Basketball Intelligence For 1/14/26
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
FEATURES OF THE DAY
PODCAST: Knicks-Kings Preview
Ray LeBov/Nick Agar-Johnson/Jonathan Macri, Kings Weekly Podcast
Pascal Siakam is an All-Star, even if he isn’t an All-Star
Caitlin Cooper, Basketball She Wrote
LEAGUEWIDE
Coach’s challenges: a user’s guide
Henry Abbott, True Hoop
It’s a Make-or-Miss League, Even More Than You Think
Above The Break
Rookie Ladder: Durable rookie class keeps impressing
Steve Aschburner, NBA.com
This Week’s Kings of the Court
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops
Rudy Gobert, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Michael Porter Jr., Jaylen Brown among NBA surprises
Stephen Noh, Sporting News
Tuesday Night’s Games
Dustin Brewer, HOOPS
THE DRAFT
2026 NBA Mock Draft V.3
No Ceilings
Scouting AJ Dybantsa
John Hollinger, The Athletic
Potential Top-Five Pick Caleb Wilson is incredibly productive, but does it all translate?
Sam Vecenie, Game Theory
Arrinten Page Scouting Report
Ersin Demir, NBA Draft Newsletter
TEAM-SPECIFIC
ATL: Hawks’ defense disappears in blowout loss to Lakers
Lauren Williams, AJC
BKN: Drake Powell Versus Nets’ Math Department
Steve Lichtenstein
BKN: What the Nets’ Nolan Traore is learning about the toughest transition in the NBA
Brian Lewis, NY Post
BOS: Three areas the Celtics should focus on instead of the officials
Chris Forsberg, NBC Sports
CLE: The Cavs are struggling to hold players accountable. Here’s how Kenny Atkinson can rip the Band-Aid
Ethan Sands, cleveland.com
DAL: Cooper Flagg taking NBA by storm. How ‘special bond’ spurred his ascent
Lorenzo Reyes, USA Today
