Basketball Intelligence For 1/17/26
The day's best basketball news and reporting.
THE BASKETBALL INTELLIGENCE NETWORK
NBA Midseason Awards and One-Year Anniversary with Chris Lindsey
Evan and Aaron celebrate a full 365 days of basketball pontification! To commemorate the milestone, the guys are joined by fellow basketball Threads hoops head Chris Lindsey as they hand out midseason awards and talk about everyone’s favorite moments since the beginning of the podcast.
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TEAM NEWS
ATL: Hawks fall apart in the fourth in loss to Trail Blazers
Lauren Williams, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
CLE: Game Night Observations: Jaylon Tyson’s Breakout Week, A Gritty Win and Angry Dunks
Danny Cunningham, The Inside Shot
CLE: Jaylon Tyson’s star performance has Donovan Mitchell, Cavs stating Most Improved Player case
Spencer Davies, Clutch Points
CLE: How the Cavs’ success finding hidden gems is their secret weapon in championship chase
Wine and Gold Podcast, Cleveland.com
CLE: ‘I’m built for this’: Inside Cavs’ Jaylon Tyson’s career night vs. 76ers
Chris Fedor, Cleveland.com
CHI: An all-too-familiar flat feeling for Bulls at midway point
Joe Cowley, Chicago Sun-Times
