Basketball Intelligence for 11/21/24
Rookie rankings, Paul George's injury, Hartenstein's return, and more!
LEAGUE STORIES
Youth Movement NBA Rookie Rankings: Jared McCain Can Change Philadelphia 76ers Trajectory
Nathan Grubel, No Ceilings
Are NBA teams playing the same way?
Mike Shearer, Locked On Newsletter
As I wrote about for Basketball Poetry yesterday, the current top five offenses are Boston, Cleveland, New York, the Lakers, and Dallas. Those five teams rank first, 14th, 17th, 24th, and 21st, respectively, in share of shots that are triples. You certainly don’t need to launch a million threes relative to your peers to score the basketball successfully.
Of course, that’s a rather superficial analysis. Regardless of rank, what if the absolute numbers are all getting closer together? That would represent a growing sameness.
NBA roster tiers: Stacking all 30 teams' top three stars
Tim Bontemps, ESPN+
NBA Game Notes: Drama abounds in Philadelphia and Milwaukee
Keith Smith,
Biggest surprises of the NBA season so far? Top 5 contenders right now? Let's debate!
Staff, Yahoo! Sports
ESPN to produce Mickey Mouse altcast for Christmas NBA game
Drew Lerner, Awful Announcing
Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, an NC and NBA basketball legend, hits a milestone birthday
Scott Fowler, The News & Observer
NBA Game Notes (Nov. 20, 2024)
Justin Kubatko,
TEAM STORIES
ATL: Hawks routed behind costly first quarter in loss to Warriors
Graham Chapple, Peachtree Hoops