Basketball Intelligence For 1/20/26
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
LEAGUEWIDE
NBA Rookie Rankings
Nathan Grubel, No Ceilings
NBA midseason grades: Rating each team at the halfway mark
Kevin Pelton, ESPN
A note to a few NBA GMs: Nobody wants your ****ing sheep
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry
The Knicks, Nets and a crosstown friendship two decades in the making
Brian Windhorst, ESPN
Monday night’s games
Dustin Brewer, HOOPS
Adjusted Plus-Minus, Explained: A simple explanation of a complex metric
Jeremias Engelmann, 5x5
THE DRAFT
2026 Prospects Who Deserve More Attention
James Barlowe, NBA Big Board
TEAM-SPECIFIC
ATL: Hawks’ attempt to rally falls short, ends in loss to Bucks
Lauren Williams, AJC
BKN: The Nets’ Midterm Grades Are In
Steve Lichtenstein
BOS: Jaylen Brown’s bid for game-winner at the buzzer misses as Celtics fall to Pistons
Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe
BOS: Tatum’s Achilles recovery continues with hour-long workout
Jay King, The Athletic
CLE: Monday didn’t go very well for the Cavaliers
Danny Cunningham, The Inside Shot
CLE: How the most expensive roster in NBA history became the league’s biggest disappointment
Jimmy Watkins/Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
CLE: Cavs don’t measure up to reigning NBA champion Thunder in 136-104 loss
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
DAL: Post-Luka Dončić trade, Max Christie making mark for Mavericks
Christian Clark, The Athletic
DAL: Max Christie sets MSG ablaze in win over Knicks
Mike Curtis, Morning News
DET: Tobias Harris turns it on as Pistons fight off Celtics
Omari Sankofa II, Free Press
DET: Pistons win by 1 vs. Celtics after Jaylen Brown misses late shot
Vincent Goodwill, ESPN
DET: How Cade Cunningham, Isaiah Stewart found motivation in a field trip to Boston
Hunter Patterson, The Athletic
