Basketball Intelligence For 1/17/25
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
*FEATURE OF THE DAY*
PODCAST: Draft talk with Jonathan Wasserman: An early look at an exciting 2025 Draft class
Aaron Bollwinkel, Basketball Intelligence
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BKN: Nets are exactly where they need to be at the midway point
Anthony Puccio, Nets Daily
BOS: Seven ways the Celtics can snap out of their month-long funk
Chris Forsberg, NBC Sports
BOS: Should the Celtics still be NBA championship betting favorites?
Andre Snellings, ESPN
BOS: Takeaways from the Raptors swooping in on the Celtics
Azad Rosay, Celtics Blog
The Celtics struggled to match the Raptors’ pace, with defensive breakdowns and Jakob Poeltl’s offensive dominance putting them on the back foot. Toronto’s off-ball movement and timely screens left Boston scrambling.
CHA: Hornets will ‘listen to everything’ ahead of NBA trade deadline
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer
CHI: Bulls in a familiar place of mediocrity as they reach the NBA halfway point
Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic
CLE: Cavs needed more from Donovan Mitchell in rematch against Thunder
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
CLE: Cavs get rolled by Thunder in rematch
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
DAL: Midseason Check-In
Iztok Franko, digginbasketball
DAL: Mavs midseason report card
Mike Curtis, Morning News
DAL: GM Nico Harrison says Klay Thompson ‘really will pay off when it’s playoff time’
Dallas Morning News
GSW: A year since Deki: Warriors still feel late assistant coach’s loss
Danny Emerman, Mercury News
GSW: Why Warriors' upcoming homestand is critical to playoff hopes
Monte Poole, NBC Sports
GSW: Warriors needn't worry about the future, because they don't have one
Wes Goldberg, Fansided
The rest of the Team-Specific stories as well as Leaguewide & Draft-Related ones follow for paid subscribers