Basketball Intelligence For 2/13/26
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
LEAGUEWIDE
The NBA’s 9 most important questions for the rest of this regular season
Tim Cato, Go PHNX
Done with the dunk: Mac McClung’s quest for full-fledged NBA recognition
Anthony Olivieri, ESPN
Inside the NBA’s relationship with the firm that investigates its biggest scandals
Joe Vardon/Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic
Language of basketball: How international NBA players think about the game
Tim MacMahon, ESPN
James Harden’s frenzies, Jaden Ivey’s second chance and more NBA trends
Fred Katz, The Athletic
Checking in with the Aussies (and Kiwi) in the NBA at the All-Star break
Olgun Uluc, ESPN
NBA Power Rankings and Post-All-Star Break Goals
Andy Bailey, Bleacher Report
The NBA should move to finally fix tanking
Eric Koreen, The Athletic
THE DRAFT
Richie Saunders and the Power of Visualization
Jamaill Hines, No Ceilings
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BKN: Nolan Traoré’s Emergence for the Nets has Come Faster Than Many Expected
Colin Simmons, Sports Illustrated
BOS: One thought on each Celtics player at NBA All-Star break
Zack Cox, Boston Herald
BOS: Nikola Vučević, from Bulls to Celtics, adjusting to new roles and new environment
Joel Lorenzi, The Athletic
CHA: Why the surging Hornets could be here to stay
Kelly Iko, Yahoo Sports
GSW: Warriors try hard but run out of talent versus Spurs
Duncan, Dub Nation HQ
GSW: Warriors ready for “totally different ball club” with 30 and Porzingis
Poor Man’s Commish, Let’s Go Warriors
IND: Micah Potter is proving himself with the Pacers
Elie Deglaoui, 8 Points, 9 Seconds
IND: General Manager Chad Buchanan Breaks Down Pacers Ivicu Zubac Trade, Direction
Tony East, Forbes
IND: How the Pacers plan to use Ivica Zubac
Dustin Dopirak, Indy Star
LAC: Yanic Konan Niederhauser ‘hyped’ for Rising Stars Challenge
Janis Carr, OC Register
MEM: Grizzlies Rebuild Study Guide
Parker Fleming, Subtskalidis
As the Memphis Grizzlies embark on a younger build, here’s a crash course on the various elements of a rebuild from draft picks, to young cores, to traded player exceptions and more
