Basketball Intelligence For 1/29/25
The Kings now daring to trade De'Aaron, Ayton ain't it for Scoot, Philly maxes out Tyrese, and more...
*FEATURE OF THE DAY*
The Pistons, a season after NBA futility, have shown resiliency and a hunger to win
Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic
TEAM NEWS
ATL: Quin Snyder highlights De’Andre Hunter’s underrated skill set after his career night
Ben Grunert, Soaring Down South
Hunter has always possessed a versatile skill set, but the two-way talent has evolved as a scorer. Within Atlanta’s new-look offense, he is shooting a career-high 40.3% from three on a career-high 6.6 attempts a game.
Hunter has surpassed his previous career-high scoring average by nearly four points while receiving the fewest minutes per game of his career. He is also exclusively coming off the bench for the first time. Hunter only started in two contests to kick off the season before Snyder moved him to the bench.
BOS: The heave-making fourth-quarter star the Boston Celtics need to make a repeat title run
Baxter Holmes, ESPN
BOS: JD Davison selected as one of the NBA Rising Stars at All-Star Weekend
Nirav Barman, Celtics Blog
CHI: Bulls' second unit gets back to being high-energy fun bunch
Joe Cowley, Chicago Sun-Times
DAL: Mavericks Upgrade Danté Exum and Naji Marshall on Injury Report Before Pelicans Matchup
Grant Afseth, Dallas Hoops Journal
DEN: When Michael Malone calls an immediate timeout? “It means you’re doing something wrong”
Bennett Durando, The Denver Post
DEN: Denver Notes
Marc Campbell, Low Man Help
DEN: Behind Westbrook's Indian Summer
Rohit Naimpally, From The Logo
GSW: Warriors take care of tanking Jazz behind Podziemski, Schroder
Danny Emerman, The Mercury News
GSW: Curry-less Warriors push past shorthanded Jazz behind Schröder, Podziemski
Sam Gordon, San Francisco Chronicle
Schröder’s scoring output Tuesday was the highest it’s been since he was traded to Golden State. Podziemski is averaging 15.7 points (53.6% shooting, 42.9% 3-point shooting), 4.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists since returning from a 12-game absence.
GSW: Podziemski giving Warriors needed intensity bump since return
Monte Poole, NBC Sports Bay Area
IND: "Pacers Mailbag: A trade deadline preview that isn't really a trade deadline preview "
Caitlin Cooper, Basketball, She Wrote
LAL: Lakers embarrassed against short-handed 76ers
Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times
MEM: Blowout loss highlights Grizzlies concerns
Chris Herrington, Daily Memphian
MEM: The Memphis Grizzlies are a legit 3-point shooting team
Parker Fleming, Subtsakalidis
MIL: Trail Blazers spoil another homecoming for Damian Lillard, beat Bucks 125-112
Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
NYK: Rewinding the Rout
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
NYK: Mikal Bridges’ defense is finally back
Michael Zeno, Posting & Toasting
NYK: Knicks now know their defense can steal the show
Steve Popper, Newsday
NYK: Knicks Bulletin: ‘That really kind of messed me up mentally’
Antonio Losada, Posting & Toasting
ORL: Orlando Magic's trade deadline offer is quite simple
Philip Rossman-Reich, World R Squared
Everyone recognizes the Magic should be buyers. Everyone can sense this team needs something extra to get over the hump and become a more consistent playoff team. It feels like a move is coming from the Magic at the trade deadline or in the offseason.
Orlando can't sit still, with the offense plummeting once again and the team struggling with the worst 3-point shooting season in a decade.
PHI: 3 observations after Maxey drops 43 points in Sixers' win over Lakers
Noah Levick, NBC Sports Philadelphia
PHI: Instant observations: Tyrese Maxey's resurgence has the Sixers finding themselves
Adam Aaronson, Philly Voice
PHX: Royce O'Neale steps up as starter, defending James Harden in Suns win over Clippers
Dana Scott, Arizona Republic
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