Basketball Intelligence For 2/4/25
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
*FEATURE OF THE DAY*
Devin Booker reflects on 'journey' as he becomes Phoenix Suns all-time leading scorer
Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic
LEAGUEWIDE
NBA trade deadline: Luka, Butler, Suns, Warriors and more
Tim Bontemps/Brian Windhorst, ESPN
NBA trade deadline rewind: Breaking down 2024’s moves, one year later
Zach Harper, The Athletic
Hubie Brown on the end of his legendary NBA TV career
Richard Dietsch, The Athletic
National Basketball Retired Players Association doing charity work
Dwain Price, Mavs.com
TEAM-SPECIFIC
ATL: Trae Young’s clutch shot ends Hawks’ losing skid at eight games
Associated Press
CHI: With NBA trade deadline near, Bulls are keeping their word and gutting the roster
Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic
DET: Pistons lose heartbreaker to Hawks, thanks to Trae Young dagger
Omari Sankofa II, Free Press
GSW: Moses Moody and Steph Curry use Fist and Twirl to power Warriors over Magic
Eric Apricot, Dub Nation HQ
GSW: Steve Kerr breaks a clipboard to wake up Warriors in win over Magic
Evan Webeck, Mercury News
GSW: Steph Curry and the Warriors Face an “Almost Impossible Situation”
Logan Murdock, The Ringer
Golden State is stumbling toward the NBA trade deadline in Curry’s age-36 season. Is this good enough for Steph? Or in the wake of the Luka trade, is another big move coming?
GSW: Warriors Now Hold The Keys To The 2025 NBA Trade Deadline
Bryan Toporek, Forbes
IND: Aaron Nesmith is coming up clutch again
Caitlin Cooper, Basketball, She Wrote
IND: Pacers recover from late double-digit deficit to win
Scott Horner/Dustin Dopirak, Indy Star
IND: Pacers resilient vs. Jazz: 'One of the best wins of the year considering the circumstances.'
Dustin Dopirak, Indy Star
MIA: Bam Adebayo fills the necessary voids for the Heat, whatever they may be
James Jackson, The Athletic
MIA: Why Jimmy Butler’s interest in the Suns could leave the Heat in a mess if no trade this week
Anthony Chiang/Barry Jackson, Miami Herald
MIA: Why doesn’t Heat reverse course, take Beal and end Butler saga? Consequences of each path
Barry Jackson/Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald
MIL: Bucks trade deadline primer: What you need to know about Milwaukee’s one big number
Eric Nehm, The Athletic
MIN: Timberwolves NBA trade deadline manifesto: Roster analysis, where things stand
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic
NYK: Knicks find new level of toughness for win over Rockets
Mike Vaccaro, NY Post
NYK: Jalen Brunson has played fewer than 200 regular season games since arriving in New York and has already established himself as an All-Time Knickerbocker.
Tommy Beer, Knick Centric
NYK: Behind their indomitable point guard, the Knicks earned their grittiest, gutsiest win of the season
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
NYK: Ranking the Knicks’ best assets as NBA trade deadline nears
James Edwards III, The Athletic
ORL: Three Takeaways From Loss To Dubs
Philip Rossman-Reich, World R Squared
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