TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES
ATL: Dejounte Murray Looks Like The Running Mate Trae Young Needed
James L Jackson, FiveThirtyEight
BKN: Inside the high-wire decision to suspend Kyrie Irving
Ramona Shelburne/Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN
BOS: Tatum’s 20 free throws in win over Bulls show how much his game has evolved
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
BOS: Mazzulla emphasizes Celtics’ recent defensive improvements
Jack Simone, Celtics Blog
CHA: Dennis Smith Jr. is proving he belongs
Fawzan Amer, Swarm And Sting
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CLE: An unseen moment shows why the Cavs are 7-1 and a legitimate contender
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
DAL: Is Luka Doncic doing too much for the Mavs?
Tyler Watts, The Smoking Cuban
DAL: Luka Doncic is Posting Up More, Providing Mavs with Major Advantages
Grant Afseth, Sports Illustrated
GSW: Film Breakdown: The Warriors are in dire need of rim pressure
Joe Viray, Golden State Of Mind
GSW: Why Poole, more than Kuminga, is crucial to Warriors fixing issues
Monte Poole, NBC Sports
HOU: A rocky road for Rockets to open NBA season
Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle
HOU: Alperen Sengun has become a post up king, will the Rockets capitalize?
NB Lindberg, Space City Scoop
LAC: Wall turns his preseason words about playing with joy and sacrifice into actions
Andrew Greif, LA Times
MEM: The ups and downs from the West Coast Trip
Parker Fleming, Grizzly Bear Blues
MIA: What has rookie Nikola Jovic learned in his limited minutes? ‘I need to work a lot more’
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald
MIN: Wolves’ Offense Has a D’Angelo Russell Problem
Aidan Berg, Canis Hoopus
NOP: Ingram returns and brings poise and versatility the Pelicans need to contend
William Guillory, The Athletic
NOP: How is Dyson Daniels looking in New Orleans so far?
Ayush G, The Pick And Roll
ORL: Magic’s three positives from first nine games
Luke Duffy, Orlando Magic Daily
POR: The sun is still rising on Anfernee Simons
Ethan Fuller, Basketball News
POR: Shaedon Sharpe impresses Suns coach, Devin Booker
Dana Scott, Arizona Republic
SAS: Sochan is the NBA’s most interesting rookie
Marc J. Spears, Andscape
SAS: Spurs running short of ball handlers
Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews
TOR: Koloko Leads the Next Generation of African NBA Talent
Oren Weisfeld, Complex
TOR: Blueprint for survival after Siakam’s injury
Samson Folk, Raptors Republic
TOR: The Raptors are cashing another chip with Gary Trent Jr.’s fast start
Dave Feschuk, Toronto Star
UTA: Talen Horton-Tucker sees silver lining in new chapter with Jazz
Kyle Goon, OC Register
UTA: The Jazz Are Here To Stay As Long As They Want It That Way
Jackson Frank, DIME
LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES
3 Up-and-coming players popping off in the 2022-23 season
Mike Shearer, Hoops Habit
Jazz, Spurs and the tension between winning and losing
Matthew Miranda, The Step Back
VYING FOR VICTOR
Wembayama’s new one-legged, running three will wreck the NBA
Ricky O’Donnell, SBNation
Wembanyama swishes absurd, one-footed 3-pointer, and all we can do is laugh
Colin Ward-Henninger, CBS Sports
Wembanyama Did An Admirable James Harden Impression Despite Being A Foot Taller
Bill DiFilippo, DIME
THE DRAFT
Scouting the Pac-12's best NBA prospects
Adam Finkelstein, 247 Sports
Seven top college freshmen and what NBA teams will be watching for
Rafael Barlowe, NBA Big Board
How Mojave King prepared for G League Ignite season
Kyle Irving, Sporting News
Draft Scouting Report: Kadary Richmond
Sports Illustrated
2023 Draft: Oklahoma City Thunder Strategy
Derek Parker, Sports Illustrated
2023 Draft Preseason Superlatives
No Ceilings
FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY: from the BI archives
NOTE: We will publish links to stories about last night’s games later today in BI, Part Two