Basketball Intelligence For 2/27/25
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
LEAGUEWIDE
Here are the winners and losers from Week 18 of the NBA season.
Lorenzo Reyes, USA Today
Tiering The League Ahead Of The Stretch Run
Robby Kalland, DIME
NBA Power Rankings: Identifying every team's MVP
The Score
Rookie of the Year rankings: Stephon Castle, Kel'el Ware close the gap on No. 1 spot
Jasmyn Wimbish, CBS Sports
Kia Rookie Ladder: Stephon Castle keeps lead in up-for-grabs ROY chase
Steve Aschburner, NBA.com
A new contender rises in the West
David Thorpe, True Hoop
1 Word to Describe Each NBA Team Right Now
Eric Pincus, Bleacher Report
THE DRAFT
Top Prospects in Jeopardy: Who’s at Risk of Missing the NCAA Tournament?
Rafael Barlowe, NBA Big Board
Why Cooper Flagg is No. 1, the Edgecombe-Harper debate and more
John Hollinger, The Athletic
2025 NBA Draft Big Board: Derik Queen, V.J. Edgecombe rise among top 100 prospects
Sam Vecenie, The Athletic
These bigs each present different paths to success in the 2025 draft.
Christopher Kline, Fansided
The lone Wolf: How Michigan’s 7-foot guard became college basketball’s most unique player
Andrew Kahn, MLive
FANTASY HOOPS
Microwave all-stars: Fantasy basketball stat stuffers playing under 24 minutes per game
Eric Wong, The Athletic
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