Basketball Intelligence For 11/22/25
The Jazz catch a beating from OKC, Portland leads with Love against Golden State, the Wolves lose their bite late against the Suns, and more…
THE BASKETBALL INTELLIGENCE NETWORK
The Rare Mutual Exchange of Live Grenades
In the Tip-Off, the guys discuss how well the NBA is positioned to transition into a post-LeBron era. For the Vibe Check, they take the pulse of the LaMelo Ball situation, including Aaron offering some hypothetical deals to find him a new home. For 3-Up/3-Down, the guys discuss the Washington Wizards and their potential for all-time futility, the except…
FEATURES OF THE DAY
NBA head scratchers
Coach Thorpe, TrueHoop
AROUND THE LEAGUE
full court pressure in a soft tissue league
bang!
NBA Rookie Rankings: Kon Knueppel Passes Cooper Flagg in an Impressive Top 10
Dylan Fine, Give Me Sport
Five NBA Teams Blowing Up Preseason Expectations—for Better or Worse
Liam McKeone, SI.com
The NBA Has Some Hidden Stats. Here’s What We Can Learn From Them
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops
Whose usage and time of possession is up (or down) this season?
John Schumann, NBA.com
TEAM NEWS
ATL: The best NBA free agent signing this summer wasn’t who you think
Bradley Rowland, Fansided
BOS: More frustration mounts, as Michael Porter Jr., lowly Nets come into Garden and power past Celtics
Gary Washburn, The Boston Globe
CHI: Heat 143, Bulls 107: Bulls simply can’t overcome Heat in a meaningful basketball game
Will Gottlieb, Allchgo.com