Basketball Intelligence For 3/30/26
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
FEATURES OF THE DAY
Nets Fans’ Tanking Stress Will Only Get More Intense Down Stretch
Steve Lichtenstein
NBA MVP Race: The Undervalued Power of Infrastructure
Iztok Franko, digginbasketball
THE DRAFT
Teams are deliberately tanking to game the draft. It doesn’t have to be this way
Jacob Bronsther, Washington Post
2026 NBA Mock Draft after explosive Sweet 16 and Elite Eight
Christopher Kline, Fansided
Can Darryn Peterson Be The No. 1 Pick?
Jonathan Wasserman, Bleacher Report
Braden Smith and the Value of “The Klepto Caretaker”
Maxwell Baumbach, No Ceilings
Izaiyah Nelson Scouting Report
Ersin Demir, NBA Draft Newsletter
Morez Johnson Jr.’s many splintering pathways and the question of margins
Logan Adams, Prospects & Concepts
Amari Allen Scouting Report
Dylan, Draftstack
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BKN: Nets Fans’ Tanking Stress Will Only Get More Intense Down Stretch
Steve Lichtenstein
BKN: Nets end 10-game losing streak with win over Kings that hurts draft lottery chances
Brian Lewis, NY Post
BOS: Jayson Tatum’s 32 points mark big step in Achilles return: ‘He looked like JT tonight’
Jay King, The Athletic
BOS: Jayson Tatum looks like old self, scores 32 points to lead Celtics past Hornets
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
CHA: Hornets’ loss to Boston Celtics stings in race to end NBA postseason drought
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer
CHI: Leonard Miller might be the surprise of the season for the Chicago Bulls. Can he make this last?
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune
DEN: Nuggets lose 4 forwards in a day to injuries while winning 6th straight
Bennett Durando, Denver Post
DEN: David Adelman, Denver Nuggets dig deep after injuries to beat Warriors
Vinny Benedetto, Denver Gazette
