Basketball Intelligence For 2/16/26
The day's best basketball news and reporting.
FEATURES OF THE DAY
If the NBA is serious about looking at everything to end tanking … it’s about time
David Aldridge, The Athletic
Thank you, Victor Wembanyama, for a fantastic All-Star Game
Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Daily News
50+ Games In, Who Are the Best Offenses + Defenses in the NBA?
Isiah Christie, Title Runners
AROUND THE LEAGUE
12 Reasons Why The NBA Needs an Etsy Witch as Commissioner
Madeline Hill, Impersonal Foul
30 Things I’ll Be Watching On League Pass
Jared Dubin, Last Night, In Basketball
The buzz at NBA All-Star Weekend: What players, coaches and execs were talking about
The Athletic
NBA All-Star is fun again? First-of-its-kind format leads to surprisingly competitive event
Joe Vardon, The Athletic
Tremulous to solid, cool to warm
Katie Heidnl, Basketball Feelings
NBA Power Rankings post-All-Star Break: A new No. 1 entering the second half
Law Murray, The Athletic
The NBA All-Star format was a win. Can it get people to care again?
Zach Harper, The Athletic
NBA All-Star Weekend still needs some fixes. Here are 5 ways to do it
Shakeia Taylor, The Athletic
TEAM NEWS
BOS: Three statistical paradoxes that define the Celtics’ overachieving season
Azad Rosay, Celtics Blog
BOS: Jayson Tatum comeback? What doctors, history say about Achilles rehab
Souichi Terada, Masslive.com
