Basketball Intelligence For 12/5/25, Part One
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
LEAGUEWIDE
Ranking each NBA team by its championship chances
Ricky O’Donnell, SBNation
The Clippers are in a bad spot with few options. And they’re not alone
John Hollinger, The Athletic
NBA rookie rankings
Mark Giannotto, USA Today
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BKN: Porter Ascension Another Example Of Fernandez’s Positive Coaching Impact On Nets
Steve Lichtenstein
DET: The Pistons have one of the league’s best young cores and a proven formula to win big, now and in the future
Jeremias Engelmann, 5x5
DET: Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren and the Roman holiday that’s fueling the Pistons
Hunter Patterson, The Athletic
GSW: Pat Spencer, Seth Curry, Draymond Green, Steve Kerr Postgame Interviews
Poor Man’s Commish, Let’s Go Warriors
GSW: Pat Spencer is the hot hand the Warriors need with Stephen Curry out
Nick Friedell, The Athletic
GSW: Why Steve Kerr trusting his eyes is key to maximizing Warriors’ lineup shuffling
Monte Poole, NBC Sports
HOU: Rockets Trade Deadline: Do They Need to Address the Backcourt?
Yossi Gozlan, Third Apron
On the Rockets 14-5 start, their viability against the Thunder in the playoffs, their Fred VanVleet-sized void in the backcourt and if they should trade a valuable draft pick to address it