Basketball Intelligence For 4/4/25
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
THE BASKETBALL INTELLIGENCE NETWORK
March Badness w/Eric Koreen
Nick and Ray talk with The Athletic's Eric Koreen about his recent article detailing the issues concerning the quality of basketball come March for the NBA. The discussion touches on how to de-incentivize tanking, as well as the merits of potentially shortening the NBA season.
*FEATURE OF THE DAY*
The 2024-25 Youth Movement NBA awards: the top performing rookies, sophomores, and juniors from the regular season.
Nathan Grubel, No Ceilings
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BKN: Will Nets Adjust Building Approach For Modern NBA Era?
Steve Lichtenstein
BOS: Payton Pritchard reflects on Celtics journey, Sixth Man of the Year
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
CLE: Glancing At Potential First Round Playoff Opponents for the Cavs
Danny Cunnigham, The Inside Shot
DAL: With play-in spot on the line, Mavs try to navigate minute restrictions and heat up at right time
Brad Townsend, Morning News
DEN: How Nikola Jokic quietly became a defensive analytics darling
Chris Herring/Tim MacMahon, ESPN
DEN: Nuggets accidentally unlock potential of game-breaking talent who's barely played
Ben Handler, Nugg Love
DET: Cade Cunningham’s Breakout Year
Sam Feinberg, MotorCityHoops
GSW: Warriors get huge road win over Lakers helped by Brandin Podziemski, Jonathan Kuminga
Anthony Slater, The Athletic
GSW: Steph Curry, Brandin Podziemski fuel Warriors' win vs. Lakers
Dalton Johnson, NBC Sports
GSW: How Warriors Are Surging Behind Jimmy Butler, Steph Curry
Mark Medina, Athlon Sports
GSW: Kuminga returns and helps Steph Curry close out the LeBron-Luka Lakers
Eric Apricot, Dub Nation HQ
GSW: Moody, Podziemski pride themselves on not being Warriors' weak links
Dalton Johnson, NBC Sports
LAL: Film Findings: Austin Reaves Is Thriving
Jared Dubin, Last Night In Basketball
LAL: Lakers’ loss to Warriors shows potential blueprint for early L.A. playoff exit
Jovan Buha, The Athletic
LAL: Lakers show fight, but Luka Doncic's 'unacceptable' struggles prove costly in loss to Warriors
Dan Woike, LA Times
LAL: Luka Doncic takes blame for 'unacceptable' night as Lakers fall
Dave McMenamin, ESPN
LAL: Lakers fall to Steph Curry, Warriors in potential playoff preview
Khobi Price, OC Register
LeBron James (33 points) and Austin Reaves (31) help offset a poor shooting night from Luka Doncic, but Curry scores 37 and the Warriors make the most of their offensive rebounds
LAL: Jaxson Hayes looking to take advantage of opportunity with Lakers
Khobi Price, OC Register
LAL: Luka Struggles and Other Observations From Recent Lakers Games Against Key Rivals
Iztok Franko, digginbasketball
MEM: Who is the Grizzlies’ interim head coach trying to save their season? Meet Tuomas Iisalo
William Guillory, The Athletic
MEM: Ja Morant's role has increased since Grizzlies' coaching change, but is that beneficial to the team?
Dan Devine, Yahoo Sports
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