Basketball Intelligence For 1/23/26, Part One
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
FEATURES OF THE DAY
How the Thunder manipulate space
David Thorpe, True Hoop
PODCAST: Kings 2026 NBA Draft Mock Draft Review - Part One
Ray LeBov/Nick Agar-Johnson, Kings Weekly Podcast
LEAGUEWIDE
Third-year NBA players flashing star potential
Ian Levy, Fansided
The 2026 Luxury Tax and Why Some Teams Could Wait Until the Last Minute to Get Under It
Yossi Gozlan, Third Apron
Health of Knicks offense, clock-draining Rockets and more NBA trends
Fred Katz, The Athletic
THE DRAFT
A Wounded Wondering on Jayden Quaintance
Rowan Kent, No Ceilings
Texas Tech’s Christian Anderson is a legitimate first round prospect in the 2026 NBA Draft Despite His Size
Sam Vecenie, Game Theory
Massamba Diop Scouting Report
Ersin Demir, NBA Draft Newsletter
Illinois’ Keaton Wagler was No. 261 in his class. Now he could be an NBA lottery pick
CJ Moore, The Athletic
TEAM-SPECIFIC
CHA: GAMENOTES: Game #45 Charlotte Hornets (16-28) at Orlando Magic (23-19)
Doug Branson, Every Hornets Boxscore
CHI: Derrick Rose wants to (mostly) put basketball behind him, even if you still see an NBA MVP
Joel Lorenzi, The Athletic
CLE: The Cavaliers’ 3-Point Problem
Danny Cunningham, The Inside Shot
Are they bad defending the arc or are they unlucky?
CLE: Sam Merrill: From last pick in the draft to NBA mainstay
Carson Hilton, Deseret News
DAL: As Luka Dončić returns to Dallas again, Mavs still picking up the shocking pieces
Christian Clark/Dan Woike, The Athletic
DEN: How The Nuggets Are Holding It Together
Matt Moore, Hardwood Paroxysm
DET: Amen and Ausar Thompson are rising NBA stars. A big brother foresaw the twins’ destiny
Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic
HOU: How the Rockets bullied their way to one of the NBA’s best offenses
Michael C. Wright, ESPN
HOU: Amen and Ausar Thompson are rising NBA stars. A big brother foresaw the twins’ destiny
Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic
IND: Pacers streaking the wrong way, again after loss to Celtics with champs up next
Tom Lewis, Indy Cornrows
LAC: Zubac, Clippers overpower Lakers in Leonard’s return
Justin Russo
LAC: Clippers fend off Lakers’ 2nd-half rally in Kawhi Leonard’s return
Janis Carr, OC Register
