Basketball Intelligence For 1/18/26

Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis

LEAGUEWIDE

Four things to watch for during Martin Luther King Jr. Day NBA quadruple header on NBC
Kurt Helin, NBC Sports

Two Players Making the Most of Increased Opportunities (And Whether They’re Real)
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops

THE DRAFT

Boogie Fland Scouting Report
Ersin Demir, NBA Draft Newsletter

TEAM-SPECIFIC

ATL: Celtics embarrass Hawks
Lauren Williams, AJC

ATL: Another poor second quarter leads Hawks to crushing defeat versus Celtics
Graham Chapple, SBNation

BOS: Sam Hauser has been exactly what the Celtics have needed
Noa Dalzell, SBNation

BOS: How Neemias Queta Punished Atlanta’s Aggressive Defense
Adam Taylor, Celtics Chronicle

CHA: Hornets forced everyone but Steph to beat them.....and they did
Doug Branson, Every Hornets Box Score

CHA: Hornets Fall Behind Early, Warriors Stay In Control After That
Sam Perley, Hornets.com

CHA: What the Hornets had to say in San Francisco
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer

CHA: Steph and Seth Curry relish upholding their father Dell’s long-lasting NBA legacy
Nick Friedell, The Athletic

CLE: Cavs midseason report card: How 5 summer priorities have held up at the halfway point
Ethan Sands, cleveland.com

CLE: Jaylon Tyson’s emergence could solve the Cavaliers’ longest-running weakness
Tony Jones, The Athletic