Basketball Intelligence For 4/9/26
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
Game Night Observations: Making a Statement, Lineup Decisions and Scoreboard Watching
Danny Cunningham, The Inside Shot
TEAM-SPECIFIC
ATL: Hawks are cohesive, fluid team no one wants to meet in NBA playoffs
Lorenzo Reyes, USA Today
ATL: Zaccharie Risacher, top pick of 2024 NBA Draft, a healthy scratch in Hawks’ loss
John Hollinger, The Athletic
CHA: How the Charlotte Hornets are turning into one of the NBA’s rising teams
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer
CHA: Hornets use G League to mine for ‘diamonds in the rough.’ But that’s not all
Alex Zeitlow, Charlotte Observer
CLE: Game Night Observations: Making a Statement, Lineup Decisions and Scoreboard Watching
Danny Cunningham, The Inside Shot
CLE: Cavaliers Defeat Atlanta Hawks 122-116: Could this be a sign of things to come?
Danny Cunningham, The Inside Shot
CLE: Cavs’ sharpshooters know the power of spacing for team’s superstar duo
Jeff Zillgitt, NBA.com
CLE: James Harden is ‘here for a reason’
Marc J Spears, Andscape
DAL: Mavericks’ search for a GM: 5 names to watch ahead of the NBA Draft
Christian Clark, The Athletic
DET: Pistons look whole again for playoffs as Cade Cunningham, Isaiah Stewart return
Hunter Patterson, The Athletic
The rest of the team-specific stories as well as leaguewide and draft-related stories follow for paid subscribers
