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Basketball Intelligence For 3/26/26

Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis

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Mar 26, 2026
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LEAGUEWIDE

Be the best at getting better
Henry Abbott/David Thorpe, True Hoop

Jalen Duren, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and 8 others who’ve surprised the most this season
Fred Katz, The Athletic

“There’s No Basketball Case”: Why the NBA Is Expanding Anyway
Howard Beck, The Ringer

Each NBA Team’s Biggest Fear Right Now
Greg Swartz, Bleacher Report

Bold Predictions for Each NBA Team’s Final Weeks
Zack Buckley, Bleacher Report

Wednesday’s Games, By the Numbers
Dustin Brewer, HOOPS

NBA Power Rankings
ESPN

THE DRAFT

Draft Distortion: The Darryn Peterson Paradox
Stephen Gillaspie, No Ceilings

10 Draft Prospects to Watch in Sweet Sixteen
Tyler Rucker, No Ceilings

Sweet 16 NBA Draft Watch
James Barlowe, NBA Big Board

Highest-Upside Top 10 Prospects in the 2026 NBA Draft
Alex Golden, Sports Illustrated

Darius Acuff Jr. NBA Draft Projection
Christopher Kline, Fansided

Darius Acuff Jr. is dominating March. His NBA fit is more complicated
Brad Botkin, CBS Sports

Morez Johnson NBA Draft Projection
Eamon Cassels, Fansided

Braden Smith NBA Mock Draft scouting report
Stephen Noh, Sporting News

Darryn Peterson’s Final Game at Kansas: Film Breakdown
Sam Vecenie, Game Theory

TEAM-SPECIFIC

ATL: Hawks escape Detroit, down East-leading Pistons in overtime
Lauren Williams, AJC

BKN: Nets Nearly Steal One
Steve Lichtenstein

BOS: 5 Takeaways from Celtics Win Vs. Thunder
Adam Taylor, Celtics Chronicle

BOS: Celtics stop Thunder as Jaylen Brown lauds Jayson Tatum’s ‘great, encouraging’ game
Jay King, The Athletic

BOS: The Celtics Got Stress-Tested by the Thunder—and Passed
Michael Pina, The Ringer

BOS: Baylor Scheierman always felt this was coming
Noa Dalzell, Celtics Blog

CHA: Hornets make some history amid their turnaround season
John Schuhmann, NBA.com

DAL: Mavs’ miserable season fittingly hits 50th loss in yet another close defeat vs. Nuggets
Brad Townsend, Morning News

DEN: Murray, Jokic make case as top tandem in Nuggets’ win over Dallas
Vinny Benedetto, Denver Gazette

DEN: Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic dominate to win 400th game together as ‘best tandem in the NBA’
Bennett Durando, Denver Post

DET: Pistons make huge rally vs Hawks after trailing by 21 but fall
Omari Sankofa II, Free Press

DET: How J.B. Bickerstaff turned Pistons from worst to 1st in stunning speed
Omari Sankofa II, Free Press

HOU: How Rockets blew 13-point lead in OT in stunning loss to Timberwolves
Varun Shankar, Houston Chronicle

HOU: The Rockets had the Timberwolves beat. Then everything collapsed in an overtime meltdown
William Guillory, The Athletic

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