Basketball Intelligence For 2/7/26
The day's best basketball reporting and analysis.
AROUND THE LEAGUE
NBA Trade Deadline Recap
Above the Break
The Dust Settles: Trade Grades for a Crazy Deadline (Part 1)
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops
The Clippers go young while the Rockets go quiet: NBA trade deadline roundtable
William Guillory/Joel Lorenzi/Josh Robbins, The Athletic
7 NBA teams that got better at trade deadline, and 3 that got worse
Ricky O’Donell, SB Nation
TEAM NEWS
BOS: Nikola Vucevic settles in nicely in his first game as a Celtic, showing a lot of what he can contribute
Gary Washburn, The Boston Globe
BOS: Celtics’ big comeback win over Heat was powered by the NBA’s best iso scorer
Noa Dalzell, Celtics Blog
BOS: How the Celtics Rediscovered Their Secret Weapon
Keith Watkins, heavy.
After starting each of his first 48 games, Pritchard returned to his sixth-man role in the 110-100 win over the Mavericks. The adjustment did not slow him down. He dropped 26 points on 12-of-20 shooting in 35 minutes, checking in
The production looked familiar. This was the Pritchard who won Sixth Man of the Year last season. This was the player who thrived in a role designed around instant offense and relentless energy.
CHI: Bulls’ roster purge before trade deadline is mystifying, incredibly disappointing
Scoop Jackson, Chicago Sun-Times
CLE: The Cavs’ two-year window is about now — but they’re trusting 2 players with the future that comes after
Ethan Sands, Cleveland.com
