Basketball Intelligence For 12/24/25
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
FEATURES OF THE DAY
Christmas Day Previews
Nekias Duncan/Steve Jones, The Dunker Spot
Why horses turn Nikola Jokić from an NBA MVP into a ‘stable boy’
Nick Friedell, The Athletic
The NBA’s Pressing Revolution and Its Impact on the 2026 Draft
Tyler Metcalf, No Ceilings
LEAGUEWIDE
10 numbers to know for NBA on Christmas Day 2025
John Schuhmann, NBA.com
Christmas Day Previews
Nekias Duncan/Steve Jones, The Dunker Spot
Christmas Day: Interesting players to watch
Dan Devine, Yahoo Sports
Ranking the 10 NBA playoff contenders hooping on Christmas
Ben Rohrbach, Yahoo Sports
Spurs-Thunder has all the makings of the NBA’s rivalry of the future
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
Grading Each NBA Team’s Rookie Class So Far
Greg Swartz, Bleacher Report
Five key moments from Tuesday’s games
Dustin Brewer, HOOPS
The NBA fan’s guide to the new TV landscape
Zach Harper, The Athletic
NBA League Pass Watchability Rankings™ | 2.0
Dustin Brewer, HOOPS
How Louisville basketball helped former walk-on become top NBA trainer
C.L. Brown, Courier-Journal
Chris Brickley has worked with some of the top players in the game, including LeBron James, Kevin Durant, James Harden and Donovan Mitchell
TEAM-SPECIFIC
ATL: Hawks’ woes on defense send them plummeting in NBA standings
Lauren Williams, AJC
BOS: The Celtics’ biggest holiday gift? Being ahead of schedule
Chris Forsberg, NBC Sports
