Basketball Intelligence For 12/4/25

Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis

LEAGUEWIDE

Ryan Rollins, Deni Avdija among most impressive breakthroughs to start the 2025-26 NBA season
Eric Samulski/Kurt Helin, NBC Sports

NBA contender tiers: Breaking down the Thunder’s biggest challengers
John Gonzalez, CBS Sports

The NBA’s heaves rule is working as intended. Here’s why the players love it
Tim Cato, Go PHNX

Cutting Chris Paul late at night wasn’t cool, but great players rarely go out on their own
David Aldridge, The Athletic

TEAM-SPECIFIC

CHI: Spiraling Bulls reach new low with home loss to the Nets
Joel Lorenzi, The Athletic

CLE: Game Night Observations: A Step Backwards, A Bad Blueprint and Offensive Issues
Danny Cunningham, The Inside Shot

CLE: The Cavs are rewarding underperformance, but one uncomfortable decision could fix it
Chris Fedor/Ethan Sands, cleveland.com

CLE: Overloaded and undersupported: Is Donovan Mitchell being asked to do too much?
Chris Fedor/Ethan Sands, cleveland.com