Basketball Intelligence For 5/12/25
OKC evens the series, CLE one loss away from going home, NBA teams prepare for their next big addition, and more...
*FEATURE OF THE DAY*
The Undrafted Player Who Turned Into the NBA’s Most Valuable Pest
Robert O’Connell, The Wall Street Journal
NBA DRAFT
Where Is Cooper Flagg Headed? Plus Four More Questions Ahead of Combine Week
Rafael Barlowe, NBA Big Board
Flagg Day: Best, Worst & Most Likely Outcomes for 14 NBA Lottery Teams
Jeremias Engelmann, 5x5
The 2025 NBA Lottery Karma Rankings
Isaac Levy-Rubinett, The Ringer
NBA Draft Lottery: Power Rankings of Chaos
Tyler Rucker, No Ceilings
Will Riley: NBA draft scouting report and intel
Cyro Asseo De Choch, Hoops Hype
Penn State’s Yanic Konan Niederhäuser Decimates Competition in the G League Elite Camp, Likely Securing a Spot at the NBA Draft Combine
Suyash P, College Football Network
Dylan Cardwell Scouting Report
Ersin Demir, Ersin’s NBA Draft Newsletter
Which NBA Lottery Team Needs Cooper Flagg The Most?
Morton Stig Jensen, Forbes
5 best Cooper Flagg landing spots (76ers!) in the 2025 NBA Draft lottery
Charles Curtis, For The Win
LEAGUEWIDE
Three Things I Noticed in Round 2: Hit 'Em Up
Jared Dubin, Last Night, In Basketball
Biggest questions of the 2025 NBA playoffs' second round
NBA Insiders, ESPN
2025 NBA playoffs: Conference semifinals takeaways
NBA Insiders, ESPN
The Indiana Pacers Are One Win Away From the Eastern Conference Finals
Dustin Brewer, Hoops Daily
2025 NBA Playoffs notes: Karl-Anthony Towns injures hand, Curry’s return, Porzingis’ illness
Kurt Helin, NBC Sports Bay Area
TEAM NEWS
ATL: Atlanta Hawks: 2025 Offseason Priorities and Salary Cap Dynamics
Yossi Gozlan, Third Apron
BOS: Boston Celtics reserve gets unexpected role boost against Knicks
Souichi Terada, Mass Live
BOS: 3 keys to the Celtics evening up their second-round series
Adam Taylor, The Celtics Chronicle
BOS: 10 takeaways from Game 3 vs. the Knicks: Boston find answers, but questions remain
Azad Rosay, Celtics Blog
CLE: Game 4 Observations: A No-Show At the Worst Possible Time
Danny Cunningham, The Inside Shot
BI: In the history of the NBA playoffs, there have been 142 instances where a team has had 30 or fewer field goals with 20 or more turnovers—as Cleveland did last night with 30 and 22, respectively. Those teams are a combined 18–124 in those games.
CLE: Cavs pushed to brink of playoff elimination by Pacers in embarrassing 129-109 Game 4 loss
Chris Fedor, Cleveland.com
DAL: Brandon Williams seized his moment with the Mavericks in 2024-25 — now what?
Matt Martinez, Mavs Moneyball
DEN: Nikola Jokic's struggles continue in Nuggets' Game 4 loss
Tim McMahon, ESPN
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