Basketball Intelligence For 4/7/26
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
FEATURES OF THE DAY
Inside Luka Doncic’s high-stakes medical treatment and recovery plan
Thuc Nhi Nguyen, LA Times
Cormac Ryan’s ‘Steady Buckets’ beginnings set him on surreal NBA journey
Mike Vaccaro, NY Post
PODCAST: Rookie Report Part Three: Dylan Cardwell
Ray LeBov/Nick Agar-Johnson, Kings Weekly Podcast
TEAM-SPECIFIC
AJC: Hawks go cold down the stretch, fall to Knicks
Lauren Williams, AJC
CHA: Watch the Hornets: Nightmare first-round opponent
Henry Abbott/David Thorpe, True Hoop
CHI: Why the Bulls fired their front office with just one week left in the regular season
ESPN
CLE: Cavs’ lousy 3-point defense could be their fatal playoff flaw
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
CLE: Game Night Observations: 3-Point Defense, Reaching 50 Wins and the Playoff Path
Danny Cunningham, The Inside Shot
CLE: How James Harden has made the Cavaliers a ‘better team,’ on and off the court
Joe Vardon, The Athletic
DEN: Nuggets beat Blazers in OT, move past Lakers into West’s No. 3 seed
Bennett Durando, Denver Post
DEN: Aaron Gordon plays hero again as Nuggets survive Trail Blazers in OT
Vinny Benedetto, Denver Gazette
DET: Pistons fall short in 123-107 loss to Magic in possible playoff preview
Omari Sankofa II, Free Press
The rest of the team-specific stories as well as leaguewide and draft-related stories follow for paid subscribers
