiding forces of Markkanen’s resurgence
Jake Fischer, Yahoo Sports
UTA: Talen Horton-Tucker looking to elevate his standing with the Jazz
Eric Walden, Salt Lake Tribune
WAS: Monte Morris poised to prove he can win with new Wizards team
Spencer Davies, Basketball News
LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES
Top rookies Banchero, Mathurin and Sharpe all making strong first impressions
Damon Allred, SBNation
Big NBA Rookie and Draft Questions ... and the Answers So Far
Rafael Barlowe, NBA Big Board
Video Analysis: These Four Things Stood Out From The NBA’s Opening Week
Jackson Frank, DIME
Checking in on East contenders after first week
Tim Bontemps, ESPN
Rookie Rankings: Paolo Banchero leads the pack after Week 1
Jasmyn Wimbish, CBS Sports
YESTERDAY’S GAMES
ATL 118, DET 114
Game Recap/Notes
Joe Truck
5 Observations
Lauren Williams, AJC
CHI 124, IND 109
Bulls stacking grimy, ‘in the mud’ wins while searching for consistency
Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic
4 Observations
Wilson Moore, Indy Star
DEN 110, LAL 99
Lakers drop to 0-4 and don’t have Russell Westbrook to blame
Jovan Buha, The Athletic
Nuggets defeat Lakers in better defensive effort
Ryan Blackburn, Mile High Sports
Lakers remain winless
Dan Woike, LA Times
MIA 119, POR 98
Heat gets the spark it needs after dominating Portland
Naveen Ganglani, Hot Hot Hoops
5 Takeaways
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald
MIL 110, BKN 99
5 Thoughts
Alex Schiffer, The Athletic
3 Observations
Gabe Stoltz, Brew Hoop
3 Takeaways
Lucas Valind, Behind The Buck Pass
NYK 134, CHA 131 (OT)
The Knicks win a close one to get to 3-1
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
What we learned in the Hornets’ loss in New York
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer
TOR 119, PHI 109
Raptors haven’t allowed playoff loss to 76ers to philosophically alter them
Eric Koreen, The Athletic
Sixers’ transition defense reaches new lows in lifeless loss to Toronto
Rich Hofmann, The Athletic
What if everything went right?
Samson Folk, Raptors Republic
Sixers lose in latest uninspiring effort
Keith Pompey, The Inquirer
Sixers’ defense embarrassing in brutal loss
Josh Grieb, Liberty Ballers
UTA 109, HOU 101
Rockets’ fourth-quarter rally falls short
Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle
3 Thoughts from Jazz win
Andy Larsen, Salt Lake Tribune
Jazz beat the Rockets despite a tough whistle
Sarah Todd, Deseret News
THE DRAFT
2023 Mock Draft 2.0
Sam Vecenie, The Athletic
2023 Big Board
Basketball News
Scouting OTE's top NBA Draft prospects
Adam Finkelstein, 247 Sports
Inside Overtime Elite’s Pro Day Featuring the Thompson Twins
Jeremy Woo, Sports Illustrated
What the Thompson Twins still must work on ahead of 2023 draft
Krysten Peek, Yahoo Sports
Thompson Twins Scouting Report
Stephen Noh, Sporting News
Got Victor Wembanyama Fever? There’s an NBA App for That
Shlomo Sprung, Boadroom
Sleeper Deep Dive: Kris Murray
Nick Agar-Johnson, No Ceilings
Draft Scouting Report: Josh Oduro
Sports Illustrated
NBA FANTASY
Why Ben Simmons' lack of shot attempts could be a major problem going forward
Andre Snellings, ESPN