LEAGUEWIDE
Free throws are back with a vengeance
Above The Break
A mid-season NBA officiating directive saw free throw attempts plummet, but early in 2024-25 they're back with a vengeance
Power Rankings: Celtics and Thunder at the top, plus a big question for all 30 teams
Law Murray, The Athletic
Power Rankings: Celtics or Thunder at No. 1? Early vibes on all 30 teams to start the season
Ben Rohrbach, Yahoo Sports
Power Rankings Week 1: Lakers, Cavaliers biggest risers while Bucks, Nuggets free fall
Stephen Noh, Sporting News
Power Rankings, Week 2: Surging Lakers, Cavs climb into Top 5
John Schuhmann, NBA.com
Biggest Winners and Losers from NBA Season's 1st Week
Grant Hughes, Bleacher Report
4 Dispiriting teams who should already be scouting the 2025 draft class
Michael Saenz, Sir Charles In Charge
NBA and WNBA coaching jobs ‘don’t have a long shelf life.’ Lately that’s been 1 to 3 years
Tim Reynolds, AP
TEAM-SPECIFIC
ATL: Hawks’ depth tested in loss to Wizards
Lauren Williams, AJC
BOS: Celtics beat Bucks to move to 4-0
Adam Taylor, The Celtics Chronicle
BOS: Have the Celtics Broken the NBA?
Robert O’Connell, Wall Street Journal
BOS: What’s up with Jaylen Brown’s playing time in the early stages of the new Celtics season?
Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe
CHA: Hornets rookie Tidjane Salaün learning on the fly. How he plans to start acing tests
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer
CHI: Patrick Williams still is seeking an NBA identity in Year 5. Can he keep up with the Chicago Bulls’ faster pace?
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune
CLE: A healthy Darius Garland raises the ceiling for Cleveland
Quinn Everts, FanSided
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