Basketball Intelligence For 5/13/26
The day's best basketball new and analysis.
FEATURES OF THE DAY
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AJ Dybantsa vs. Darryn Peterson: The Shape of a Rebuild
Con Brennan, Wait for the Screen
The 94 percent failure rate of the NBA draft
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop
THE PASSING OF BRANDON CLARKE AND JASON COLLINS
Jason Collins, first openly gay active player in NBA history, dead at 47 after cancer treatments
Mirin Fader, The Athletic
Former Celtics Center Dies at 47 After Courageous Final Battle
Alder Almo, Heavy.
‘Beyond devastated’: Memphis Grizzlies’ Brandon Clarke dies at 29
Mark Giannotto/ Victoria Hernandez/ Joe Hoefling/ Bryan Kalbrosy, USA Today
Who was Brandon Clarke? What to know about Grizzlies player after death
Victoria Hernandez, USA Today
Memphis Grizzlies player Brandon Clarke dead at the age of 29, team says
Meredith Deliso/ Alex Stone, ABC News
AROUND THE LEAGUE
The latest NBA Intel ... most notably the view from Chicago on where Philadelphia goes from here
The People’s Insider, The Stein Line
Pivot pivoted, prospective pivot to pivot
Kelly Dwyer, Kelly Dwyer on hoops
2026 NBA playoffs: Conference semifinals takeaways
NBA Insiders, ESPN
