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Zion back flyin', Trae stays icy, Lakers get trampled by Mavs, and more...

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*FEATURE OF THE DAY*
NBA greats think this D-II coach is a basketball genius. So why don’t you know who he is?
CJ Moore, The Athletic

LEAGUE NEWS

Cade Cunningham, Keon Ellis and 4 More Recent NBA Observations
Quinn Everts, The Broken Press

Kings fans have been clamoring for more Keon Ellis since he entered the NBA. We’re finally getting more Keon Ellis… and this shit rocks! He is everything Sacramento needs; active as an individual and team defender, a legitimately good three-point shooter (42% for his career) and a star connecter for everyone around him. He slithers around, searching for ways to insert himself in the game, and makes a positive impact far more often than not.

The NBA's Game of Zones
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry

2025 NBA Trade Deadline: Cameron Johnson, Part I
Paul Garcia, The Spot Up Shot

What EuroLeague and IMG’s new deal means for the NBA and future of basketball in Europe
Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic

Is this the worst rookie class in modern NBA history?
Jared Dubin, Last Night, In Basketball

NBA Game Notes: Boston wins in Denver, Young rescues Hawks
Keith Smith, Basketball Bulletin

NBA News and Rumor Roundup 1/8/2025
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops

NBA DRAFT

NBA Draft Prospects on the Rise
Alex Squadron, Hoops HQ

Johni Broome, Kam Jones and more underrated 2025 NBA Draft prospects worth watching
John Hollinger, The Athletic

2025 NBA Mock Draft V.3
No Ceilings Staff, No Ceilings

2025 NBA Draft: New Year's Resolutions for top consensus prospects
Parker Fleming, Subtsakalidis

TEAM NEWS

ATL: Hawks' Trae Young sinks Jazz with incredible halfcourt game-winner as his season of extremes continues
Brad Botkin, CBS Sports

ATL: Hawks forward Jalen Johnson’s All-Star-like year comes as no surprise to brother Kobe
Lauren Williams, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

ATL: Watch Trae Young’s half-court buzzer-beater, stealing an Atlanta Hawks win
Lauren Williams, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

BOS: ‘I thought we became a better team:’ Nikola Jokic sat, and the Celtics took no chances in thrashing Nuggets
Adam Himmelsbach, The Boston Globe

BOS: Celtics should (literally) steal a page from Thunder’s defensive playbook
Mike Shearer, Celtics Blog

BOS: Celtics, Kristaps Porziņģis still learning how to bring out the best in each other
Jay King, The Ahtletic

BKN: Jordi Fernandez continues to back Nets as season slips away
C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News

CHI: Bulls' Coby White talks about dunking and why he doesn't do it more often
Joe Cowley, Chicago Sun-Times

CLE: Inside Donovan Mitchell’s sacrifice that has helped Cavs become the NBA’s best team
Chris Fedor, Cleveland. com

CLE: Wednesday Night's Historic Matchup Offers the Cleveland Cavaliers a Shot at Growth
Danny Cunningham, The Inside Shot

CLE: Believe it or not: The Cavaliers are one of the most dominant teams we've ever seen
Dan Devine, Yahoo! Sports

They're 31-4 — 31-4! — which makes Cleveland just the eighth team ever to start a season with 31 wins in 35 tries. Four of the first seven went on to win the NBA title; Curry’s 2015-16 Warriors started 31-2, won an NBA-record 73 games, and came up one win short in one of the greatest NBA Finals of all time.

DAL: 3 things after the Mavericks breathe a sigh of relief in a 118-97 win over the Los Angeles Lakers
Matt Martinez, Mavs Moneyball

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