Basketball Intelligence For 1/22/26
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
LEAGUEWIDE
How teams with winning records have fared against other squads over .500 so far this season
John Schuhmann, NBA.com
NBA Midseason Rookie Report: The Freshman 15
Danny Chau, The Ringer
the biggest stars and surprises in a historically loaded NBA rookie class
NBA rookie rankings
Zach Kram, ESPN
Recapping Wednesday’s Seven-Game Slate
Dustin Brewer, HOOPS
Nothing says “improve the vibes” quite like a visit from the Brooklyn Nets
Why the Charles Bediako case could unleash chaos on college basketball, NBA Draft
Sam Vecenie, The Athletic
THE DRAFT
Prospect Spotlight: Amari Allen
Stephen Gillaspie, No Ceilings
TEAM-SPECIFIC
ATL: Hawks snap four-game skid, down Grizzlies in Memphis
Lauren Williams, AJC
BKN: The 54-point loss to the Knicks was a team-wide outage
Steve Lichtenstein
BKN: Nets suffer ‘unacceptable’ embarrassment in complete breakdown against Knicks
Brian Lewis, NY Post
BOS: Another Game, Another Defense That Struggled To Stop Boston’s Pick-And-Roll
Adam Taylor, The Celtics Chronicle
BOS: Celtics showing they have more ways to win than relying on 3-pointers
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
BOS: Six reasons why the Celtics cruised past Indiana
John Karalis, Sports Illustrated
CHA: The “LaMelo off the Bench” Experiment is failing
Doug Branson, Every Hornets Boxscore
CHA: Hornets struggle in primetime against Cavaliers
Jon DeLong, At The Hive
CHA: Defense Keeps Hornets Afloat In Home Loss To Cavaliers
Sam Perley, Hornets.com
CLE: Game Night Observations: Winning Differently, Shooting Luck and Noticed Absences
Danny Cunningham, The Inside Shot
CLE: Cavs too much for ‘rival’ Hornets in 94-87 wire-to-wire win
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
DAL: Cooper Flagg ‘better than advertised’
Tim MacMahon, ESPN
