Basketball intelligence For 2/2/26
The day's best basketball news and reporting.
THE BASKETBALL INTELLIGENCE NETWORK
The East is Aggressively Mediocre
Evan and Aaron begin the episode by diving into the ever so lightly covered Giannis trade drama. They then wade into the waters of the Robert Pera story, as covered by Sam Koppelman on Pablo Torre Finds Out, and the challenges Adam Silver faces in governing a new group of owners with such immense financial power and influence.
FEATURES OF THE DAY
The Long Slow Giannis Milwaukee Breakup, The Blame, And The Best Of Bad Options
Hardwood Paroxysm
Kawhi Leonard, Alperen Şengün among 10 biggest ‘snubs’ for 2026 NBA All-Star Game
Eric Koreen, The Athletic
LeBron James’ uncertain NBA future means he might not play in Madison Square Garden again
Law Murray, The Athletic
How Will We Remember the Luka Trade in 100 Years?
Tyler Parker, The Ringer
AROUND THE LEAGUE
‘He deserved it’ – Lakers react to LeBron James All-Star streak continuing
Eric Koreen/Dan Woike, The Athletic
2026 NBA All-Star: Biggest surprises and snubs as full rosters revealed
Zach Kram/Kevin Pelton, ESPN
NBA trade grades: Keon Ellis to Cavs, Vit Krejci to Blazers
Kevin Pelton, ESPN
That’s so Sixers
Tom Ziller, God Morning it’s Basketball
NBA Storylines: February’s strength of schedule rankings
John Schuhmann, NBA.com
Three Things I Noticed on League Pass: On the Move
Jared Dubin, Last Night, In Basketball
We Had Six First-Time All-Stars Named on Sunday | HOOPS, 2/2/26
Dustin Brewer, HOOPS
