Basketball Intelligence For 4/15/25
The WNBA Draft, Play-In/Playoff previews, and more...
*FEATURE OF THE DAY*
Winners and losers of the 2025 WNBA Draft: Dallas Wings, UConn players and Sedona Prince
Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic
The Basketball Intelligence Network
Play-In/Playoff Preview
Aaron and Evan briefly discuss Paige Bueckers being selected as the number one overall pick in the WNBA Draft before diving into the far more depressing conversation of the setting Suns (9:30). That’s followed by an in-depth breakdown of this week’s Play-In games (
WNBA DRAFT
Sky’s rebuild marches on with No. 10 pick Ajsa Sivka, No. 11 pick Hailey Van Lith
Jason Lieser, Chicago Sun-Times
GSV drafts Justė Jocytė at #5, Shyanne Sellers at #17, Kaitlyn Chen at #30
Eric Apricot, Dub Nation HQ
Steals, Swings & Surprises: Who Came Away a Winner in the 2025 WNBA Draft
Andrew Haubner, No Cap Space WBB
Storm Select Malonga, Sundell in WNBA Draft
Jeff Brown, Storm Chasers WNBA Journal
“Extremely Grateful”: Paige Bueckers Embraces Fresh Start with Dallas Wings After No. 1 Overall Pick
Grant Afseth, Dallas Hoops Journal
Paige Bueckers’ arrival to the Dallas Wings as No. 1 WNBA Draft pick marks a new era
Ben Pickman, The Athletic
WNBA Draft 2025 picks, grades: Paige Bueckers selected by Dallas Wings with top pick
Daniel Shirley/Shannon Ryan, The Athletic
TEAM NEWS
DAL: Play-In Game Preview: Mavs vs Kings
Iztok Franco, Diggin Basketball
DAL: Mavs Face Kings in Play-In; Luka Doncic 'Back in Dallas' Pipe-Dream
Dalton Trigg, Mavs Step Back
DEN: Christian Braun likely won't win Most Improved, but he might hold the Nuggets future together
Brennan Sims, Fansided
GSW: Preview: Legacies aren’t made in April - unless you're in the Play-In
Punk Basketball, Dub Nation HQ
GSW: Major Warriors flaw brutally exposed and deepens huge offseason question
T.J. Murray, Blue Man Hoop
BI: In their pivotal matchup in the 82nd game of the season against the Clippers, Ivica Zubac dominated inside, grabbing 17 rebounds on the way to a Los Angeles win. Comparatively, Brandin Podziemski led Golden State with just 7 rebounds.
IND: Bucks can’t get lost in transition against the Pacers if they want to stay in the playoffs
Eric Nehm, The Athletic
Per data from Sportradar, the Pacers crossed half court before the shot clock hit 20 seconds on 76.8 percent of their full-court possessions this season. On 26.4 percent of their possessions, they crossed half court by the time the shot clock hit 22, the third-highest rate of any team in the NBA. For context, the Bucks crossed half court by 22 on just 14 percent of their possessions, which was last in the NBA.
LAC: The LA Clippers were right. You were wrong.
Justin Russo, Russo Writes, A Substack Publication
LAC: How do the Clippers match up against the Nuggets entering their playoff series?
Broderic Turner, Los Angeles Times
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