Basketball Intelligence for 3/20/24
Olympics, college prospects, and more of the NBA's best stories!
INTERNATIONAL
Inside Joel Embiid’s Olympics decision and why Team France’s ‘dream’ is far from reality
Joe Vardon, The Athletic
Why Paris 2024 will be the toughest Olympics ever for men's basketball
Brian Windhorst, ESPN
NBA DRAFT
The Joker Effect: How playmaking centers have revolutionized college basketball
CJ Moore, The Athletic
“Dribble handoffs are much harder to guard than ball screens,” Schertz says. “Because what’s your coverage on dribble pitches? Ball screens, you can have seven coverages. You can’t ice a dribble pitch. (Icing is keeping the ball on the sideline and forcing the handler toward the baseline.) You can’t really show on a dribble pitch, otherwise, the center’s gonna just keep the ball and go get a layup. It’s hard to lateral that. There’s way fewer coverages you can give to a dribble pitch. The more dribble pitches obviously you can produce, the higher the efficiency.”
2024 Aggregate NBA Mock Draft: The top point guards
Michael Scotto, HoopsHype
5 NBA Draft sleepers who can leap into first round with strong March Madness
Christopher Kline, Fansided
The Five Best NBA Draft Prospects In The 2024 NCAA Tournament Midwest Region
Brad Rowland, Dime
Rajakovic reflects on path to Raptors’ role at coaches’ open house
Ilyas Hussein, The Globe and Mail
College basketball players who could raise their NBA Draft stock in the NCAA Tournament
Eric Bossi, 247Sports
TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES
SAC: Kings Weekly Podcast, with Raptors analyst Jack Armstrong
Ray LeBov/Nick Agar-Johnson, Kings Weekly
SAC: Return of the Kings? The path to Sacramento becoming a dangerous playoff opponent
Dan Devine, Yahoo Sports
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